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May 2026
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Riz Ahmed vs Shakespear, Tim Allen, and ...

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Part 1: This is the highlights of our conversation with Riz Ahmed. For the full interview become a VICE Member.  Riz Ahmed has been pushing British culture forward for 2 decades.  He’s a rapper, actor, and activist.  He started out as an outsider skewering popular culture's take on terrorists and has moved into taking on iconic British roles like Shakespear ... Show More
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