Zarqa Nawaz had a hit show, then a decade-long dry spell. She’s ready for her second act.
She had a hit with Little Mosque on the Prairie. Then came a years-long creative slump–until she landed a book deal and TV series on the same day.
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Little Mosque on the Prairie
What Little Mosque on the Prairie Would Be Like Today
With hate crimes against Muslims rising, Zarqa Nawaz talks about how her show would play now
Book review: Laughing All the Way to the Mosque
Zarqa Nawaz, the creator of ’Little Mosque on the Prairie’, chronicles her misadventures inside her community
No little synagogue on the prairie
A new Canadian comedy series goes out of its way to emphasize that it’s not a ‘Jewish’ show