Today, I found out a script I’ve written didn’t get accepted to a prestige festival after the final evaluation. When this story gets made, and it will…I’m going to win an Oscar for it.
So many of you & reaching out to me with support & love. I am so humbled & grateful for this wonderful community behind
@neilhimself
&
#AmericanGods
. I can confirm that I wasn’t asked to come back this season. It has been an honor to play the Jinn & live in his fiery eyed skin..
Pray for Egypt.
Because they had a terrorist attack today.
They’re just as human as the French, American and Londoner’s we pray for so quickly on social media.
#Egypt
This is what the comic relief looks like on the season finale of
#Picard
@StarTrekOnPPlus
. What a blast this was. Now if only
@BryanFuller
would would do Swamp Thing so I can be covered in makeup again and this time get to SHOW MY EYES!!
This character has introduced me to so much and I was proud to represent not just the Middle Eastern community in such a positive role you don’t normally see television but also the LGBTQ community that supported this character of color that you don’t see on television...
It’s heartbreaking what is happening in Afghanistan. Twenty years of hope where girls have been educated, roads paved, clinics built, and art being made by a people who’ve tasted freedom and it’s taken away in less than a few days because America, again, failed to keep a promise.
To the fans of
@AmericanGods
thank you so much for all your messages. I’m blown away by all of you. You make the show. You are the show. For me. It’s all love.
#AmericanGods
I thank
@BryanFuller
for that & showing me how to play a queer character with such honor & depth. I thank
@andmichaelgreen
for always taking the time for me. I thank
@neilhimself
for being such a positive & beautiful man I can now call a friend. I love & thank the cast & crew...
I also want thank
@starz
& the amazing team there. ❤️ The door isn’t closed for me. If I’m ever asked to come back & portray the Jinn I will do it happily & proudly to be able to stand in front of my friend
@AbtahiOmid
& shine with the two characters who go beyond the page...
I find myself so drawn to Dr. Pershing in
#TheMandalorian
but I can’t place him. He reminds me I’ve someone I used to know. I mean he’s just sooooo hot.
@AbtahiOmid
killing it!!!
“Are you in love with the character or the actor?“
Yes.
I am sad The Jinn and Mousa are not brought back for S3. He and Salim had the most refreshing story on
#americangods
and it’s tragic they cut out LGBTQ character yet again. I can’t imagine the show without these two. 😭
My fan fiction version:
Without a word, the Jinn pulled the bike over, looked at Salim, then toward the forest right of the road. Salim smiled, got out of the side car & walked into the forest, leaving his helmet. A voice from the forest said to the Jinn, “I grant wishes.”
This basically is the theme of my life! Thanks for watching everyone. What a ride this season has been. Can’t wait for season 3 magic.
@americangodsus
&
@AmGodsIntl
bring us back sooner than later!!
#AmericanGods
49.
49 souls.
49 Muslims killed while they were praying.
49 murdered because the terrorists were inspired by the rhetoric in America.
49.
Islamaphobia is real. Enough. For the love of whatever God you worship. ENOUGH.
#ChristchurchMosqueShooting
#NewZealandShootings
@kumailn
Phew, what a relief... I didn’t want to be the only brown guy on PornHub dropping his towel.
#AmericanGods
Thanks for taking the reigns
@kumailn
Happy Halloween Everyone!! This year I decided my costume would The Jinn from American Gods. I hear he’s like, the most popular and most handsome character from the novel.
#HappyHalloween2020
I’m a Palestinian and proud of it. As an actor in film we’re a very rare breed because our
#immigrant
parents didn’t push us to be artists but hard workers in fields they saw that would be respectable. Children of immigrants know this than most. You can do anything!
#Palestinian
@realDonaldTrump
It bothers me how easily you call other fellow Americans immoral without any facts and yet you can’t bring yourself to say that the Saudi Prince had anything to do with the killing of
#JamalKhashoggi
You are not a good & just leader.
This is my diverse, amazing cast. My people. Everyone of them has brought their heart & soul into this including the cast & crew members you don’t see here. & you, the
#Fans
, make it possible for us to shine because you keep us alive. So thank you, for
#believing
in
#AmericanGods
Yes!! Saying what we all want every reporter, news, radio stations and social media personalities saying 24/7 till that burnt Cheeto of a fake president listens and steps aside.
#DoctorsOnlyPressConferences
#TrumpVirus
Happy birthday to this little brother from another mother!
@BruceJLangley
has a smile that melts your heart and heart that melts your soul. Keep smiling Bruce. Show him your love!
#AmericanGods
#birthdayboy
In which Good Omens and American Gods take place in the same universe, and Salim and The Jinn end up in London at a specific bookshop…
#GoodOmens
#AmericanGods
In remembrance to the great
@schreiber_pablo
who continually blows me away every time I see him work his craft. This is just a small way of me showing you how much love & respect for you & your talent.
#AmericanGods
Season 3! This wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t our FANS!! Thank you so much for sticking with us and our show!! You followed
@neilhimself
from his pages to our screen and I am so…
Didn’t your father give us a bullshit war by lying about Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq just so your family can get rich off defense contracts and the death of thousands of people? Please...SHUT THE FRONT DOOR AND SIT DOWN!
#IranAttacks
#NoWarWithlran
I am monitoring the situation in Iraq closely and praying for our men and women in uniform. The Iranian regime has made a grave miscalculation by launching these attacks.
I was raised by immigrant parents who moved to NYC with other immigrant parents from around the world. My Palestinian father worked with his Jewish neighbors in NYC peacefully & served the neighborhood for over 25 years. Peace is easy if we all decide we to grow together
#retweet
When you’re a white and commit a mass murder in America, cops will take you in alive and politely escort you to prison and even take your Starbucks order on the way. If you’re anything but, you’re Dead on Arrival and labeled a terrorist.
#elpasoshooter
#massshooting
As self-appointed chairperson of the "Protect Salim At All Costs" club, just want to let you know we are once again welcoming new members. To be considered, please reply with how much you love Salim and I'll give you an official title.
#AmericanGods
This is one of my favorite moments that we created in
#AmericanGods
. Listen closely to what we’re saying. For the first time you see The Jinns side of the story. And Salim
@AbtahiOmid
holds his own defending his faith in tomorrow’s episode!
@americangodsus
@AmGodsIntl
Why are the majority of Men in government writing aborotion bills & legislation on what a woman “can or cannot” do with her body?
When women take government over, can you imagine a bill requiring mandatory vesctimies for all men? Please, the White Men only, because...
#Georgia
When we make a film of the week for the Hallmark Channel, this will be the movie poster with
@neilhimself
directing a story where
@MrRickyWhittle
tries to break the bond & love by offering
@AbtahiOmid
a million dollars for a night in his hotel room. “Loving Jinn”
#AmericanGods
@MousaKraish
@STARZ
Friends long before AG. Friends long after. How blessed am I to have you in my life both personally and professionally. Love you my brother ❤️
#ItsGettingTooHardTo
walk down the street safely with your Muslim mother wearing a hijab, who’s been in America since 1974, & not have someone give a suspicious look, make a comment like “make sure you don’t bomb anything,” or “go back to where you came from” in the USA in 2019.
What a treat seeing
@AbtahiOmid
shine in the
@themandalorian
this week!! Thank you so much Andy and the team at
@collectsideshow
for hosting the screening and giving us a tour. What a dream!!!
So proud of the work we created on
@americangodsus
where two men of color, from the Middle East, were shown in a very positive & powerful light forming a bond that you rarely see on Television & not just a basic “trope” when it comes to the LGBTQ community.
#americangods
#LGBTQ
If you’re an Arab or an Arab American or know someone who is and can relate to my words...I’d love to hear from you and you’re story being in America. Please share and respond. Our story never gets told.
#American
#ArabsinAmerica
#peopleofcolor