''INTOLERANCE PANDEMIC IN-GOODBYES'' : LONG

LIFE as a British Pakistani Muslim in Hollywood : 'Intolerance is the other pandemic we're facing'' says actor and rapper, Riz Ahmed.

For Years, Riz Ahmed has been using his international appeal to shed light on the plight of the oppressed from around the world.

The 37-year-old British-Pakistani actor and rapper often speaks of injustices and violence being committed against Muslims in particular and tries to channel all of his work to show it to the world.

In a recent interview with TheNewYorker, Ahmed opened up on visual approach for his new short film The Long Goodbye as well as the song Mogambo, particularly one lyric from it reads, ''They want to kill us all.''

Asked about this, the RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST actor said, ''I think it's been shown to be possible what's going on in India right now, what's happened in Europe in our lifetimes state -sponsored violence in America, Russia, Myanmar, etc. I think there's an extent to which this isn't really a work of speculative fiction.''

Ahmed added, ''On the other hand, it's also not designed to be a documentary. It's a projection of what's going in my mind and in the mind of the film-maker, Aneli Karia.

I'd say not just Muslims but people from around the world are staring down the barrel of this rising intolerance and wondering : 'What's the logical conclusion of all this rhetoric?' This is the other pandemic we're facing : intolerance and hate.'' 

The Venom star has also opened up about the right-wing in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and how his rap album negates them ''wanting their country back'' from immigrants.

''It's interesting; at certain points in my life, I would say that I'm British-Pakistani, to try and convey the complexity - not just the contradiction - of my own identity.

But I realised that British should be enough, not because I'm trying to negate my history but because my ancestors helped build Britain before they'd even set foot there.''

The World Students Society thanks News Desk, The Express Tribune.