Actor Riz Ahmed Reacts To Bad Muslim Representation | MUSLIM 

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I love Riz because he’s not ashamed or afraid of his identity as a Muslim and he’s always prepared to talk about it and buck against the trend for a good cause

I really hate the way the media represents Islam

As a white 16 year old, it is really interesting to see the flip-side of the coin. I am never one for investigating politics, but it is really eye opening to see what people of the Muslim faith have to go through on a day to day basis. Riz has always been an inspiration to me since I saw him in Nightcrawler, and I do believe that what he is doing is truly using his platform and his voice for good. It is only when we talk about subjects that we can change them, so here's to a better future. 🧡

'being a Muslim means being grateful everyday' 💯

Once met Riz and he was so humble and kind. Stellar guy.

In the third season of the Daredevil, Jay Ali plays the FBI Agent Nadeem, and there's no reference to his race and religion. He's such a well rounded and complex character and is so refreshing to watch. Jay Ali nails that character.

Seeing Lady Parts in the thumbnail next to "bad muslim representation" I knew something was fishy. So glad I clicked and watched though. Lady Parts was a really important aspect of my journey in conveting to islam simply by showing realistic portrayls of myslim women, and how as muslims we dont have to be perfect. I'm really happy to see that kind of messaging being uplifted here.

big up riz ahmed, he's always there talking about muslim rep on the screen 100%

This is so refreshing to watch. And to have someone touch on a lot of these pressing subject matters makes me relieved that the right narrative is being put out into the world and especially through the words of someone as influential, respectful and applaudable as Rizwan.

Very brave of Riz Ahmed to be in Hollywood to be saying SUCH things in public.

'The agendas we haven't set but have been forced to respond to'. Love this.

this is so so much relatable to all Muslims living in Western countries. I am happy to see Rizwan Ahmed paving the path for all the generations coming behind him. he is doing fantastic, keep it up.

He's the guy from Venom right ?

There are several sects in Islam, there are people who claim Islam to kill people like ISIS, and there are people who spread Islam incorrectly No, you are wrong, not as you think. Our religion urges us to do good even with our enemy. We are good people. Try living with us and you will know who we are. Do not judge us by hearing, acting, and accusations.

Rizwan. You're so lucky your parents gave you such a beautiful name. Own it, my dear brother.

huge fan of Riz Ahmed not a single role he played, and wasn't text book perfect

Thank Goodness Riz is starting a conservation which we need more than ever. Also, he’s such a cutie 🥰

I loved the show ladyparts ! It shows that even being Muslim you have a normal life, hobbies and even struggles. I can only recommend it :)

Yes well American Sniper was based on a sociopathic soldier. A very disgusting human being. I saw him talking about his memoir. He’s definitely not going to God, if you catch my drift.

Rizwan Ahmed - such a beautiful and warm name. Hopefully we’ll have stories from the 4th stage in our time:)

He was surprisingly wise and he put the struggle into perspective really well.

SubhanAllah. We still have people like you who wouldn’t be tamed by others and who would stand against criticism of our religion.

I'm an Indian American of Hindu background, raised atheist by my parents. Maybe because I was raised so far away from everything, and in such a predominately white area, I could never afford to see the differences between the faiths. Our representation then was slight, so. When I saw a muslim character on screen, that was still me, even if it wasn’t. I just appreciated those overlaps I couldn't get elsewhere, the default understandings I didn't have to explain. I saw parents making the same hand gestures, or food I ate at home, or more broadly just characters who knew the same minority struggles or the same basic rules (like yep, you're going to drop everything to go serve tea when your parents friends are in town, and no, you don't call them by their names lol). So selfishly, when I witness the strides so many muslim actors and writers and artists are making these days, I feel bolstered by it and supported by it and grateful for it. So much of muslim representation also feels like my own, and in these last ten years especially, it’s been so weird to see other people insistent on gaslighting me into thinking otherwise. Anyway, I completely agree with what Riz was saying about the three stages--and I was so eager for that third stage for most of my life, especially when I could only relate to bits and pieces of the rest. And now, thanks to media like We Are Lady Parts, Polite Society, Ramy... I'm more enlivened and excited than I've ever been. The layers of background, culture, faith folded into an identity without taking it over. To have characters be characters without these small differences being treated like a contradiction. It's so encouraging and exciting to see. The muslim faith in particular has been so badly distorted in media for so long, so flattened, and it's tempting to take decades to try to undo that in that stage 2 lol. But there are so many brilliant and strong artists now who aren't talking to that stale narrative, but just breaking it altogether to make something more honest and more creative. Even Ramy--people can insist it's about the muslim faith, and of course it is. But the show never questions Islam; it questions Ramy. His struggles with faith don't revolve around the difficulty or qualities of Islam, but the difficulty of a flawed person struggling to live up to their faith. And in that way, it's so broad. Yet at the same time, one of my favorite scenes in the show was watching Ramy washing his feet in the mosque, there was something so routine and intimate in getting to see these rituals. And it's so fun to see these relatable stories colored in with details that outsiders like me might be unfamiliar with. I think that's the great achievement of these stage 4 stories haha. Anyway, this is very long, I wrote a whole letter. But Riz encapsulated his faith in a beautiful way, as usual. "It means being grateful everyday." Well, this girl's grateful for you, Riz. And I'm running off to see Mogul Mowgli now.

Riz is right. This propaganda was pushed into us after 9/11. Kids and women with grenades was one of the stories our sergeants told us to make us nervous before deployment. Never saw a single instance or even heard one similar story come out of my 14 month deployment.

Seriously after seeing this I love you Riz Ahmad as a Muslim you had fulfill your work and tell what Muslim really are❤️❤️❤️

Love it. Although I wished this video or other Muslim speakers who talk about this topic gets more attention and spreads this message about these offensive stereotypical ideas about us.

what about a niqabi smoking screams great representation 😐

WOW, what a big surprise. Congrats for the team.

04:08 I am sorry, but Islam doesn't allow different sexualities. Pardon me if I am wrong.

one of my favourite actors, love him in venom

Loved him in Rogue One and The Night Of, thank you for this video

I loved the character he played in the first venom movie he did a good job playing Riot/Carlton Drake!!!🔥⚡️

Man like mubeen is something that has a really good when it comes to muslim representation, but its more so desi representation and just londons mans type stuff

Someone should tell Riz that American Sniper is based on a true story. As a Muslim I don’t think that scene was racist at all, just a realization of what actually happened there.

6:25 "on the verge of BLOWING UP", not the best choice of words 🤣

Riz 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰 proud

I stopped watching Hollywood movies because of this.

"Did you become an actor to further the Muslim struggle?" I'm sorry what?!?!

Finally a voice. I rem when I saw the clip with sniper, I felt sick. It actually stopped me from watching any terror associated movie because of the disgusting propaganda. Those movies really just enable hate. Thanks Riz

Mogul Mowgli has better picture of Muslims than two films before which relies on assuming Liberal themes as proper view on the our Ummah.

Great stuff, Riz is on the right direction, as muslims we're not here to cater to anyone or be accepted none other than Allah SWT. Pity some other Muslim celebs are sell outs 😔

I only watched these few secs of the movie and completely hated it.

Powers to him 🔥🔥🔥

A lot also applies to other minorities. I am Chinese, and I often feel similar things.

Literally one of the best, if not THE best, of us out there. More power to you Rizwan, you always inspire me!

Riz Ahmed unlike Kumail Nanjiani owns his Pakistani and Muslim roots. Thats why I love him 💕

As a muslim yes this is fucked up

We got Kumail Najani aka a Muslim from Pakistan representing US as a Marvel Super hero with Hollywood mega stars so I guess it's one giant leap. Similarly what Riz is doing is taking a Mickey out of and punching holes into the westernized hypocrites and racist narrative about Muslims one movie and interview at a time. Cant wait to watch both of the films - feeling excited. 1:35 I can't believe how accurate this scene was to real life Rofl . Excelsior 👏🏼🤲🏼

You know, this reminds me of the scene from Inglourious Basterds where Daniel Bruhl's character is bragging at the French (and, unbeknownst to him, Jewish) girl he likes about why he's the "pride of the nation" because of how many people he's killed. "The pride of the nation is you?"

2:17 it's all "refreshing" until your daughter or mother speaks like this on screen, eh Ahmed? 🙄

Assalamu alaikum,sir..... I have waited so long for this speech.... On this..... I hope it will change after this..... Thank you so much❤for your effort......

My wife's ex-boss was in the British Royal Navy. He shared with her how he shot dead a Muslim boy armed with explosives, according to him, because he had to decide at that moment, either the boy or his friends. He couldn't sleep ever since as he suffers from PTSD. Possibly the guilt from killing the boy. Wallahu alam.

Even he's a villain(carlton drake/riot) but his heart is always gold stay halal🙏

May Allah protect you Riz and uplift you among these hollywood idols

There is no point trying to make it in Hollywood if you are going to lose your values in the process 😅🤷‍♂️

Good Work my Brother 🙏🏼 Really appreciate your Channel 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Just got denied for his artist fellowship. I guess I got to do this thing by myself. Pray for me guys!

Awesome Masha’Allah

I really respect Rizwan because he is a proud Muslim even when he is working in big movies in Hollywood. He didnt abandoned his religion for his career. which is hard specially when your career is in Hollywood. He walked the hard road for holding his faith and doing what he love. Many Muslim actors or comedian who are now household name in Hollywood have become atheists to fit in. Perhaps thats why many Muslim people dont want to pursue this career to not lose their faith. But Rizwan showed that it is possible to keep both.

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I still remember this scene from "American Sniper" in theatre and it enraged me like hell!!

big up to the fly in the back throughout the entire video

he could have changed him self in RIOT but he controlled his anger

Finally, i lived long enough to hear someone talk about hollywood propaganda, these movies are just getting worse and worse. We need to start making our own movies

2:50 this guy's the villain of the movie, right? I mean he just killed a kid. He can't actually be the hero

I really want to see this film. Just that scene with Rizwan's character and his family talking is so relatable. It's just spot on. Rizwan Ahmed is a brilliant actor and he is right about the awful Muslim representation on screen. There is only two times iv seen positive Muslim representation on screen. One was The 13th Warrior back in the 90s and the other is a recent horror mini series called Midnight Mass.

Really?? Being a bad ass smocking, walking with arrogance in the street while being a niqabi is a cool bad ass representation of muslim women??? This is everything islam stands AGAINST if it was for females or MALES. Islam is manners, walking humbly on the streets, not doing anything that hurts us (smocking, drinking alcohol). What on earth did he just described the women in lady parts🤦‍♀️ If you are a reasonable muslim you’ll know it WRONG for both genders to do such things

Riz achmad is a great actor I remember first watching the four lions rubber dingy rapids bro!

Very true.. Glad someone mentioned. 💕💕💕🇵🇰

Alhumdulillah, good job

3:15 what the fuck! How is that "racist ".Showing reality is racist? These people really changed definition of these terms.

This was the case maybe 10 yrs ago. But it not like that anymore

Venom 1 villain. Riz Ahmed.Good to hear you're Muslim.

Actor in Venom

Islam is a PEACEFUL 🕊️ religion. Aslam o alikum.

wanna watch a movie from an innocent arab family's perspective, their homes getting raided by the us forces.

*what´s the name of the movie??*

how about we boycott Bradley Cooper for signing in for American sniper.

Yeah you also played the villain in Venom when Venom himself is a villain 😂

As an atheist I'd like to add to this. It's not just fictional depictions of Muslims but real life as well. During the 2000s we were inundated with fears about suicide bombings in the media, and as a teenager, hearing the fear get hyped up while seeing angry aggressive Muslim groups at home and abroad baying for blood was an unnerving thing to witness. What made it worse was that the Muslims brought forward on TV were usually either terrorist supporters, or inept community leaders who often came across as pompous, self-righteous, who sometimes subtly seemed to support Islamist terrorism and always were blaming everyone else for everything. This left me a very negative impression of Muslims, made worse when a distant cousin of mine was murdered by ISIS. As an adult however, I did a community woodland project at work with a group of Muslim boys and the local imam. They were some of the nicest kids I'd ever encountered. And with the Imam - a very jovial and warm-hearted chatterbox - came the local Muslim women who cooked some spicy rice and onions for us, and it occurred to me that this was probably common practice in Muslim communities like India, Pakistan, Afghanistan etc, that perhaps it was common for such places for the locals to greet guests like this. (I could be wrong about this idk, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was true.) Another change of pace was when I began a casual intimate relationship with a Muslim girl (still ongoing), a very beautiful and talkative girl, very independent regarding her sexuality (like the girl in ladyparts here but without the face veils) but also very kind and understanding and willing to listen to me when I talked about being bullied at work. It struck me how blatant the contrast was between the warm-hearted, generous and friendly people I'd encountered, and the yahoos and weirdos wheeled out onto the media.

He introduced himself as rizwan.

Say proudly, i an muslim, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah anD I BEAR witness that Muhammad peace and blessing be upon him is his messenger...❤❤❤

2:34 I’m sorry but that’s it “proud” to see a Muslim in burqa yet theyre smoking?

More power to you. Be safe.

MashAllah MashAllah luv u RIZ I'm Muslim 2 and I'm proud 2 b Muslim like ALLAH bless u keep it up lot of luv 😍😍😍😍😍

I hope Muslim will get a better representation in Western media after this. MCU's Ms. Marvel will have the protagonist to wear hijab, and I think it is really refreshing and wonder how MCU & Kevin Feige will move forward with such character.

I remember you in marvel movie venom ❤️

I am a Muslim. I live for 23 years, surrounded by various religions and cultures in my neighborhood. Majority are Islam and others like Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism. My neighborhood is quite harmony and peaceful. Even though most western medias , for centuries interpret Islam like is a bad thing but to us that's actually know Islam and live within the community, we know it's not true as so as the non Muslim are actually acknowledge what Islam really is. Islam is a peaceful religion. You can ask my neighbor, you can even ask my college friends from diploma and degree, even high school. They will give the same answer and not the bullshit western media tells about us. I AM A MUSLIM, AND ISLAM IS MY RELIGION

Sahih al-Bukhari 6802 Narrated Anas: Some people from the tribe of `Ukl came to the Prophet and embraced Islam. The climate of Medina did not suit them, so the Prophet ordered them to go to the (herd of milch) camels of charity and to drink, their milk and urine (as a medicine). They did so, and after they had recovered from their ailment (became healthy) they turned renegades (reverted from Islam) and killed the shepherd of the camels and took the camels away. The Prophet sent (some people) in their pursuit and so they were (caught and) brought, and the Prophets ordered that their hands and legs should be cut off and that their eyes should be branded with heated pieces of iron, and that their cut hands and legs should not be cauterized, till they die.

Riz Ahmed is the Coolest Muslim Actor in the World. I want him to win the Oscars someday.

Proud to say that he is Muslim and also from Pakistan 🇵🇰

There is a difference between those who read Koran with faith and those who read it with objectivity and logic

ALHAMDULILLAH ❤️ ALLOHU AKBAR 🙂

What a legend, I honestly didn't know Riz was Muslim so therefore I've become a fan of his ❤

tbh idk why i never thought riz ahmed is muslim after a lot of years knowing him

You do realize films is haram right?

I'm a Christian and Muslims shown as bad guys in movies makes me angry too i hate this it boils my blood!I i have a Muslim best friend we're like brothers he's so nice and a caring friend..

Wow, Riz always leaves me astonished! Such a clever dude. Loved The Long Goodbye. Fuck American Sniper man, you’re right, there’s no ceiling on the amount of time you can spend pointing out how prejudiced and racist that is, the less time spent on it the better.

It's a pity they didn't release the dir cut of merikan sniper.............where he got popped by his friend at a gun range.