Shohreh Aghdashloo
The Iranian-American actress was born into a Muslim family. In a 2013 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Aghdashloo speculated that her Muslim ide...
Read More...Riz Ahmed
Ahmed has frequently spoken out about the realities of being Muslim in western countries. While leading a discussion during a diversity leadership ...
Read More...Hasan Minhaj
The “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” host has said that he identifies as Muslim but that his identity is also informed by many things. &...
Read More...Ramy Youssef
Youssef is the creator and star of the Hulu series “Ramy.” The dark comedy is loosely based on Youssef’s life as a first-generation...
Read More...Bella Hadid
In 2017 the model marched in protest of President Trump’s executive order seeking to halt refugees and visitors from seven predominantly Musl...
Read More...Zayn Malik
The former One Direction band member was raised Muslim by his mother, who converted to the religion, and his British-Pakistani father. In 2018 the ...
Read More...Dr. Mehmet Oz
Dr. Mehmet Oz is a cardiothoracic surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, as well as an author and the host of the popular health and wellness TV ...
Read More...Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon is widely considered one of the best centers to ever play basketball. After leading the University of Houston to three Final ...
Read More...Dave Chappelle
Raised by a Unitarian Universalist minister, Chappelle converted to Islam in 1998. Seven years later, he told Time, “I don’t normally t...
Read More...Ice Cube
Hip-hop artist Ice Cube rose to prominence in the gangster rap group N.W.A, then enjoyed a successful solo career in music and Hollywood films. Bor...
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