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1. Mahershala Ali Is The First Muslim Actor To Win An Oscar, Making His Honor That Much Sweeter
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Bustle’s associate entertainment editor Rachel Simon writes, “What an incredible week it’s been for Mahershala Ali. On Feb. 22, he and his wife Amatus Sami-Karim welcomed their first child, a daughter named Bari Najma, and on Sunday night, the actor took home an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Yet those weren’t the Moonlight star’s only recent achievements — winning the Academy Award made Ali the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. Ever.”
2. Las Patronas: the Mexican women feeding the hungry
3. Reza Aslan: Why I am a Muslim
SOURCE: CNN
CNN’s Reza Aslan writes, “As a writer and scholar of religions, I am often asked how, knowing all that I know about the religions of the world, I can still call myself a believer, let alone a Muslim.
4. Documentary on Syria’s White Helmets wins Academy Award
SOURCE: AP
Daily Sabah, citing the Associated Press, writes, “The Syrian war documentary ‘The White Helmets’ has won the short documentary Academy Award.
The Netflix film focuses on the rescue workers who risk their lives to save Syrians affected by civil war, now in its sixth year. The film often captures the highly dangerous moments when the White Helmets arrive at the scene of an airstrike, which may be imminently bombed for a second time in a so-called ‘double tap’ attacks.
Director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara accepted the Oscar, but devoted most of their short time on stage to sharing a statement from the absent 21-year-old cinematographer Khaled Khateeb, who was unable to attend Sunday’s ceremony after his entry into the United States was blocked.”
5. Underground network readies homes to hide undocumented immigrants
SOURCE: CNN
CNN’s Kyung Lah, Alberto Moya and Mallory Simon write, “A hammer pounds away in the living room of a middle class home. A sanding machine smoothes the grain of the wood floor in the dining room.
