Actor Riz Ahmed shares story of his brother's encounter with racism in Australia

Actor Riz Ahmed shares story of his brother's encounter with racism in Australia
Riz retweeted Kamran's post which read, "Man behind me: Hurry up! We can't wait all day. Me (going fast as others): I can't go faster, learn some manners. "Man: I'm an English gentleman, we invented manners. Me: I'm English too, that's got... Man (sarcastic): Really? #racism rears its ugly head again." Image Credit: Wikipedia
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Actor Riz Ahmed on Tuesday shared an account highlighting the racism his brother faced on a recent trip to Australia. The Pakistani-British actor took to Twitter to give an insight into the "everyday racism" his brother, Kamran Ahmed, a psychiatrist, encountered at airport security.

Riz retweeted Kamran's post which read, "Man behind me: Hurry up! We can't wait all day. Me (going fast as others): I can't go faster, learn some manners. "Man: I'm an English gentleman, we invented manners. Me: I'm English too, that's got... Man (sarcastic): Really? #racism rears its ugly head again."

"The Night Of" star captioned the tweet, saying "My brother is a psychiatrist writing on mental health, music, racism... landed in Australia and this is what happens to him. Just another example of #everydayracism."

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