Being a practicing Muslim in the West is sometimes challenging sometimes rewarding & sometimes downright absurd How do you explain why Eid never falls on the same date each year; why it is that Halal butchers also sell teapots & alarm clocks; how do you make clear to the plumber that it's essential the toilet is installed within sitting-arm's reach of the tap? Zarqa Nawaz has seen & done it all & it's not always easy to get things right with the community either Zarqa tells of being asked to leave the DBW (Dead Body Washing) committee after making unsuitable remarks; of undertaking the momentous trip to Mecca with her husband without the children thinking (most incorrectly) that it will also be a nice time to have uninterrupted sex; of doing the unthinkable & creating Little Mosque on the Prairie a successful TV sitcom about that very (horrified then proud) community You have to laugh