Zarqa (web series)

Canadian comedy web series

Zarqa is a Canadian comedy web series, which premiered in 2022 on CBC Gem.[1] The series stars Zarqa Nawaz as Zarqa, a divorced Muslim woman whose ex-husband is remarrying to a younger white yoga instructor; she responds by inventing a fake white boyfriend of her own and sets out to find an appropriate man to portray him as her date at the wedding, but ends up being drawn into a love triangle when Brian (Rob van Meenen), the man she finds on a dating app, wants to establish a serious relationship rather than just being revenge arm candy, while at the same time Zarqa's former boyfriend Yusuf (Rizwan Manji) returns with an interest in rekindling their relationship.[2]

The series was inspired in part by the cultural and media response to the 2017 romantic comedy film The Big Sick, which centred on a relationship between a Muslim man and a white woman.[1]

The cast also includes Husnain Sher, Krystle Pederson, Nimet Kanji, Anand Rajaram, Kris Alvarez, Darianne Galden, Gerald Lenton-Young, Sangeeta Gupta, Omar Alex Khan, Bonnie Senger, Danny Balkwill and Katie Murphy.

Production on the series was announced in 2021.[3] It was shot in Regina, Saskatchewan, partially in Nawaz's own real-life home, in the fall,[3] and premiered on CBC Gem on May 13, 2022.[1]

## Episodes

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1| 1| "Pilot"| Unknown| Unknown| May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
2| 2| "Welcome to the Show"| Unknown| Unknown| May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
3| 3| "Baby Jesus and the Donkey"| Unknown| Unknown| May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
4| 4| "Vagina Weights"| Unknown| Unknown| May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
5| 5| "Mehdni Madness"| Unknown| Unknown| May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
6| 6| "Season Finale"| Unknown| Unknown| May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)

## References

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1. ^ a b c Debra Yeo, "TV writer Zarqa Nawaz creates stories that challenge stereotypes about Muslim women". Toronto Star, May 13, 2022.
2. ^ Greg David, "CBC AND LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE’S ZARQA NAWAZ REUNITE FOR ZARQA". TV, eh?, October 7, 2021.
3. ^ a b Greg Harder, "Regina's Zarqa Nawaz brings new CBC series to her own backyard — literally". Regina Leader-Post, October 30, 2021.

## External links

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* Zarqa at IMDb

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