Little Mosque

This is exactly the kind of thing the CBC should be doing and not just because it's a hit (so far). Don't get me wrong, the CBC certainly needs a hit, any hit. As I've said before the primary place people find out about CBC programming is by watching or listening to the CBC, so anything on CBC that gets alot of people to watch or listen is good for the whole.

That said, I am very pleased that the CBC has scored it's hit by doing what it does best - inform and entertain. For many years Muslims were not portrayed on television at all (unless it was about the middle east) more recently there have been some Muslims portrayed on television, but in virtually every case they were portrayed as terrorists.

Hopefully this show will succeed in breaking down some stereotypes and easing some of the tension and fear that many seem to feel toward the Muslim community. I have known, worked with and spoken to many Muslims over the years and have never found them to be anything like the standard portrayal on television and in film.

In closing I hope that those who watched the show because they were curious liked it enough to come back for more and I still don't think that it belongs on the National. =)
http://www.publicbroadcasting.ca/pbl/hype/2007/01/thoughts-on-little-mosque.html

More commentary on the show can be found here, and here, and here, and here, and here, and here, and here, or hell just Google it for 292,000 (ish) more.