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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
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.
Nabil Abou-Harb – filmmaker; writer and director of Arab in America [86] Shohreh Aghdashloo – Academy Award-nominated Iranian-born actress [87] Moustapha Akkad – film director, producer [88] Mahershala Ali – Oscar-winning actor. [89] Lewis Arquette – film actor, writer, and producer [90] [91] Sayed Badreya – actor, filmmaker [92]
Ramy Youssef (Arabic: رامي يوسف, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈɾɑːmi ˈjuːsɪf]; born March 26, 1991) [1] [2] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and director. He is known for his role as Ramy Hassan on the Hulu comedy series Ramy (2019–2022), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series ...
One of three Arabic-language films in the Cairo Film Festival international competition, the feminist dramedy “Daughters of Abdul-Rahman” shows how many Jordanian women put the traditional ...
Waleed F. Zuaiter (Arabic: وليد زعيتر; 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.
After 9/11, toll fares for Middle Eastern Americans rose sharply. My old man’s apprehensions received a nod of validation as anti-Islamic hate crimes had soared 1600% from 2000 to 2001 .