Posted on 09/11/2007 5:38:13 PM PDT by WVNan
Muslim Sitcom to Debut
Muslims Hope New Show Breaks Cultural Barriers [Excerpts]
Raja Musharaff is a Pakistani Muslim exchange student coming to America this fall.
He's not coming to join a terrorist cell, open a kabob shop or become a taxi driver. On the contrary, as one of the lead roles on "Aliens in America," which premiers Oct. 1 on the CW Network, Raja is more than an amicable 16-year-old; he also emerges as a moral compass to his wayward host family in Wisconsin.
"We wanted to bring a character who had a sense of his own faith, and who had a strong relationship with God, into this family that really doesn't have one," said David Guarascio, one of the producers, describing the character Raja. "Maybe this family has lost its way a little bit and the character who has a spiritual sense of himself can help them find their way."
To many Muslim Americans who say film and television depictions of Muslims are almost uniformly negative, the idea that a mainstream television network is introducing an empathetic follower of Islam -- as well as exploring Americans' own prejudices towards their faith -- is welcome news.
"The fact that Raja's the moral conscience of the show, that's probably a first on American television for any sort of Muslim character," said Edina Lekovic, a spokeswoman with the Muslim Public Affairs Council in Los Angeles, who was hired as a consultant for the show.
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Mia culpa big time. There is a reason I hardly ever post. I’m ignorant, stupid, ill-informed, computer dumb, white, old, female, whatever. God bless all moderators.
It’s times like this that I am glad that I don’t have cable.
LOL, that scene’s hilarious!!!
Well, so was Beyrooz on "24"
BTDT
It doesn’t “grab” me for sure. BTW, does anyone know what channel CW is?
The two guys in white shirts running to the wall mid clip look genuinely terrified at seeing a grown man dressed like that. No clear evidence they’re extras as far as I can tell.
Thanks for the laugh.
Saturday Night Live skit c. 1980
Would they have the guts to do that skit today?
I'm "all in" on your guess.
An insipid, smarmy, PC, halal version of Alf.
Little Mosque on the Prarie.....an actual show in Canada....you think I kid?...google it!
........or better yet, don’t ever ever ever try to post anything again.
I thought they had already been doing that?
A show I'd like to see is Aunt Ester beating the crap out of Osama.
Ha. I hadn’t thought of Aunt Ester for years. That would be worth watching. Aside: that picture simply does not look like Osama.
THOSE are FUNNY!
If it's teeheevee, I'm not watching and haven't been for years.
If they can't spare the time to do it right, it ain't worth reading.
Same with posts that require "signing up" to view data on the link provided.
Hell, no.
I give it two weeks, tops.
My gosh, a magic Muslim role! The more things change, the more they remain the same.
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