''Me and the Mosque'' is a 2005 Canadian documentary film by

Zarqa Nawaz Zarqa Nawaz (born 1967 in Liverpool, England) is a Canadian creator and producer for film and television, a published author, public speaker, journalist, and former broadcaster. Biography Zarqa Nawaz was raised in the Toronto area and attended ...

about the efforts of Muslim women in North America to pray in mosques, and the use of partitions to conceal women from male worshippers. In the documentary, Nawaz speaks with women from Canadian Islamic communities in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. In the U.S., she attends an

Islamic Society of North America The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a nonprofit organization based in Plainfield, Indiana. It provides a number of programs and services to the Muslim community and broader society. ISNA holds an annual convention which is generally re ...

conference in Chicago, and speaks with journalist and activist

Asra Nomani Asra Quratulain Nomani (born September 7, 1965) is an American author and former Georgetown University professor. Born in India to Muslim parents, she earned a BA from West Virginia University in liberal arts in 1986 and an MA from the American U ...

, activist

Aminah Assilmi Aminah Assilmi (born Janice Huff, 1945 – 5 March 2010) was an American broadcast journalist, national Islam, Muslim community activist and director of the International Union of Muslim Women. Formerly a Southern Baptist preacher, she converted ...

as well as author and speaker

Tareq Al-Suwaidan Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan ( ar, طارق محمد السويدان) (September 15th,1953) is a Kuwaiti Islamic author and speaker, and businessman. He has been among the 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2022. Al-Suwaidan is considered to adopt a ...

about the role of women in Islam. Nawaz often takes a humorous approach to her subject matter; the film also incorporates animated sequences. The film was produced as part of a

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...

competition for emerging filmmakers of colour, in partnership with

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