Maysoon Zayid
Palestinian-American comedian with cerebral palsy
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A D Lauren-Abunassar
A.D. Lauren-Abunassar is a Palestinian-American poet, writer and journalist. Her first book, Coriolis, was winner of the 2023 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize.
Angela Mazakis
American poet
Nathalie Handal
Nathalie Handal is the author of 10 award winning books, translated into over 15 languages.
Carolina Ebeid
American poet
Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim
Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim is an embroiderer whose journey as an artist started in her birthplace of Safad.
Sabrene Odeh
Palestinian-American activist
Rashida Tlaib
As a life-long Detroiter, and one of the first Muslim-Americans, as well as the first Palestinian-American woman, ever elected to the United States Congress, Tlaib advocates for issues that affect the working-class.
Mona Hatoum
Sculptor Mona Hatoum is part of a generation of artists who started to work more commonly across different media in order to best present their intended message.