Source: HT
There are several Muslim-majority countries where Mahershala Ali’s Oscar win for his role in Moonlight won’t be celebrated. That’s because he belongs to the minority Ahmadi sect.In countries such as Malaysia and Pakistan, Ahmadis are reviled by hardline Sunni Muslim groups as heretics, apostates and even infidels. So much so that Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s envoy to the United Nations, deleted a tweet on Monday that noted Ali was the first Muslim actor to win an Academy Award. The tweet, however, was spotted by eagle eyed Twitter users who saved screen grabs.
Religion history is full with such incidents. Almost all Men of God had to face such opposition so not new for Ahmadiyya. People name them as fraud or impostors. However with passage of time, with the help and backing of God, these men prevail and achieve success. Only sad part with Pakistan it did even with its son of the soil Dr Abdul Slam. But who cares caravans keep on marching.