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Mona Simpson

Mona Simpson is a Syrian American writer and professor. She was born on June 14, 1957 in Green Bay …

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Hala Gorani

Hala Gorani is a Syrian American journalist, anchor and correspondent for CNN International. She was born …

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Claire Messud

Claire Messud is a Algerian American novelist and literature and creative writing professor. She was born on …

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Nessa Diab

Nessa Diab is an Egyptian American television and radio host. She was born on May 6, 1981, in Los

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Tom Shadyac

Tom Shadyac is a Lebanese American author and director.  He was born on December 11, 1958, in Falls Church,

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Jeanine Pirro

Jeanine Pirro is a Lebanese American news commentator, judge, and politician.  She was born on June 2, 1951, in

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Etel Adnan

Etel Adnan is a Lebanese American artist, essayist, and poet. She was born on February 24th, 1925 in Beirut,

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Saladin Ahmed

Saladin Ahmed is a Lebanese Egyptian American comic book writer and a science fiction poetry and prose writer. He

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Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami is a Moroccan American writer and professor.  She was born on February 24, 1968 in Rabat, Morocco

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Reem Kassis

Reem Kassis is a Palestinian American author. She was born in 1987, in Jerusalem, and she is of Palestinian

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Stephen Karam

Stephen Karam is a Lebanese American playwright, screenwriter, and director.  He was born on September 23rd, 1979, in Scranton,

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Lawrence Joseph

Lawrence Joseph is a Lebanese and Syrian American poet, writer, essayist, literary critic, lawyer, and professor. He was born

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Lucie Salhany

Lucie Salhany is a Jordinian and Lebanese American media executive.  She was born on May 25, 1946 in Cleveland,

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Diana Abu-Jaber

Diana Abu-Jaber is a Jordinian Palestinian American author and professor. She was born in 1960 in Syracuse, New York,

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Edward Said

Edward Said is a Palestinian American professor, intellectual, and cultural critic.  He was born on November 1, 1935 in

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Octavia E. Nasr

Octavia E. Nasr is a Lebanese American journalist who covers Middle Eastern affairs. She served as CNN’s Senior Editor

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Mona Eltahawy

Mona Eltahawy is an Egyptian American journalist, activist, and social commentator.  She was born on August 1, 1967 in

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Ted Naifeh

Ted Naifeh is an Arab American comic book writer and illustrator.  He was born on June 20, 1971 in

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Ameen Rihani

Ameen Rihani is an American Lebanese writer, intellectual and political activist.  He was also a major figure in the

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Arwa Damon

Arwa Damon is a Syrian American journalist who is a senior international correspondent for CNN. She was born on

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Nasib Arida

Nasib Arida was a Syrian American poet and a founding member of the New York Penn League. He was

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Tammy Haddad

Tammy Haddad is a Lebanese American media innovator whose company devises winning strategies for clients including some of the

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Mikhail Naimy

Mikhail Naimy is a Lebanese American poet, novelist, and philosopher, famous for his spiritual writings, notably The Book of

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Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a Lebanese American  journalist and co-host of National Public Radio’s Morning Edition.  She was born in

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