This is a list of notable

Palestinian Americans Palestinian Americans () are Americans who are of full or partial Palestinian descent. There are around 160,000 Palestinian American refugees according to the 2023 American Community Survey, making up around 0.05% of the U.S. population. Th ...

, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. The list is ordered by category of human endeavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in each of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Palestinian American or must have references showing they are Palestinian American and are notable.

List

Academics

Nadia Abu El Haj Nadia Abu El-Haj (; born 1962) is an American anthropologist at Barnard College and Columbia University. The author of '' Facts on the Ground: Archaeological Practice and Territorial Self-Fashioning in Israeli Society'' (2001) and ''The Genealo ...

, author and professor of anthropology at

Barnard College Barnard College is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a grou ...

and subject of a major tenure controversy case at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Ibrahim Abu-Lughod (, February 15, 1929 – May 23, 2001) was a Palestinian-American academic, characterised by Edward Said as "Palestine's foremost academic and intellectual"Said 2001 and by Rashid Khalidi as one of the first Arab-American schol ...

, former director of graduate studies at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

, father of

Lila Abu-Lughod Lila Abu-Lughod () (born 1952) is an American anthropologist. She is the Joseph L. Buttenweiser Professor of Social Science in the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University in New York City. She specializes in ethnographic research in ...

, professor of anthropology and women's and gender studies at Columbia University *

Ismail al-Faruqi Ismaʿil Raji al-Faruqi (, ; January 1, 1921 – May 27, 1986) was a Palestinian-American Muslim philosopher and scholar of religion. He contributed significantly to Islamic studies, ethics, and interfaith dialogue, and is best known for pio ...

, former professor of religion at

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...

and authority on comparative religion & Islam * Naseer Aruri, Chancellor Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth * Bilal Ayyub, professor, University of Maryland, College Park *

Hanna Batatu Hanna Batatu (, ) (1926 in Jerusalem – 24 June 2000 in Winsted, Connecticut, U.S.) was a Palestinian Marxist historian specialising in the history of Iraq and the modern Arab east. His work on Iraq is widely considered the preeminent study o ...

, Marxist historian most known for his work on Iraqi history * Iymen Chehade, Palestinian-Israeli conflict professor, Columbia College, Art Institute * Munther A. Dahleh, professor and director at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

(Palestinian) * Leila Farsakh, professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston *

Samih Farsoun Samih K. Farsoun () (1937 – June 9, 2005) was a professor emeritus of sociology at American University, where he taught for thirty years until his retirement in 2003. Biography Farsoun was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine, in 1937. The family ...

, professor of sociology at

American University The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...

and editor of

Arab Studies Quarterly ''Arab Studies Quarterly'' (''ASQ'') is an English-language academic journal devoted to Arabist studies. It was established in 1979 by the Professors Edward Said and Ibrahim Abu-Lughod. They envisioned the journal to be a platform for academic res ...

Nadia Hijab Nadia Hijab (, ) is a Palestinian political analyst, author, and journalist who comments frequently on human rights and the Middle East, and the situation of the Palestinians in particular. Biography Hijab was born in Aleppo, Syria to Palestinia ...

, journalist with ''Middle East Magazine'' and senior fellow at the

Institute for Palestine Studies The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) is the oldest independent nonprofit public service research institute in the Arab world. It was established and incorporated in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1963 and has since served as a model for other such ins ...

Rashid Khalidi Rashid Ismail Khalidi (; born 18 November 1948) is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He served as editor of the '' Journal of Palestine St ...

Edward Said Edward Wadie Said (1 November 1935 – 24 September 2003) was a Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, and political activist. As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he was among the founders of Postcolonialism, post-co ...

Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University *

Joseph Massad Joseph Andoni Massad (; born 1963) is a Jordanian academic specializing in Middle Eastern studies, who serves as Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at ...

, professor at Columbia University known for his work on

nationalism Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Theory, I ...

and sexuality in the Arab world * Ali H. Nayfeh, Palestinian-American mechanical engineer, the 2014 recipient of Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering *

, professor at Columbia University best known for his work on the subject of

Orientalism In art history, literature, and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. Orientalist painting, particularly of the Middle ...

. * Rosemarie Said Zahlan, historian, journalist & author, sister of

Steven Salaita Steven Salaita (born ) is an American scholar, author and public speaker. He became the center of a controversy when the University of Illinois did not hire him as a professor of American Indian Studies following objections to a series of tweets ...

, former professor of English at

Virginia Tech The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...

, winner of Myers Outstanding Book Award for the Study of Human Rights 2007 *

Hisham Sharabi Hisham Sharabi () (1927 Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine – 2005 Beirut, Lebanon) was a Palestinian historian and writer. He was Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University, where he was a specialis ...

, Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

Activists

Alex Odeh Alexander Michel Odeh (; April 4, 1944 – October 11, 1985) was a Palestinians, Palestinian activist. Odeh was serving as West Coast of the United States, West Coast regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) whe ...

, activist tied to the

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) states that it is "the largest Arab American grassroots civil rights organization in the United States." According to its webpage, it is open to people of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicitie ...

Authors, poets, playwrights, and journalists

Ayman Mohyeldin Ayman Mohyeldin (, ) is an American journalist, anchor and political commentator based in New York for NBC News and MSNBC. Previously the anchor of an MSNBC weekday afternoon show, ''Ayman Mohyeldin Reports'' (formerly ''MSNBC Live with Ayman Moh ...

, journalist and broadcaster, born in Cairo to an Egyptian father and Palestinian mother *

Susan Abulhawa Susan Abulhawa (; born June 3, 1970) is a Palestinian-American scientist, writer and activist. Her first novel, '' Mornings in Jenin'', was translated into 32 languages and sold more than a million copies. The sales and reach of her debut novel ...

, author *

Ali Abunimah Ali Hasan Abunimah (, Arabic: ; born December 29, 1971) is a Palestinian-American journalist who advocates a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. A resident of Chicago who contributes regularly to publications such as the ...

, journalist and co-founder of ''

The Electronic Intifada ''The Electronic Intifada'' (''EI'') is an online Chicago-based publication covering the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It describes itself as not-for-profit, independent, and providing a Palestinian perspective. History ''EI'' was founded in ...

'' *

Ibtisam Barakat Ibtisam Barakat () is a Palestinian-American bilingual author, poet, artist, translator, and educator. She was born in Beit Hanina-East Jerusalem. Barakat received her bachelor's degree from Bir Zeit University, near Ramallah in the West Bank. In ...

, writer and poet *

Jamal Dajani Jamal Dajani () is a Palestinian-American journalist and an award-winning producer. He is the co-founder oArab Talk Radio He formerly served as Director of Strategic Communications & Media for former Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. Pr ...

, journalist and television producer * Suheir Hammad, poet *

Ray Hanania Ray Hanania (born April 17, 1953) is an American journalist, editor, public relations expert, reporter, and stand-up comedian of Palestinian descent. After the September 11 attacks, he created the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour and Comedy for ...

, journalist *

, journalist with ''Middle East Magazine'' and senior fellow at the

Sahar Khalifeh Sahar Khalifeh (; born 1941) is a Palestinians, Palestinian writer. She has written eleven novels, which have been translated into English, French, Hebrew, German, Spanish, and many other languages. One of her best-known works is the novel ''Wil ...

, novelist and founder of the Women's Affairs Center in

Nablus Nablus ( ; , ) is a State of Palestine, Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 156,906. Located between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a ...

* Ismail Khalidi, playwright *

Daoud Kuttab Daoud Kuttab (), (born 1 April 1955) is a Palestinian-American journalist. Journalism In 1980, Kuttab began his career at '' Al-Fajr'', an English-language weekly newspaper. Over the next seven years, he was promoted to features editor and th ...

, award-winning journalist *

Najla Said Najla Said (; born 4 April 1974) is an American author, actress, playwright, and activist. Said's literary and academic work addresses racism, stereotyping, social and economic inequality, with a particular focus on the challenges that face immi ...

, author, actress, playwright, and activist, daughter of

* Saleem (Saleem Azzouqa), gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer *

Naomi Shihab Nye Naomi Shihab Nye (; born March 12, 1952) is an Arab American poet, editor, songwriter, and novelist. Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, she began composing her first poetry at the age of six. In total, she has published or con ...

, poet, songwriter, and novelist * Lisa Suhair Majaj, poet and scholar *

Dena Takruri Dena Takruri () is a Palestinian-American journalist, on-air presenter, and digital producer with AJ+, an online news service owned by Al Jazeera Media Network. She is the host of the award-winning AJ+ docuseries ''Direct From with Dena Takrur ...

, journalist, on-air presenter, and producer *

Shireen Abu Akleh Shireen Abu Akleh (; April 3, 1971 – May 11, 2022) was a prominent Palestinian-American journalist who worked as a reporter for 25 years for Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera, before she was Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, killed by Israeli ...

, journalist and producer

Business and commerce

* Sam Bahour, co-founder of the Palestine Telecommunications Company, first private telecommunications company in the Middle East *

Mohamed Hadid Mohamed Anwar Hadid ( ; ; born ) is an American real estate developer. He is known for building luxury hotels and mansions, mainly in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles and the city of Beverly Hills, California. He is the father of model ...

, luxury real estate developer and businessman *

Bashar Masri Bashar Al Masri (; born on February 3, 1961), known in the West as Bashar Masri, is a Palestinian and American dual citizen, a businessman who is the founder and chairman of Massar International since its establishment in 1994. He is the founder ...

, businessman who is involved in building

Rawabi Rawabi (, meaning "The Hills") is the first planned city built for and by Palestinians in the West Bank, and is hailed as a "flagship Palestinian enterprise." Rawabi is located near Birzeit and Ramallah. The master plan envisages a high tech cit ...

, the first Palestinian planned city * Ramzi Musallam, billionaire financier *

Farouk Shami Farouk Shami is a Palestinian-American businessman and founder of the hair-care and spa products company, Farouk Systems located in Texas.

, founder of Farouk systems, a Houston-based company that manufactures hair care and spa products like CHI hair Irons * Fares Zeideia, founder of King of Falafel and Shawarma in Astoria

Film, performing, and visual arts

Hanan Alattar Hanan Alattar (born September 24, 1975) is an American operatic soprano who has had an active international career in concerts and in operas since the early 2000s. She has performed with many leading opera companies and orchestras in the United S ...

, operatic singer and actress *

Sama Alshaibi Sama Raena Alshaibi also known as Sama Alshaibi ( born 1973 in Basra, Iraq) is an Iraqi–Palestinian conceptual artist (video art, performative photography, sculpture and installation), who deals with spaces of conflict as her primary subject ...

, visual artist *

Mohammed Amer Mohammed Mustafa Amer (; born July 24, 1981) is a Palestinian-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his Netflix comedy special ''Mo Amer: The Vagabond'' and as a member of the comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny. Amer also appeared ...

, comedian, writer, actor; *

Charlie Bisharat Charlie Bisharat (born March 15, 1963) is an American violinist known as a member of Shadowfax and for his work in film and with other new age jazz artists. Life and career He was born in Inglewood, California, in 1963 to Palestinian parents w ...

, Grammy Award-winning violinist * Rajie Cook, graphic designer, activist, humanitarian, and artist *

Cherien Dabis Cherien Dabis (born 1976) () is a Palestinian American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' magazine's ''10 Directors to Watch'' in 2009, and in 2010 received a United States Artists ...

, film director and actress * Said Durrah, comedian *

Hanni El Khatib Hanni El Khatib (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer as well as visual director and co-owner of the Los Angeles–based independent record label Innovative Leisure. His 2013 soph ...

, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist *

Yousef Erakat Yousef Saleh Erakat (; ; born January 22, 1990), also known as FouseyTube or Fousey ( ), is a Palestinian-American YouTuber, online streamer, actor, and musician. His YouTube channels include ''FouseyTUBE'' (later renamed ''Crashout YSE''), and ...

, YouTuber *

Bella Hadid Isabella Khair Hadid ( ; born October 9, 1996) is an American model. Hadid has made 35 appearances on international ''Vogue'' covers. In 2022, she was named Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. ''Time'' magazine named her one ...

, model and actress *

Gigi Hadid Jelena Noura "Gigi" Hadid ( ; born April 23, 1995) is an American fashion model and television personality. In 2016, she was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Throughout her career, Hadid has made at least ...

, model and actress *

Rami Kashou Rami Kashou (born May 11, 1976 in Jerusalem, West Bank) is a Palestinian fashion designer and a finalist in season 4 of the reality show ''Project Runway'' (2007). He returned to the franchise in the first season of '' Project Runway: All Stars'' ...

, fashion designer * Yousef Khanfar, photographer * Mousa Kraish, actor *

Mai Masri Mai Masri (; born April 2, 1959) is a Palestinian filmmaker, director and producer. Her films are primarily documentaries which focus on the real life struggles of the women and children living in the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon ...

, filmmaker and director *

Jordan Nassar Jordan Nassar (born 1985) is an American contemporary visual artist. He primarily works with textiles, especially in creating works based on traditional Palestinian embroidery. Nassar also creates self-published artist's books and zines. He is ba ...

, visual artist *

Dean Obeidallah Dean Obeidallah is an American lawyer, comedian, and journalist. He is the host of SiriusXM Progress' ''The Dean Obeidallah Show'' and a frequent contributor to CNN, The Daily Beast, and MSNBC. Obeidallah was born in New Jersey and is of Palesti ...

, comedian *

Tareq Salahi Tareq Dirgham Salahi is an American man who became known for attending a White House state dinner as an uninvited guest in 2009. Salahi has appeared in two reality-television shows: ''Where the Elite Meet'', and NBC Universal/Bravo's '' The R ...

, appeared on television show '' The Real Housewives of D.C.'' *

Nida Sinnokrot Nida Sinnokrot (born 1971) is an American contemporary visual artist, filmmaker, and educator, of Palestinian ancestry. His work is focused on installation art, and film. Early life and education Sinnokrot was born in 1971, in Jeannette, Penns ...

, installation artist and filmmaker *

Josie Totah Josie Totah (born August 5, 2001), formerly known as J. J. Totah, is an American actress. She is known for her recurring role on the Disney Channel series '' Jessie'' and a supporting role on the 2013 ABC comedy series '' Back in the Game''. Sh ...

, actress and comedian *

Issa Twaimz Issa Christopher Tweimeh, better known by his YouTube pseudonym Twaimz, is an American YouTuber and musician from Hercules, California. Formerly known on YouTube as Issa Twaimz, he is known for his humorous vlogs which often feature music. In addi ...

, YouTuber * Amer Zahr, comedian, author and university lecturer *

Waleed Zuaiter Waleed F. Zuaiter (; born January 16, 1971) is a Palestinian-American actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in Washington, D.C.; Berkeley, California; and New York City, as well as several film and television productions. H ...

, actor and producer *

Michael Malarkey Michael Karim Malarkey (born 21 June 1983) is a British-American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of List of The Vampire Diaries characters#Enzo St. John, Enzo St. John in the series ''The Vampire Diaries''. Early life ...

, actor and musician * Nasri Tony Atweh, singer-songwriter, and record producer * May Calamawy, actress *

Yasmine Al-Bustami Yasmine Al-Bustami ( : Yāsmīn al-Busṭāmī) is an American actress. She is most known for her roles on '' The Originals'', '' NCIS: Hawaiʻi'', and '' The Chosen''. Early life Yasmine Al-Bustami was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ...

, actress *

Yasmine Al Massri Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978) is a Palestinian-born US-American and French actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate. She made her film debut in the 2007 film ''Caramel''. In 2015, Massri starred as ''Nimah Amin'' and ''Raina Amin'', ...

, actress *

Yassir Lester Yassir Lester (born June 22, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He was on the writing staff for ''The Carmichael Show'' and ''Girls''. He is best known for his role as Chris in '' Making History'', and a role as a stockbro ...

, stand-up comedian, writer and actor

Judiciary

Edward Rafeedie Edward Rafeedie (January 6, 1929 – March 25, 2008) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Early life and career Rafeedie was born to Palestinian immigrants in Orange, New ...

, Federal District Court judge for the Central District of California from 1982 until his death in 2008.

Medicine

* Laila Al-Marayati, director of women's health at the Eisner Pediatric and Family Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles * Hashem El-Serag, doctor and medical researcher on

Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults and is currently the most common cause of death in people with cirrhosis. HCC is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. HCC most common ...

(HCC) and the

hepatitis C virus The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a small (55–65 nm in size), enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family ''Flaviviridae''. The hepatitis C virus is the cause of hepatitis C and some cancers such as liver cancer ( hepatoc ...

Military

* Peter R. Mansoor, U.S. Army colonel, executive officer to Gen.

David Petraeus David Howell Petraeus (; born 7 November 1952) is a retired United States Army General (United States), general who served as the fourth director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 2011 until his resignation in November 2012. Pri ...

during

Iraq War troop surge of 2007 The Iraq War troop surge of 2007, commonly known as the troop surge, or simply the surge, refers to the George W. Bush administration's 2007 increase in the number of U.S. military combat troops in Iraq in order to provide security to Baghdad a ...

Musicians

, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist *

Fredwreck Farid Karam Nassar, better known by his stage name Fredwreck, (born 1972) is an American hip-hop recording artist, DJ, and record producer. He got his big break when he became a producer for Dr. Dre's newly founded record label Aftermath Entertain ...

, record producer & DJ *

DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (; born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ and record producer. Originally a Miami-based radio personality, Khaled has since become known for enlisting high-profile music industry ar ...

, record producer & DJ *

Simon Shaheen Simon Shaheen (; born in Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel) is an American oud and violin player, and composer. At the age of 2, Shaheen moved with his family to Haifa, but spent most of the weekends in Tarshiha, an Arab village in Upper Galilee. The ...

oud The oud ( ; , ) is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have ...

and

violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

musician and composer *

Odetari Taha Othman Ahmad, known professionally as Odetari, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He started producing and releasing music at 13. His music became popular on TikTok in 2023 and his songs " Good Loyal Thots", "Na ...

, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer

Politics

Al Abdelaziz Alaa Abdelaziz is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 35th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 2025. Abdelaziz was selected to fill the vacancy following Benjie Wimberly's resignation to j ...

, member of the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad (also known as Dean Ahmad) () (born August 11, 1948) is a Palestinian American scholar and the president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, a libertarian 501(c)(3) tax-exempt think-tank. He also is president of the Islamic- ...

, head of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, an Islamic libertarian think-tank *

Justin Amash Justin A. Amash ( ; born April 18, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2021. He was the second Palestinian American and Syrian American member of Congress. Originally a Republican, ...

, Congressman from Michigan * Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement *

Mubarak Awad Mubarak Awad () is a Palestinian-American psychologist and an advocate of nonviolent resistance. Early life and move to the United States Awad, a Palestinian Christian (a member of the Greek Orthodox Church), was born in 1943 in Jerusalem when ...

, founder of the

Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence The Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence (PCSN) was founded in 1983 by Mubarak Awad, a Palestinian-American psychologist, and an advocate of nonviolent resistance. Awad, who was born in Jerusalem in 1943, returned to the city on a tou ...

* Iman Jodeh، first

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

legislator in Colorado * Johnny Khamis, member of the

San Jose City Council The San Jose City Council, officially San José City Council, is the legislature A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of t ...

* Sam Rasoul, member of the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...

Ruwa Romman Ruwa Romman (Arabic: رواء رمان, born June 14, 1993) is an American politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 97th district. A Democrat, she is the first Palestinian and Muslim woman elected to the body ...

, member of the

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republican Party (United States), Repu ...

Ibraheem Samirah Ibraheem S. Samirah (born August 20, 1991) is an American politician. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 86th district from 2019 to 2022. He was defeated for re-election in the Democratic primary by Irene Shin i ...

, member of the

Linda Sarsour Linda Sarsour (born 1980) is an American political activist. She was co-chair of the 2017 Women's March, the 2017 Day Without a Woman, and the 2019 Women's March. She is also a former executive director of the Arab American Association of ...

, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, civil rights activist, and co-chair of the Women's March on Washington (2017) *

Chris Sununu Christopher Thomas Sununu ( ; born November 5, 1974) is an American politician and engineer who served as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire from 2017 to 2025. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Sununu is the son of former New Hamps ...

, Governor of

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

(R) (2017–25), son of Governor John H. Sununu * John E. Sununu, US Senator from New Hampshire (2003–09), son of John H. Sununu * John H. Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89) and White House Chief of Staff to President

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...

(1989–91) *

Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi Tlaib ( ; born July 24, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2019, representing the state's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, sh ...

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

from

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

's 13th Congressional district

Religion

Benny Hinn Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn (born 3 December 1952) is an Israeli-born Palestinian-American-Canadian televangelist, best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades"— revival meeting or faith healing summits that are usually held in stadiums i ...

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God in Christianity, God through Baptism with the Holy Spirit#Cl ...

televangelist * Omar Suleiman, imam

Sports

Oday Aboushi Oday Aboushi (born June 5, 1991) is a Palestinian-American former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Virginia and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of t ...

, American football player for the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...

of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...

(NFL) * Hazem Ali, professional wrestling manager known as "Armando Estrada" * Hanna Barakat, sprinter *

Gibran Hamdan Gibran Latif Hamdan (born February 8, 1981) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and NFL Europe. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL ...

, NFL QB *

Omar Jarun Omar Jarun (; born 10 December 1983) is a Palestinian former association football, footballer who is the assistant coach of Huntsville City FC, Huntsville City in MLS Next Pro. Jarun has played professionally in the United States, Canada, Polan ...

, soccer player and member of the

Palestine national football team The Palestine national football team (), governed by the Palestinian Football Association, represents Palestine in men's international football. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA, and is governed continentally by the Asian Foo ...

Belal Muhammad Belal Muhammad (born July 9, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Cha ...

, mixed martial artist * Dean Muhtadi, professional wrestler known as "Mojo Rawley" *

Ramsey Nijem Pedro Ramsey Nijem (, born April 1, 1988) is an American retired mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor from 2008 to 2021, Nijem is perhaps best known for his 10-fight stint in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a finalist o ...

, mixed martial artist * Tarek Saleh, former NFL player *

Omar Sheika Omar Sheika (born February 20, 1977) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012. He challenged four times for the super middleweight championship; once for the WBO title in 2000; twice for the WBC title in 2002 a ...

, boxer

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Sami Al-Arian Sami Amin Al-Arian (; born January 14, 1958) is a Kuwaiti-born political activist of Palestinian origin who was a computer engineering professor at University of South Florida. During the Clinton administration and Bush administration, he was ...

, former professor at University of South Florida, prominent civil rights activist, imprisoned & indicted on controversial charges, cleared then deported *

Nidal Malik Hasan Nidal Malik Hasan (born September 8, 1970) is an American former United States Army major, physician, and mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the Fort Hood mass shooting on November 5, 2009. Hasan, an Army Me ...

, former soldier convicted of the

2009 Fort Hood shooting On November 5, 2009, a mass shooting took place at Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos), near Killeen, Texas, United States. Nidal Hasan, a Major (United States), U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 other ...

* Palestina "Tina" Isa,

honor killing An honor killing (American English), ''honour killing'' (Commonwealth English), or ''shame killing'' is a type of murder in which a person, usually a woman or girl, is killed by or at the behest of male members of their family or their male ...

victim, daughter of Palestinian American Zein Isa, her killer * Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, teenager killed by the IDF while driving in the

West Bank The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

* Mohammad Khdour, American-born teenager shot dead by an Israeli gunman outside

Biddu Biddu Appaiah (born 8 February 1945) is a British-Indian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer who composed and produced many worldwide hit records during a career spanning five decades. Considered one of the pioneers of disco, Euro ...

Rasmea Odeh Rasmea Yousef Odeh (in Arabic رسمية يوسف عودة; born 1948), also known as Rasmea Yousef, Rasmieh Steve, and Rasmieh Joseph Steve, is a Palestinian Jordanian and former American citizen who was a member of the Popular Front for the ...

, convicted of

immigration fraud Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of that country's immigration laws, or the continuous residence in a country without the legal right to do so. Illegal immigration tends to be financially upward, wi ...

, for concealing her arrest, conviction, and imprisonment for a fatal terrorist bombing * Wadea al-Fayoume, six year old boy living in the Chicago metropolitan area who was murdered by his landlord in the wake of the

Gaza war The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel fought since 7 October 2023. A part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflict, Gaza–Israel conflicts dating ...

. * Michael Tarazi, lawyer and advisor to the

Palestine Liberation Organisation The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ) is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in both the occupied Palestinian territories and the diaspora. ...

's negotiations team during the early 2000s.

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