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Little Mosque on the Prairie
2007 - 2012 6.7 (20 votes) 6 Seasons
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Genres
Comedy
Networks
CBC Television
Created By
Zarqa Nawaz

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Overview

The series focuses on the Muslim community in the fictional prairie town of Mercy, Saskatchewan (population 14,000).

Key Crew

Writer: Alan Rae

Producer: Colin Brunton, Michael Snook

Top Cast

Sitara Hewitt
Sitara Hewitt

Rayyan Hamoudi

Carlo Rota
Carlo Rota

Yasir Hamoudi

Sheila McCarthy
Sheila McCarthy

Sarah Hamoudi

Zaib Shaikh
Zaib Shaikh

Amaar Rashid

Brandon Firla
Brandon Firla

Reverend William Thorne

Manoj Sood
Manoj Sood

Baber Siddiqui

Aliza Vellani
Aliza Vellani

Layla Siddiqui

Seasons

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Season 2 (2007)

No overview available.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Grave Concern
2007-10-03

Baber and Yasir decide to set up a Muslim cemetary but this does not go over well with some in the local community.

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Episode 2: Public Access
2007-10-10

Amaar and Rayyan become co-hosts of a public access Islam themed show.

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Episode 3: Ban the Burka
2007-10-17

A Burka wearing newcomer stirs up a wide range of emotions in Mercy.

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Episode 4: Lucky Day
2007-10-24

Sarah is jubilant when she wins the lottery until she remembers that, as a practicing Muslim, she isn't supposed to gamble.

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Episode 5: Mercy Beet
2007-11-07

A local company's stock price rises dramatically and everybody in town wants to take advantage of the opportunity.

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Episode 6: Rival Imam
2007-11-14

Amaar has to deal with conflicting emotions when a former friend and now bitter rival comes to Mercy.

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Episode 7: Spy Something or Get Out
2007-11-20

The people at the mosque become suspicious when an agent from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service comes to town.

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Episode 8: Best Intentions
2007-11-28

Baber starts to rethink his outlook on life when Amaar inadvertently gives him the " evil eye ".

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Episode 9: No Fly List
2007-12-05

Amaar and Rayyan go with Baber to the US consulate to get Baber removed from the American " No Fly List ".

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Episode 10: Eid's A Wonderful Life
2007-12-12

Rayyan decides to add a few yuletide touches to cheer up Sarah, who is openly longing for the traditions of Christmas.

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Episode 11: The Five Year Plan
2007-12-12

During preparations for New Year's Eve festivities, many people in Mercy reflect back on what they were doing five years earlier.

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Episode 12: Jihad on Ice
2008-01-09

Amaar challenges Fred Tupper to a curling showdown though Amaar's knowledge of the sport is rather limited.

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Episode 13: Crush
2008-01-16

Amaar thinks Layla has a crush on him and tries to figure out a way of ending it quickly.

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Episode 14: Welcome To Mercy
2008-01-23

Sarah looks to replace the " Welcome to Mercy " sign with one written in multiple languages but this proves to be more difficult than she anticipates.

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Episode 15: Wheat Week
2008-01-30

The mayor tries to have the " Wheat Week " celebration canceled but this move lands her in hot water with the people of Mercy.

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Episode 16: Ear For Trouble
2008-02-06

During the Ramadan period, Amaar challenges his congregation to abstain from lying, getting angry or gossiping but this proves to be difficult for some.

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Episode 17: Meet J.J.
2008-02-13

A childhood friend of Rayyan's visits Mercy and Rayyan finds herself infatuated.

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Episode 18: Security Alert
2008-02-20

J.J. and Rayyan look for a chaperone for their budding relationship.

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Episode 19: Islam On Tap
2008-02-27

J.J. seems to be intimidated by Rayaan's dating experience.

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Episode 20: Marriage Minded
2008-03-05

After a short courtship, J.J. decides to ask Rayyan to marry him.

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Season 3 (2008)

No overview available.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Amaar at the Bat
2008-10-01

In the season premiere, we find out whether or not Rayyan accepted JJ's marriage proposal - and what Amaar does about it.

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Episode 2: Lord of the Ring
2008-10-08

When Amaar returns to Toronto to re-think his future, Yasir comes to the rescue, only to find that winning Amaar might not be as easy as he thought.

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Episode 3: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mercy
2008-10-15

Amaar returns to Mercy to resume his role as Imam but finds he has to reapply for the job.

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Episode 4: The Ties That Bind
2008-10-22

Layla signs up Baber for an online dating site but soon decides that she must prevent her father from meeting the woman he is matched with.

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Episode 5: Rules R Rules
2008-10-29

Yasir hires Amaar to work as a construction assistant but soon realizes that not everybody is qualified to work such a position.

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Episode 6: Let Prairie Dogs Lie
2008-11-05

Yasir joins a local lodge to make business contacts but soon realizes that he may be in over his head.

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Episode 7: Sweet Sixteen
2008-11-19

Baber enlists Yasir and Sarah's help in planning a party for Layla's sixteenth birthday but Layla isn't keen on the idea.

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Episode 8: Mercy Dot Com
2008-11-26

Fatima looks to make a number patrons toting laptops happy at her cafe but risks alienating the rest of her customers in the process.

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Episode 9: A Hard Day's Fight
2008-12-03

J.J. is called back to Dubai and this development threatens to cause problems for the relationship between him and Rayyan.

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Episode 10: Baber Is From Mars, Vegans Are From Vegus
2009-01-05

Rayyan and Yasir both want to be on Sarah's team in a charity marathon, which leaves Sarah a difficult choice to make.

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Episode 11: True Bromance
2009-01-12

Amaar befriends a reporter new to the Mercy area but this friendship is tested when the two wind up in jail.

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Episode 12: Double Troubles
2009-01-19

Amaar is enlisted by a friend to go on a double date but finds his confidence somewhat shaken by the outcome.

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Episode 13: The Week of Dying Dangerously
2009-01-26

Fred gets some unsettling news from a visit to Rayyan's clinic and decides to change his life radically as a result with his rocky relationship with the local Muslim community the first thing to be changed.

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Episode 14: Raised Expectations
2009-02-09

Amaar's attempts to get a raise for himself fail and Fred decides to help him by pursuing the matter on his own.

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Episode 15: Colour Me Excited
2009-02-16

JJ tells Rayyan that his parents have bought them a palace in Dubai to live in and the couple try to decide whether to live in Dubai or stay in Mercy.

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Episode 16: Recipe for Disaster
2009-02-23

Yasir says he is too busy to attend a marriage workshop with Sarah but soon comes to regret his decision.

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Episode 17: My Shariah
2009-03-02

JJ opens an early wedding present but has no idea what the gift is and neither does anybody else.

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Episode 18: Baber Makes an Entrance
2009-03-09

Baber insists that the Muslim women enter the mosque through a separate entrance. However, when he has a change of heart, Baber finds it difficult to undo what he has begun.

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Episode 19: Meet the Jaffers
2009-03-16

J.J.'s parents arrive for the wedding and J.J.'s mother tells Rayyan something in private and swears Rayyan to secrecy over.

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Episode 20: Can I Get a Witness?
2009-03-23

J.J. and Rayyan’s wedding date arrives and chaos threatens to unravel what should be a joyous occasion.

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Season 4 (2009)

No overview available.

18 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Love Thy Neighbour
2009-09-28

Rev. Magee's replacement wants Amaar and the Muslims out until he realizes his congregates like having the Mosque around.

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Episode 2: Big Boys Don't Cry
2009-10-05

When Amaar invites Rev. Thorne to co-host a party, the minister hijacks the planning and almost tanks the event.

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Episode 3: What's Yours is Mine
2009-10-12

Amaar thinks Reverend Thorne is stealing his sermons but his idea to prove this threatens to backfire on him.

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Episode 4: Break and Enter
2009-10-19

After Rayyan forbids surprise visits, Sarah sneaks into Rayyan's home to get her emergency key and finds herself trapped inside the house.

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Episode 5: Death By Chocolate
2009-10-26

Reverend Thorne installs a vending machine during a fundraiser fasting session that Amaar is leading over a thirty hour period. Amaar finds he may have to fight the temptation of easy food with faith.

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Episode 6: The Bid
2009-11-02

Yasir is determined to win the bid to renovate the church even if it results in bankrupting him in the process.

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Episode 7: Handle with Care
2009-11-09

Yasir accidentally breaks Thorne's statue of Jesus and when he tries to secretly replace it, Yasir receives an unexpected surprise.

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Episode 8: Saving Sarah Hamoudi
2009-11-23

Sarah agrees to help Reverend Thorne improve the church's profile in the area. In response, Amaar recruits Nate to help do the same for the mosque.

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Episode 9: Gloves Will Keep Us Together
2009-11-30

Thorne tricks Amaar into taking part in a charity boxing match and Amaar finds that if he tries to back out, he might lose face in the community.

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Episode 10: Bye Bye Yasir
2010-01-04

Amaar is dumbfounded when he learns Reverend Thorne is faking injuries sustained from the charity boxing match in an effort to make Amaar look bad and generate sympathy for Thorne.

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Episode 11: The Great Indoors
2010-01-11

Amaar and Reverend Thorne become lost during a camping trip in the woods. During their struggle to find the way home, the two discover they have more in common than either believed previously.

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Episode 12: Pants on Fire
2010-01-18

The Mayor fires Sarah for lying at an inopportune time. Sarah is determined to get her job back and hatches a scheme to do just that.

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Episode 13: The Letter
2010-01-25

Amaar accidentally opens a letter meant for Rev. Thorne and learns more about him than he really wanted to know.

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Episode 14: Holly Go Quickly
2010-02-01

Rayyan is thrilled when a friend from her days at college comes to visit. However, Rayyan's enthusiasm is dampened when she finds out the real reason her friend is in Mercy.

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Episode 15: Radio Silence
2010-02-08

When Thorne encourages Baber to share his extreme views on the radio, Amaar conspires with an unlikely ally to get him off the air.

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Episode 16: Keeping the Faith
2010-03-01

Amaar sides with Rayyan in a disagreement with fundamentalists but this decision may be prove to be a costly one for him.

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Episode 17: Farewell To Amaars
2010-03-08

Amaar decides to stay in Mercy after he is fired as Imam. Meanwhile, Baber takes over for Amaar as Imam and things go badly very quickly.

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Episode 18: A Lease Too Far
2010-03-15

With an archbishop coming for a visit and looking to meet the Muslims in Mercy, Thorne tries to hide the fact that he has evicted the mosque.

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Season 5 (2011)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Proposal
2011-01-03

Amaar searches for the perfect way to propose to Rayyan after getting Yasir's permission to marry his daughter. Sarah volunteers to help but soon what is supposed to be the most magical night ever becomes a series of comic misfires. Meanwhile, when Thorne finds the town has turned on him after his bad behaviour toward the Muslims, he tries to find a new way to fit in.

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Episode 2: Bromancing the Imam
2011-01-10

Rayyan sets out to convince Amaar that they should have children some day by inviting him to help her babysit a newborn. But when the baby takes to Amaar and not to Rayyan, she's less sure she's in a hurry to become a mother. Meanwhile, Thorne recruits Sarah to help him win over Amaar as a friend but instead ends up destroying a peace offering he had made to the Imam.

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Episode 3: Kept Imam
2011-01-17

Amaar becomes self-conscious about his own meagre earnings compared to those of his fiancée, Rayyan, who is always eager to pick up the cheque and pay for gifts. He decides a pre-nup is the best way to show her he won't be financially dependent on her. Meanwhile, Thorne is wracked with guilt when Sarah discovers he lied to replace her in a community bridge game.

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Episode 4: Loose Lips
2011-01-24

Amaar shares personal information about Rayyan.

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Episode 5: Roomies
2011-01-31

Thorne sabotages Amaar's housing options to keep him as a permanent roommate.

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Episode 6: Smooth Hate Criminal
2011-02-07

Rayyan urges Amaar to befriend a lonely Rev. Thorne but quickly finds herself shut out when the former frenemies find much in common. Meanwhile, when a mishap at the Mosque is misread as a hate crime, Sarah covers for the Mayor until she has to come clean and mend fences between the Anglicans and the Muslims.

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Episode 7: Brother, Can You Spare A Mosque?
2011-02-14

The excitement of their first joint purchase is ruined when Rayyan discovers that Amaar heard her snoring as she tried out mattresses. Meanwhile, Sarah, Thorne and Baber try to outdo each other in the charity department when a man down on his luck passes through town.

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Episode 8: Every Thorne Has a Rose
2011-02-21

Amaar and Rayyan learn that Rev. Thorne has fallen in love with the local librarian and Rayyan's interfering, against Amaar's advising her to stay away, may sabotage the budding romance.

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Episode 9: Love At First Fight
2011-02-28

Urged on by the women of the Mosque, Rayyan runs for the board. But her victory is short-lived when Baber finds a clause in the constitution forbidding women from participating. Worse yet, Amaar agrees to uphold the constitution, no matter how upset Rayyan is. Meanwhile, Thorne enlists Sarah to help him connect with the people of Mercy and she loses her newfound friends to him.

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Episode 10: An Arranged Marriage
2011-03-07

When Yasir announces his impending return, Amaar and Rayyan seize the opportunity of his visit to set a wedding date. They soon discover they don’t have time to plan a big wedding and turn the event over to Sarah, who goes over the top with arrangements they don't love. Amaar saves the day when he finds the perfect spot for them to marry. Meanwhile, the only way Thorne can get Baber to help with his tax problem is to convince cranky Fred to do a favour for Baber.

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Episode 11: The Bachelor Party
2011-03-14

Rev. Magee arranges an Islamicly appropriate bachelor party for Amaar.

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Episode 12: If You Leave Me Now...
2011-03-21

Having mastered his work at the mosque, Amaar has devoted himself to good works volunteering for Islamic Assistance International and is thrilled when they offer him a full-time job. But that joy is tempered with sadness when he realizes the job would take him to Montreal and that Rayyan isn't sure she wants to move. Meanwhile, Sarah and the Mayor become convinced a new doctor in town is trying to steal Rayyan's practice.

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Episode 13: Amaar's Well That Ends Well
2011-03-28

Not wanting to cast a pall over their special day, Amaar and Rayyan decide to wait until after the wedding to let their family and friends know they're moving to Montreal. But Baber overhears their juicy news and lets it slip at the worst possible moment. Everyone's shocked reaction threatens to derail the special occasion. Meanwhile, Yasir feels left out and struggles to find his role in the family and in town.

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Season 6 (2012)

No overview available.

11 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Home Again
2012-01-09

Sarah and Rayyan work at cross purposes to help each other come to terms with Sarah's divorce.

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Episode 2: What's in a Name
2012-01-16

When Amaar tries to solve Rayyan's problems at work, he causes her extra stress at home.

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Episode 3: Short Fuse
2012-01-23

After blowing out the old fuse box in their house, Amaar tries to impress Rayyan by playing Mr. Handyman but has to secretly enlist Sarah’s do-it-yourself expertise to get the job done. Rayyan becomes suspicious of his sudden upsurge in Mr.-Fix-it skills and volunteers Amaar to fix Fred’s shower, Meanwhile, Baber and Thorne challenge each other to a fasting competition that escalates to insane heights, even for them.

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Episode 4: The Dating Game
2012-01-30

Amaar needs Baber and Thorne’s cooperation to win a coveted Multi-Faith Award, but Baber and Thorne try to cut Amaar out when they discover the award comes with a cash prize. Meanwhile, Ann sets Sarah up on the worst first-date of her life, which leads to the worst second-date of her life. And Nate and Fatima team up to make a multi-ethnic sandwich.

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Episode 5: Brotherly Love
2012-02-06

Amaar and Rayyan’s first official dinner party as a married couple goes off the rails when Thorne’s brother Charles shows up in Mercy.

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Episode 6: Destination Chicken
2012-02-13

Amaar gets a sign from above in the most unexpected, yet fateful manner.

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Episode 7: Mosque of Dreams
2012-02-20

Amaar tries to get the town to support his new Mosque, but finds only disinterest and some outright derision when he reveals that his divine inspiration came from a chicken. Meanwhile, Baber is determined to prove the town isn’t ready for a new mosque by trying to get himself arrested. Sarah has a crisis of faith and considers eating bacon, while Ann suffers a crisis of love while sexting the now absent Charles Thorne.

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Episode 8: Finders Weepers
2012-03-05

Sarah feels undervalued by Ann and agrees to work for Darnelly’s Mayor, Glenda Beckford, not realizing that Ann’s college ‘frenemy’ has ulterior motives for hiring her. Meanwhile, Amaar is so consumed with his plans for the new Mosque, he manages to forget Rayyan’s birthday. Baber and Thorne compete for clients at the mosque/church’s last rummage sale.

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Episode 9: Haunted Mosque on the Prairie
2012-03-12

When Amaar inadvertently leads everyone to believe that the new Mosque is haunted, Sarah runs damage control and suggests he and Rayyan spend the night in the Mosque to prove it’s completely ghost-free. Meanwhile, a love-struck Nate goes to extreme lengths to ask Poppy out on a date. And Thorne helps Baber overcome his irrational fear of Jinn.

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Episode 10: The Worst of Times
2012-03-26

In the lead up to the series finale, Amaar reveals to Baber that he plans to be the Imam of the new Mosque. In turn, Baber revolts and forms a splinter Mosque. Meanwhile, Ann is distraught over Charles’ upcoming nuptials to a younger woman and comes up with a bizarre strategy to fight for her man. And Sarah attempts to rejoin the church choir, with fiery results.

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Episode 11: The Best of Times
2012-04-02

In a series finale that lets Little Mosque on the Prairie live up to it’s namesake, Amaar prepares for the grand opening of the new Mosque, while trying to get Baber to end his boycott. Charles returns to Mercy with a plan to win Ann. Sarah reaffirms her Muslim faith; and, with Mercy Anglican burnt to a crisp, Thorne finds an unexpected new home for his congregation.

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