Zarqa Nawaz is going through a bit of a rebirth. It's been roughly decade since the end of her hit show 'Little Mosque on the Prairie'. Recently, Zarqa got into stand-up comedy, she's about to star in the web series ZARQA, and she is on the verge of releasing her first novel, 'Jameela Green Ruins Everything', a dark comedy about American intervention in the Middle East.

Zarqa talks about using comedy to address uncomfortable or taboo topics, from dating and divorce in Muslim culture, to the rise of ISIS. She also discusses how she has dealt with backlash from her community and what it's like to step out from behind the camera.

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Additional resources:
ZARQA official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP9NVAZUdHA
Zarqa’s website: https://zarqanawaz.com/
Zarqa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealzarqa/?hl=en
Jameela Green Ruins Everything: https://zarqanawaz.com/books/jameela-green-ruins-everything/

More on Little Mosque on the Prairie: 
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/little-mosque-on-the-prairie

Zarqa Nawaz is going through a bit of a rebirth. It's been roughly decade since the end of her hit show 'Little Mosque on the Prairie'. Recently, Zarqa got into stand-up comedy, she's about to star in the web series ZARQA, and she is on the verge of releasing her first novel, 'Jameela Green Ruins Everything', a dark comedy about American intervention in the Middle East. Zarqa talks about using comedy to address uncomfortable or taboo topics, from dating and divorce in Muslim culture, to the rise of ISIS. She also discusses how she has dealt with backlash from her community and what it's like to step out from behind the camera.
If you enjoyed this episode and want to learn more,<a href="http://agakhanmuseum.org/thisbeinghuman"> click here</a> for show notes, biographies, and additional resources relating to this conversation.&nbsp;
This Being Human is generously supported by The Aga Khan Museum. For more on the Museum, please visit<a href="https://agakhanmuseum.org/support/friends.html"> https://agakhanmuseum.org/</a>
Additional resources:
<ul>
<li>ZARQA official trailer:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP9NVAZUdHA"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP9NVAZUdHA</a></li>
<li>Zarqa&rsquo;s website: <a href="https://zarqanawaz.com/">https://zarqanawaz.com/</a></li>
<li>Zarqa&rsquo;s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealzarqa/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/therealzarqa/?hl=en</a></li>
<li>Jameela Green Ruins Everything: <a href="https://zarqanawaz.com/books/jameela-green-ruins-everything/">https://zarqanawaz.com/books/jameela-green-ruins-everything/</a></li>
</ul>
More on Little Mosque on the Prairie: <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/little-mosque-on-the-prairie">https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/little-mosque-on-the-prairie</a>

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This Being Human is a new podcast by the Aga Khan Museum.

This Being Human

This Being Human is a podcast by the Aga Khan Museum and TVO. In every episode, host Abdul-Rehman Malik interviews an insightful guest about Muslim art, culture, history and society. You’ll hear fascinating explorations of everything from prayer and pilgrimage to politics and pop culture, love and education, feminism, film, sports, music, and so much more. Through deep, thoughtful conversations, this one-of-a-kind podcast aims to bridge divides, dispel myths, and allow us to learn things we didn’t know about the kaleidoscope of Muslim experiences in our world today.

This Being Human is a podcast by the Aga Khan Museum and TVO. In every episode, host Abdul-Rehman Malik interviews an insightful guest about Muslim art, culture, history and society. You&rsquo;ll hear fascinating explorations of everything from prayer and pilgrimage to politics and pop culture, love and education, feminism, film, sports, music, and so much more. Through deep, thoughtful conversations, this one-of-a-kind podcast aims to bridge divides, dispel myths, and&nbsp;allow us to&nbsp;learn things we didn&rsquo;t know about the kaleidoscope of&nbsp;Muslim&nbsp;experiences in our world today.

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