There is a Canadian television series called Little Mosque on the Prairie, written by Zarqa Nawaz about a small community in Saskatchewan, of the interactions between the Muslims (from all over the world - Lebanon, Pakistan, Nigeria etc), which I found was well received by Muslims and has lots of humour, deals with ethnic and religious stereotypes.
Has anyone used this or watched it?
Regards
Ujwala Samant

--- On Fri, 5/15/09, Wrigley, Heide <heide at literacywork.com> wrote:


> From: Wrigley, Heide <heide at literacywork.com>

> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4268] Re: Adult Ed students deported at White House visit

> To: "The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List" <englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

> Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 8:57 PM

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> “Visitor” , rich in cultural

> issues and cross-ethnic relationships and demonstrating a

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> of Muslims and their struggles here in the US would be a

> great movie to watch

> with a class. It can present a spring board discussions for

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> issues related to immigrants and the law, the workings of

> an unsymptethic system,

> the human toll on families and friends, and the frustration

> of US citizens who want

> to help but can’t once deportation procedures start

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> Behalf Of Linda Taylor

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> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4267] Re: Adult Ed

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> I just saw a DVD/movie called

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> Linda Taylor, Director of

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> From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov

> [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of

> Wrigley, Heide

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> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:30 PM

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> To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion

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> Cc: Janet Isserlis

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> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4266] Re: Adult Ed

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> has heavy-handed indeed. I think that now all outstanding

> deport orders are

> classified as felonies so people are on a watch list. So

> these students are not

> simply undocumented students anymore.  

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> think it is absolutely essential that as teachers we tell

> our students about

> the importance of NOT EVER ignoring any paperwork from the

> government –

> things get worse exponentially. It is of course also hugely

> important for

> programs to advocate for more free legal aid for families

> so they can get their

> questions answered and know what their rights are when they

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> wonder if anyone addresses these issues in their PD so that

> teachers know what

> to tell students and know what local resources are

> available to answer students

> questions (no legal questions should ever be answered by

> teachers, by the way).

> Does anyone have a strong piece in the EL Civics component

> of their adult ESL

> classes that speaks to dealing with paperwork from the

> government (immigration,

> taxes)  – not just the importance of keeping

> documents but what to

> be prepared for if you are a non-citizen (authorized or

> not) –Airport

> checks and road checks asking for legal documentation are

> frequent in areas along

> the US-Mexico border  and visitors from other states

> often don’t

> carry their Green cards or visas with them and face long

> delays just travelling

> from one town to another, miles from the border 

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> Behalf Of Pichard, Mercedes Dr.

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> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:17 AM

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> To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion

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> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4264] Re: Adult Ed

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> the RESULT, it seems to me that the

> Adult Ed classroom instructor should have warned his whole

> class –

> without targeting anyone in particular --- that there was

> going to be a

> stringent security check at the gate of the White

> House.   Some kind

> of  “word to the wise” warning would

> probably have prevented

> the undocumented folks from joining that particular

> field-trip.    

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> From:

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> [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On

> Behalf Of Eugenia Fitzgerald

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> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 11:52 AM

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> To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion

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> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4262] Re: Adult Ed

> students deported for

> visitingWhite House 

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> I saw

> this and was

> appalled.  Talk about heavy-handed!  I think they

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> their "protocol." 

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> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Lynne

> Weintraub <lynneweintraub at hotmail.com>

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> Thinking about taking a class to visit

> the White House? Read

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> WASHINGTON

> — Two people facing deportation from the United

> States have been taken

> into custody at the White House gate.

> They had arrived for a tour of the executive

> mansion. 

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> was part of an adult education

> program, and a routine background check showed they had an

> outstanding

> immigration order against them. 

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> White House spokesman Nick

> Shapiro says they were taken into custody Thursday morning

> before they entered

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> All White

> House visitors are required to

> undergo a U.S. Secret Service background check. Shapiro

> says agents discovered

> the problems and informed immigration officials, according

> to protocol. 

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> Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/14/two-students-taking-tour-_n_203723.html  

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