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Nadia Abu El Haj, author and professor of anthropology at Barnard College 
Naseer Aruri, Chancellor Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 
Lila Abu-Lughod, professor of anthropology and women’s and gender studies at Columbia University 
Bilal Ayyub, professor, University of Maryland, College Park 
Munther A. Dahleh, professor and director at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Samih Farsoun, professor of sociology at American Universityand editor of Arab Studies Quarterly 
Nadia Hijab, journalist with Middle East Magazine and senior fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies 
Hanna Batatu, Marxist historian most known for his work on Iraqi history 
Edward Said, was a Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, political activist, and musician. As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he was among the founders of post-colonial studies 
Ali H. Nayfeh, Palestinian-American mechanical engineer, the 2014 recipient of Benjamin Franklin Medal in mechanical engineering 
Alex Odeh, activist tied to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee 
Susan Abulhawa, author 
Ibtisam Barakat, writer and poet 
Jamal Dajani, journalist and television producer 
Sahar Khalifeh, novelist and founder of the Women’s Affairs Center in Nablus 
Najla Said, author, actress, playwright, and activist, daughter of Edward Said 
Sam Bahour, co-founder of the Palestine Telecommunications Company, first private telecommunications company in the Middle East 
Bashar Masri, businessman who is involved in building Rawabi, the first Palestinian planned city 
Charlie Bisharat, Grammy Award-winning violinist 
Edward Rafeedie, Federal District Court judge for the Central District of California from 1982 until his death in 2008 
Peter R. Mansoor, U.S. Army colonel, executive officer to Gen. David Petraeus during Iraq War troop surge of 2007 
DJ Khaled, record producer & DJ 
Rashida Tlaib, U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 13th Congressional district 
Bella Hadid, model and actress 
Gigi Hadid, model and actress 
Oday Aboushi, American football player for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League ( 
Mr Al-Baysouni, Engineer from Gaza who deigned Martian rover ‘perseverance’