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Veteran actor Riz Ahmed bags Oscars for “The Long Goodbye”
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Veteran actor Riz Ahmed bags Oscars for “The Long Goodbye”

First British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed won a prestigious award in Oscars 2022. He acclaimed the golden lady for his live-action movie The Long Goodbye. Last year he was nominated for his role in the movie "Sound of Metal". Last night was full of glamour and talent as it was the academy awards function 2022. And undoubtedly it was full of surprises and glitz. The main Highlight was Riz Ahmed the British-Pakistani actor who won the esteemed award for the best live-action movie "The Long Goodbye". He accepted the award along with co-writer Aneil Karia. It is the first Oscar this young Muslim actor won in his career. In his acceptance speech, he shows gratitude and love toward his fans and jury. 39 years old actor said “In such divided times, we believe that the role of story is to r...
From Christianity to Islam: How I became Muslim
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From Christianity to Islam: How I became Muslim

By David Charbonier On September 4th, 2020, I adopted Islam as my way of life. Some people call me a convert because I was raised as a Christian and became Muslim after 43 years. Although I completed changed my life, in all honesty, naturally, my beliefs have always remained the same for as far as I can remember. I prefer the word revert because it means to “return to a former condition or belief. A revert is returning to that innate faith to which they were connected as young children, before being led away.” When I read that, I was able to completely relate to it. When I go back to my childhood I remember feeling at ease at with the concept of God. As I grew older, I started attending church services. Of course, we all start learning from the story of Adam and Eve and how the serp...