Riz Ahmed shares brother's account about his brush with racism

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Last Updated : May 07 2019 | 2:50 PM IST

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."

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First Published: May 07 2019 | 2:50 PM IST

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