imam?" In regards to the program's initially not being shown in the United States, the Los Angeles Times said: "The genius of 'Mosque' is that the characters resonate with viewers all over the world. The show is broadcast in 83 countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Turkey; the format was sold to 20th Century Fox in 2008 for a U.S. remake but nothing came of it. Nawaz's explanation: 'We didn't have 9/11, and we have a public broadcaster. 9/11 affected the American psyche in a major way, and you have to be sensitive to that.'" Weekly ratings International broadcast On 8 May 2007, WestWind Pictures announced that the show would be airing in France, Switzerland, and Francophone Africa beginning in July on French subscription channel Canal+. On September 26, 2007, WestWind Pictures announced that the show would soon air in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Finland and Turkey. On October 2, 2007, Al Jazeera English confirmed that the United Arab Emirates and Finland had signed deals to begin airing the series in 2008. From June 12, 2008, Télévision de Radio-Canada, CBC Television's French-language counterpart, aired a French-language dub of the series titled La Petite Mosquée dans la Prairie. The series began airing under the name Little Mosque on Hulu in June 2012. The series made its United States television debut on Pivot in August 2013 under the name Little Mosque. Awards The show was nominated for Best Writing at the 2007 Canadian Comedy Awards. The episode "The Convert" was nominated for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series and Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series at the 2007 Gemini Awards. The show was also nominated for Best Television Series – Comedy at the 2007 Directors Guild of Canada Awards. Internationally, Little Mosque won awards for Best International Television Series and Best Screenplay at the 2007 RomaFictionFest. Former Canadian federal Member of Parliament Rahim Jaffer, who is Muslim, and director Michael Kennedy introduced the program screening. The show won the Canada Award for media representation of multiculturalism at the 2007 Gemini Awards, and the 2007 Search for Common Ground Award, an international humanitarian award whose past recipients have included Muhammad Ali, Desmond Tutu and Jimmy Carter. Since the producers of the show are followers of the Baháʼí Faith, it was selected and showcased in the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival in both 2008 and 2009