bring these topics such as Islam and Islamophobia into the public sphere, gaining a greater audience and visibility. Examples of religious engagement in the show include: attending mosque, praying, reading the Quran, wearing religious clothing such as hijab, and governance over male and female interaction. Popular culture in religion is about the adoption of popular culture by religion. In the Small Mosque, when Babar takes on the role of Imam, he decorates it with signs and decorations, one of which is an "Imam is in" sign, a reference to the Peanut comic. The show also incorporates popular culture's fascination with gamification, with Rev. Thorne comparing the epic battle between the two religions (Muslim and Christian) to that of board games such as Battleship. To a lesser extent it could be argued that the broadcast format of Little Mosque as a television program functions for some as a religion. Marshall McLuhan argues that all media in and of themselves and regardless of their message exert an irresistible influence on man and society. In this way, television as a medium functions as popular culture as religion and has mass appeal. Finally, religion and popular culture being in dialogue, the nomadic Muslim group condemns and opposes the influence of popular culture in their religion and remains faithful to fundamentalist ways. To a lesser extent, this typology is also demonstrated by Baber's stance against women wearing trousers and Tupper's concern to maintain the status quo of the Christian lifestyle at Mercy, their perspective of Muslims reflecting what is shown in the current popular television and in the recent presidential elections.