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*[[Nada Shabout]], art historian and Assistant Professor at the [[University of North Texas]].<ref>http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/46882/</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:32, 7 February 2008
This is a list of famous Iraqi Americans.
Academia/Science
- Dr Ibrahim al-Marashi, academic plagiarized by the British government
- Rafil A. Dhafir, physician
- Elias Alsabti, medical researcher and writer
- Majid Khadduri, academic and founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program
- Kanan Makiya, academic, professor
- Saadi Simawe, translator, novelist and teacher
- Ella Shohat, professor, author and activist
- Hind Rassam Culhane, professor
- Khidir Hamza, scientist
- Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, scientist
- Shaul Bakhash, Iranologist
- Nada Shabout, art historian and Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas.[1][2]
- Raouf A. Ridha, civil engineer
- Jeffrey R. Ridha, physician
Activists
- Dahlia Wasfi, activist
- Julie Iny, activist and author
Actors
- Heather Raffo, Award winning playwright/actress most known for her role in 9 Parts of Desire
- Zina Zaflow, actress
- Alia Shawkat, actress known as Maeby Fünke on Arrested Development
- Chris Kattan, comedian and actor; best known for his work on Saturday Night Live
- Basam Ridha, actor
- Sarab Kamoo, actress known for her role in Super Sucker
- Yasmine Hanani, actress known for her role in Voices of Iraq and The Kingdom
- Tamara Dhia, actress known for her lead role in Santa Claus in Baghdad[3]
Architecture
- Hisham N. Ashkouri, architect
- Raed Jarrar architect, blogger, and activist
Artists
- Wafaa Bilal, artist and professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Toba Khedoori, artist
- Leila Kubba, artist
- Sama Raena Alshaibi, artist
- Maysaloun Faraj, artist
- Oded Halahmy, artist[4]
Business
- Sam Kubba, author and businessman
- Shakir al Khafaji, businessman
- Susan Gailani, interior designer and businesswoman
Directors
- Usama Alshaibi, film director of Muhammad and Jane
- Ali Hossaini, filmmaker, philosopher and pacifist
- Anisa Mehdi, Emmy Award winning film director and journalist
- Carole Basri, filmaker
Models
- Amy Fadhli, fitness model, actress and winner of the Fitness America National Champion 1996
Musicians
- Chemda Khalili, singer/songwriter and co-host of the Keith and The Girl podcast
- TIMZ, rapper
- Elliott Yamin, singer
- Stephan Smith, singer-songwriter, poet and political activist
- Ahmed El Faleh, singer who participated in Super Star 3, the pan-Arabic version of Pop Idol
- Rahim AlHaj, musician and composer
- Dena El Saffar, musician
- Amir ElSaffar, musician and younger brother of Dena
- Linda George, singer
- Majid Kakka, singer[5]
- Juliana Jendo, singer
- Janan Sawa, musician[6]
- Fabian Alsultany, DJ
Politics
- Rend al-Rahim Francke, politician, political activist and once held the position as Iraqi ambassador to the United States
- Ayham al-Samarie, politician
- John Kanno, politician running for congress in California
- Qubad Talabani, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative in Washington DC and son of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani
Sports
- Falah Hassan, footballer
- Najah Ali, boxer
Writers & Journalists
- Daniel Pearl, journalist (kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan)
- Zainab Salbi, writer, activist, co-founder and president of Women for Women International
- Alon Ben-Meir, professor, writer and is the Middle East Project director at the World Policy Institute
- Saul Fathi, author
- Jack Marshall (author), poet and author
- Abdul Ameer Yousef Habeeb, journalist
- Ayad Rahim, journalist
- Zeyad Kasim, journalist and blogger[7]
- Lorraine Ali, editor and music critic [8]
- Farrah Sarafa, poet, editor, translator and teacher
- Dunya Mikhail, poet
- Rachel Wahba, writer
- Thura Al Windawi, author
- Joseph Braude, author
- Sinan Antoon, poet, novelist and translator[9]
Other
- Kaysar Ridha, contestant on reality show Big Brother
- Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, soldier
- Aban Elias, civil engineer, (recently held hostage and has not been heard from since)
- Michael Mizrachi, professional poker player (Iraqi Jewish father)
- Robert Mizrachi, professional poker player and older brother of Michael Mizrachi
- Jumana Hanna, involved in war propaganda
- Farris Hassan
- Husham Al-Husainy, Sheikh of the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center
- Joseph Markhay, engineer
- Robert Nalo, burglar and heist man
- Samuel Nalo, businessman, hijacker, burglar and brother of Robert
- Sami Khoshaba Latchin
- Mohammad Munaf
- Abdul Rahman Yasin, a suspected American terrorist
- Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief, attorney who helped the United States armed forces rescue Jessica Lynch from Iraq
- Leila Barclay, storyteller[10][11]
References
- ^ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/46882/
- ^ http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/111507/news3.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.odedhalahmy.com/history.shtml
- ^ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=80856283
- ^ http://www.janansawa.com/
- ^ http://healingiraq.blogspot.com
- ^ http://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/03fallbiosabs.htm
- ^ http://www.selvesandothers.org/view691.html
- ^ http://www.1stmediterranean.com/actuuk/archivesuk/resultat.php?id=1115
- ^ http://www.albustanseeds.org/teachers2004.html