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Shihabi was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, [3] and was raised in Saudi Arabia, [5] Beirut, and Dubai. [6] Her family is of Arab and European origin. [6] She described her multi-ethnic background as such: "I consider myself Arab European because my father Ali Shihabi is half-Saudi, half-Norwegian, and my mom Nadia is half-Palestinian, half-German and Haitian, but raised in France."
This is the list of the Muslims in entertainment and the media outside Muslim-majority countries Comedy American comedian Dave Chappelle in 2007. Ahmed Ahmed – standup comedian, actor Humza Arshad – English comedian Dave Chappelle – standup comedian Said Durrah – standup comedian Maz Jobrani – standup comedian, actor Mohammed "Mo" Amer – standup comedian, actor [6] Hasan Minhaj ...
Arab actors who have become stars in Hollywood include Omar Sharif, who has been described as "the first Egyptian and Arab to conquer Hollywood". [4] [5]The 1999 film The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas as the Arab diplomat Ahmad ibn Fadlan, is credited with pioneering a Muslim hero in Hollywood blockbusters.
Charles Elachi, Rayak-born Lebanese, professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech and the former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Fawwaz T. Ulaby Damascus-born Syrian, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, former Vice President of Research for the University of Michigan; first Arab-American winner of the IEEE Edison Medal
Hiam Abbass (Arabic: هيام عباس; Hebrew: היאם עבאס; born 30 November 1960), also spelled Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director with Israeli and French citizenship. [2]
May El Calamawy [1] [2] (Arabic: مي القلماوي, romanized: Mayy al-Qalamāwī, [3] Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈmˤɑjj (el)ʔælæˈmæːwi]; born October 28, 1986) is an Egyptian-Palestinian [a] actress who has worked and resided in the United States since 2015.
Another actress who helped forge the path for today's Latinx talent in Hollywood, Lupe Vélez was a Mexican actress who starred in films such as The Gaucho, Stand and Deliver, and Half-Naked Truth ...
Sofia Boutella was born in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers, Algeria, [7] to an architect mother and a jazz musician father, Safy Boutella. [8] Her brother, Seif, works as a visual effects artist in the entertainment industry.