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- Suzanne Sareini. Suzanne Sareini made history as the first Arab American ever elected to Dearborn, Michigan’s City Council. As a resident in the most densely populated Arab American city, her victory in 1989 helped dozens of other Arab Americans run for public office and serve their communities.
- Helen Thomas. Helen Thomas was a famed author and journalist, well known for being the first female member and president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, as well as the first female officer of the National Press Club.
- Kathy Najimy. Kathy Najimy is an American actress and comedian most known for her roles in Sister Act, Hocus Pocus, Veep, and King of the Hill. Najimy has been using her celebrity status to be an outspoken activist for women’s rights, animal rights, gay rights, and feminist causes.
- Dr. Najat Khelil. Dr. Khelil is a champion of both science and activist. In 1974, she became the first woman in the State of Texas to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear physics.
- 12 Amazing Arab American Women You Need to Know About
- Susan Abulhawa
- Saddeka Arebi
- Rosemary Barkett
- Doris Bittar
- Rima Fakih
- Deana Haggag
- Linda Sarsour
- Salma Hayek
- Hoda Kotb
posted on: May 29, 2019 By: Emily Becker/Arab America Contributing Writer Little is known about the true lives of Arab American women in the United States and around the world. Unfortunately, many of their accomplishments and contributions to society are overshadowed by stereotypes arising from the media. As evidenced by the following women, there ...
Susan Abulhawa is a Palestinian-American writer and activist. As the founder of an NGO called “Playgrounds for Palestine,” her books have been translated into more than 15 languages. Through written works, speeches, and her roles in different organizations, Abulhawa aims to promote the rights of Palestinians around the world.
Saddeka Arebi was a Libyan-American social anthropologist who studied the presence of women in Saudi Arabian culture, religion, and history. Besides publishing influential written works, she was an active member of the Muslim World League and a lecturer who taught about women and Islam in the Arab world.
As the daughter of Syrian immigrants to Mexico, Rosemary Barkett is the first female Arab American judge on the Florida Supreme Court. After her appointment, she was elected the first woman Chief Justice by her colleagues.
Doris Bittar is an interdisciplinary artist with pieces exhibited all over the world. Besides weaving American and Arab culture into what she calls “cultural DNA,” Bittar enjoys expressing her Arab identity using art. Her decision to incorporate such elements arose out of escalating tensions and conflict in the Middle East. While she still uses art...
Rima Fakih is a Lebanese-American actress, model, professional wrestler, and beauty pageant title-holder. In 2010, she was awarded Miss USA where she represented her home state of Michigan. She then became the National Director of Miss Lebanon in 2018.
Egyptian-American Deana Haggag founded United States Artists in 2017; an organization in which she is now CEO. Formerly the Executive Director of an art museum called “The Contemporary,” Haggag is now credited with turning the museum into one of the most vital cultural institutions in Baltimore, Maryland.
Linda Sarsour is an American political activist of Palestinian descent who speaks out for a variety of individuals, including immigrants, Muslims, women, black victims of police violence, and Standing Rock Native Americans. She is also the former Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New York and co-chair of the Women’s March.
With family originating from Lebanon, Salma Hayek is a Mexican-American actress who has succeeded in both the American and Mexican TV and filming industry. She has received many nominations and awards for her acting and is also a prominent advocate for domestic abuse victims.
Hoda Kotb is an Egyptian-American journalist and Todayshow co-anchor. She also plays a role in its entertainment segment and was formerly a correspondent for Dateline.
Mar 10, 2015 · Globally, the average percentage of women in parliament is 25%, but across the Arab world as a whole, women only hold 7% of parliamentary seats. 8. Women’s participation in the workforce is low, at 25%. The global average for women in the labor force is about 50%. In MENA it half that despite the fact that more and more women are better ...
Arab Americans (Arabic: عَرَبٌ أَمْرِيكِا, romanized: ʻArab Amrīkā or Arabic: العرب الأمريكيون, romanized: al-ʻArab al-Amrīkīyūn) are Americans of Arab ancestry. Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants from the Arab world.
- Fatima al-Fihri. Fatima al-Fihri was born in 800 CE in the Tunisian city of al-Qarawiyyin and is credited with establishing the world’s first university in the Moroccan city of Fez.
- Sameera Moussa. Born in Egypt's Gharbia governorate in 1917, Moussa went on to become one of the country's most important nuclear scientists. She first became interested in nuclear technology after the death of her mother from cancer while she was still a child.
- Zaha Hadid. Born in Baghdad in 1950, Hadid would go on to become one of the most important architects of the modern era, designing structures that are today found in global cities as diverse as London, Baku, New York and Antwerp, among others.
- Anbara Salam Khalidi. A writer, translator and feminist, Khalidi was the founder of one of the earliest women’s societies in the Middle East, with her influence extending far beyond the borders of Lebanon, where she was born in August 1897.
Feb 2, 2016 · For an American Muslim woman, deciding whether or not to wear the headscarf — or hijab — isn't a choice to be taken lightly.
Apr 12, 2024 · In 2022 President Biden officially declared April as Arab American Heritage Month. While the federal designation of this month is relatively new, the presence of people with Arab heritage in the United States dates back centuries.
