Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): April - Arab American Heritage Month

Safia Elhillo

Poet

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Paula Abdul

 Singer and dancer

Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, 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

Marlo Thomas

Actress, producer, author, and social activist

Edward Said

Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, political activist, and musician

James Jabara

 The first American and United States Air Force jet ace

Rowan Blanchard

Actress

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Ralph Nader

Lawyer and Politician

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Bella Hadid

American model

Condé Nast (through Vogue Taiwan), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Naomi Shihab Nye

Poet

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Rashida Tlaib

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

Tony Shalhoub

Actor

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Salma Hayek

Actor

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Casey Kasem

Radio Personality

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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

Zayid Maysoon

Comedian

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Rami Malek

Actor

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