People & Culture

People & Culture
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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...

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Riz Ahmed

  Ahmed has frequently spoken out about the realities of being Muslim in western countries. While leading a discussion during a diversity leadership ...

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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. &...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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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