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Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Jordan is the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Known for his outspoken criticism of fascism, religious radicalism, and threats to civil liberties…

Komal Ahmad is on Forbes 30 Under 30 and has also been listed among Entrepreneur Magazine’s Most Powerful Women.

Irshad Manji is the Bestselling Author of The Trouble with Islam Today and, most recently, Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Dedicated to finding common ground in a…

Mahershala Ali is quickly becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in film, television, and theater. is quickly…

A multimedia reporter and filmmaker with extensive experience in long-form current affairs and documentaries, Sahar has fronted and produced a range of award-winning stories from across the world, for the…

For the past two decades, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei has played a key role in the most high-stakes conflicts of our time.

Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian is an internationally respected economist and financier with experience at the highest level of business and government.  Markets hang on his analysis and insight, and audiences…

Maz Jobrani was most recently seen playing the loveable “Fawz” on the CBS comedy SUPERIOR DONUTS as a series regular.

Sam Esmail is a creator, executive producer, writer and director of “Mr. Robot,” which has received six Emmy nominations and two wins; five Golden Globe nominations and two wins including…

Bassem Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, was the host of popular TV show Al-Bernameg - which was the first of its kind political satire show in…

Mo Amer is an Arab American stand up comedian and writer of Palestinian descent, known for his iconic work with the comedy troupe “Allah Made Me Funny” – the longest…

Michael Mina’s story is one of two decades of influence, passion and achievement.

Mufleh movingly talks about how she became involved with the Fugees, the plight of the children she helps, and what they teach her in turn.  As an advocate for innovative…

Jameela Jamil is a one-of-a-kind multi-hyphenate. In 2009, an English Teacher at the time, she was picked from obscurity to host the British breakfast TV program Freshly Squeezed where she…

Like most people in their 20s, Haley Sacks did not understand money. She had a desire to enter the financial world, but it seemed the only methods of learning its…

Cenk Uygur is the host and founder of The Young Turks, the largest online news show in the world, serves as CEO of TYT, and also co-founded the Justice Democrats. With…

Data journalist Mona Chalabi is on a mission to, as she puts it, "take the numb out of numbers."

The cool, calm, and collected charisma of Ramy Youssef doesn't feel like he's about to send you into a laugh-out-loud fit, but he does every time.

Through courageous, fearless, and unapologetic conversations, Zainab Salbi explores global issues.

Ayah Bdeir is the founder and CEO of littleBits, the award-winning company that invented the electronic building block and whose mission is to empower kids to be change-makers through invention…

Muniba Mazari is lovingly referred to as the Iron Lady of Pakistan. And for all the right reasons. At the age of 21, Muniba was left paralyzed from the hip…

Mosab Hassan Yousef was born in Ramallah, in the Palestinian West Bank in 1978. His father, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, is a founding leader of Hamas, internationally recognized as a terrorist…

Mildred D. Muhammad is an Awarded Global Recognized Keynote Speaker, Speaker for the US Dept of State, Certified Consultant w/Office on Victims of Crime, CNN Contributor, Domestic Abuse Survivor, Advocate,…

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide Prior to his appointment as the…

Precious Muhammad helped advance the depth and authenticity of our exhibition America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far. She worked with us to form the exhibit’s American Muslim narrative,…

Shiza Shahid is a social entrepreneur, television personality, speaker and women’s rights advocate

Rohina Malik is a critically acclaimed Chicago playwright and solo performance artist. She was born and raised in London, England, and moved to Chicago when she was 15 years old. …

A well-respected author and lecturer, Asma Gull Hasan has established herself as a highly sought expert on the American Muslim community. Her two published books, American Muslims: The New Generation…

Walid Shoebat, used to be a radicalized Muslim willing to die for the cause of Jihad until I converted to Christianity in 1994. As a member of the PLO I…

Sari Nusseibeh is Professor of Islamic and Political Philosophy and President of al-Quds University, East Jerusalem (1995-present). Born in Damascus in 1949, he was brought up in Jerusalem and later…

Featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal; quoted by Senator John Kerry on the floor of the U.S. Senate; and described as a national resource by Richard…

Parisa Montazaran is from The Real World Sydney is an Iranian American. She graduated from NYU majoring in international relations, middle eastern studies, and economics in December 2006 just before…

Born in Beirut to Palestinian parents and raised in Chicago, Ismail Khalidi is a playwright, poet and activist, as well as an actor, educator and journalist on occasion. Khalidi holds…

Rami George Khouri is a Palestinian-Jordanian and U.S. citizen whose family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth. He is director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International…

Popular high fashion model and actress, Iman is also a woman of conscience. As a native of Somalia, she is actively involved in the hunger crisis that is plaguing her…

Husain Haqqani is a Pakistani scholar and public figure who most recently served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States from 2008-2011. He is widely credited with managing a difficult…

In her poems and plays, Suheir Hammad blends the stories and sounds of her Palestinian-American heritage with the vibrant language of Brooklyn to create a passionately modern voice. Suheir Hammad…

Vartan Gregorian is president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Prior to assuming this position in 1997, he served for nine years as president of Brown University. From 1981…

Brigitte Gabriel has become one of the leading terrorism experts in the world providing information and analysis on Global Islamic terrorism. She is a member of the board of Advisers…

Joseph Farah is the co-founder, editor and chief executive officer of WorldNetDaily.com, the world’s leading independent Internet news source. In addition, Farah writes a daily column for WND and a…

Mahnaz Afkhami is Founder and President of Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP), Executive Director of Foundation for Iranian Studies, and former Minister of State for Women's…

An expert on the Muslim world and on Islamic political thought, Dr. Ahmad is a professor of political science  and an editor of a number of scholarly Islamic journals in…