Cross-Cultural Competence Guide: April - Arab American Heritage Month

Paula Abdul

 Singer and dancer

Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rowan Blanchard

Actress

iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Safia Elhillo

Poet

E7011, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bella Hadid

American model

Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

James Jabara

 United States Air Force jet ace

Casey Kasem

Radio Personality

photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ralph Nader

Lawyer and Politician

Don LaVange, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Naomi Shihab Nye

Poet

User:Micahd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rami Malek

Actor

Dominick D, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ameen Rihani

"Father of Arab American literature," member of the New York Pen League and author of The Book of Khalid, the first Arab American novel in English

Donna Shalala

American politician and academic who served in the Carter and Clinton administrations, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021

Tony Shalhoub

Actor

Susan Ruggles from Milwaukee, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marlo Thomas

Actress, producer, author, and social activist

Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district

Maysoon Zayid

Comedian

ConnectMeetings, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons