Muslims Like Us
Muslims Like Us is a British reality television series shown on BBC Two in December 2016. In the show, ten British Muslims of varying beliefs and backgrounds were placed in a house together. It was produced by Mobeen Azhar.[1]
Synopsis
Events in the series included the housemates going to feed the homeless, with Baig responding to anti-immigrant sentiments from some of them;[2] Bara hugging a member of the English Defence League in an attempt to change his views;[2] and Abdul Haqq's strict views on gender being challenged by others.[3] Abdul Haqq also refused to give an answer on whether it would be wrong to kill Zohra's Shia family.[4]
Reception
There was significant debate from Muslim columnists on whether it was appropriate and representative to include a hardliner such as Abdul Haqq, although it was also pointed out that his fellow housemates disagreed vehemently with his views.[2][3][4] The series won Best Reality and Constructed Factual at the 2017 British Academy Television Awards.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BAFTA 2017 – awards for Adeel Akhtar, 'Muslims Like US and 'People Just Do Nothing' with Asim Chaudhry". Asian Culture Vulture. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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