VIRAL VIDEO [CC] - Actor punched in face while making Nathan Cirillo-inspired anti-racism video in Hamilton, Canada.
In light of the killings of two Canadian soldiers, filmmaker Omar Albach wanted to make a video to see how Canadians would react to racism against Muslims. The results, although highly-edited, suggest Canada’s reputation as a welcoming, multi-cultural nation might be deserved.
“This is based on the events that happened in Ottawa,” York University student Omar Albach says at the beginning of the YouTube video called “Canadians React to Ottawa Shooting Racism.” “We’re going to see if people feel safe to be around Muslims or people who look like Muslims.”
In the YouTube clip, actor Zakaria Ghanem is dressed in a traditional Muslim gown and is then berated by follow actor Devin Giamou in front of the unsuspecting public in Hamilton, the hometown of slain soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo.
In one instance, Giamou walks up to Ghanem, who is in line for the bus, and tells him to get another ride, suggesting he could have a bomb. Giamou is immediately rebuked by a middle-aged man in line.
“You can’t stereotype and judge people by their clothes,” the man says. “Or their nationalities or anything else, you know what I mean? What happened there was an incident of fanatics.”
In another scene, a young woman says the Ottawa shooting was “awful and tragic but I don’t think that’s any reason to persecute someone because of what they are wearing ... Read more: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/10/29/actor-punched-in-face-while-making-nathan-cirillo-inspired-anti-racism-video-in-hamilton/
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