Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui produces priceless reaction after winning stunning gold medal in men’s 400m freestyle – having not realised he had finished first by the tiniest of margins! There was a major shock in the Aquatics centre for the men’s 400m freestyle Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui stunned the field to win by 0.16 seconds … Read more
Kamal Ahmed has left the BBC to begin a ‘new media business’ just weeks after he was axed from his £205,000 editorial director role. The BBC axed Mr Ahmed and two others from its news board in February in a ‘modernisation’ plan – leaving it with no ethnic minority members despite a pledge to increase senior management … Read more
He’s nominated in the Best Actor category for his portrayal as Ruben Stone in the Sound of Metal. And Riz Ahmed cut a dapper figure on Sunday as he arrived at the 93rd annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles alongside his wife Fatima Farheen Mirza. The actor, 38, looked sharp in a simple black suit, while … Read more
Riz Ahmed has shed light on the moment he proposed to wife Fatima Farheen Mirza while they enjoyed a romantic picnic in lockdown. The actor, 38, who revealed in January he’d tied to the knot with the novellist, admitted he actually popped the question during a game of Scrabble, stealing all the right tiles to spell … Read more
BBC presenter Samira Ahmed says she is ‘haunted’ by fear that corporation’s coverage boosted Nigel Farage and Ukip Ms Ahmed’s comments prompted a discussion with her bosses at the BBC who have previously warned staff over making partial comments on politics She had been interviewing Ian Hislop for her own non-BBC podcast Ms Ahmed said … Read more
BBC presenter Samira Ahmed says she is ‘haunted’ by fear that corporation’s coverage boosted Nigel Farage and Ukip Ms Ahmed’s comments prompted a discussion with her bosses at the BBC who have previously warned staff over making partial comments on politics She had been interviewing Ian Hislop for her own non-BBC podcast Ms Ahmed said … Read more
Riz Ahmed has spoken of his pride at being able to connect with a wider audience after being the first Muslim to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. The actor, 38, is up for the award for his role as drummer Ruben Stone in Sound of Metal – a musician who slowly loses his … Read more
Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed has opened up about how he was once so broke he almost quit acting as he thought he had ‘reached the end of the road’. The British actor, 38, who received an Oscar nod for his role in the film Sound of Metal this week, said he nearly gave up on showbiz … Read more
British actor Riz Ahmed today made history to become the first Muslim nominated for an Oscar for lead actor for his role in hit film Sound of Metal. The 38-year-old Londoner won rave reviews for his depiction of Ruben Stone, a rock-and-roll drummer and recovering alcoholic whose life goes into a free-fall when he loses … Read more
British actor Riz Ahmed today made history to become the first Muslim nominated for an Oscar for lead actor for his role in hit film Sound of Metal. The 38-year-old Londoner won rave reviews for his depiction of Ruben Stone, a rock-and-roll drummer and recovering alcoholic whose life goes into a free-fall when he loses … Read more