He was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist.

On election night 2018, Democrat Rashida Tlaib won a historic race in Michigan's 13th Congressional District, making her the first female Muslim to be elected to the House of Representatives.

McAuliffe was a great niece of Lebanese-American historian Philip Khuri Hitti. She was an American teacher and astronaut who was killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a payload specialist.

Born in Cairo, Egypt, Dina Habib Powell has an impressive resume in the fields of both business and politics.

American geologist Dr. Farouk el-Baz was born in Egypt and helped plan all the Apollo moon landings.

Born Mona Hanna in Sheffield, England, her parents are Iraqi scientists and dissidents who fled during the Baath regime.

Zayid helped other Arab American female comics find their voice in the industry.

Former San Diego Chargers quarterback Doug Flutie, who threw the “miracle touchdown” pass for Boston College, won the Heisman Trophy in 1984.

She is the Advocacy and Civic Engagement Coordinator for the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC).

James Jabara, son of Lebanese immigrants, was the first American jet ace in history.

Estebanico Azemmouri, a Moroccan man, landed in the United States of America in 1527, and Antonio Bishallany who immigrated from Lebanon became the first member of a community today known as “Arab Americans.” This is the story of Arab Americans’ beginning in America – and the origins of their quest for fair representation.