Comedian ‘tortured’ in California prison ‘because he’s Arab and Muslim,’ attorney tells Arab News

CHICAGO: An attorney for Hollywood actor and comedian Ahmed Ahmed, 56 — who was seriously injured after being detained and beaten by police in California last year — told Arab News on Thursday that he was singled out and targeted “because he’s Arab and Muslim.” The Egyptian American is best known for co-founding the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which began in November 2005. Ahmed was returning from Thailand on Sept.

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