#PALESTINE: Famous Palestinians

[AZPhoenix]

Some of you Arabs or non-Arabs or Israelis better respect this thread!


Iwan, Palestinian singer born in Lebanon



Amal Hejazy, Palestinian model and singer born in Lebanon



Julia Boutros, Palestinian singer born in Lebanon


Rania Masri, Palestinian human rights advocate born in Lebanon


Nazik el Hariri, widow of Rafik el Hariri


Farah Bseso, Palestinian actress from Syria


Mai Masri, palestinian-American director and filmmaker


Shokran Mortaja, Palestinian actress from Syria


Ranin, Palestinian pop singer


Toni Qattan, Palestinian singer born in Jerusalem



Fadel Shaker, famous Palestinian singer born in Lebanon



Ammar Hassan, Palestinian singer


Diana Karazon, Palestinian singer from Jordan



Magida El Roumi, Palestinian singer from Lebanon


Ruba Hatem, Palestinian singer and artist born in Kuwait



Natacha Atlas, Belgium-born singer of Palestinian/Egyptian/Moroccan descent.


Razan Moghrabi, host of popular Lebanese television show.


Niral Karantinji, Palestinian winner of Israeli reality show "The Models."


Mohammad Bakri, Palestinian actor in the movie "Private."


Elia Suleiman, Palestinian film director and actor.



Hiam Abbass, Palestinian actress born in Nazareth


Manal Khader, Palestinian actress



Markam Khoury, Palestinian actor born in Jerusalem


Clara Khoury, Palestinian actress


Michel Khleifi, Palestinian film director born in Nazareth


Mark Copani, Palestinian and Italian-American wrestler born in Jordan.


Johar Abu Lashin, Palestinian champion boxer born in Nazareth



Abas Suan, Palestinian star soccer player in Israel


Walid Badir, Palestinian star soccer player in Israel


Ray Hanania, Palestinian Comedian from Chicago



Mo Amer, Palestinian-American Comedian



"Fredwreck" Farid Nassar - is a hip-hop producer, mostly for West Coast acts. (He is my far cousin from his mom side)



Hany Abu-Assad, Director from Nazareth, Palestine


Kais Nashef, Palestinian actor from Tel Aviv


Ali Suliman, Palestinian actor from Nazareth


Queen Rania of Jordan, orginially Palestinian



Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary theorist, critic, and Palestinian activist.


Ghassan Kanafi, Palestinian writer and a spokesman for the PFLP


Ali Abunimah, VP of the Arab American Action Network & co-founder of Electonic Intifada.


Naji al-Ali, famous Palestinian political cartoonist



Samir Joubran, Palestinian musician


Reem Kelani, Palestinian singer born in Manchester


Rim Banna, Palestinian singer born in Nazareth



Amal Murkus, Palestinian singer and actress


Simon Shaheen, Palestinian musician from Galilee


Haytham Safia, Palestinian musician from Jerusalem


Nadine Salameh, Palestinian actress from Lebanon


Nathalie Handal, Palestinian poet


Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and writer born in Al-Birwah


Joseph Massad, Columbia University professor of Arab Politics and Intellectual History.


Hanan Ashrawi, well-known Palestinian spokesperson, scholar and political activist.


Casey Kasem, American radio host, of Lebanese and Palestinian ancestry.


Iron Sheik, Palestinian-American hip-hop artist


The Sound of Reason, Palestinian-Canadian singing group



Ragtop, Palestinian lead rapper in the group the Philistines



DJ Khaled, Palestinian rapper born in Louisiana



Rashid Khalidi, well-known Palestinian historian


Mustafa Barghouti, well-known Palestinian democracy activist born in Jerusalem


Samih Farsoun, Palestinian American sociologist and activist


Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador, originally Palestinian


Said Musa, Prime minister of Belize


John H. Sununu, former White House Chief of Staff



John E. Sununu, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.


Carlos Flores Facusse, former President of Honduras



DAM, Palestinian rap group



Patriarch, Palestinian-American rapper from California



Arabesque, Palestinian-Canadian hip hop artist



Dean Obeidallah, Palestinian and Sicilian comedian from New Jersey



Maysoon Zayid, Palestinian comedian from New Jersey



Suheir Hammad, Palestinian activist and Def Jam poet born in New York



Betty Shamieh, Palestinian-American actress and director



Aron Kader, Palestinian-American comedian

[pali]

Nice list, i guess many people appreciate your work.
Thanks
peace

[AZPhoenix]

You are welcome.

[Halawala]

Thanks Pheonix.I appreciate your effort to portray Palestine in this forum... I didnt know Majda Al-Rommy, Julia Botros, Razan Magrable, Diana Karzon, and Amal Hijazi are of Palesintian origin. Yet, they call themselves Lebanese, which is their home country of course, or Jordanian in the case of Diana Karzon.

[metal gear]

are u sure about all of them ?
there should be an international institution harvesting the potential of the palestinian elite in favour of recreating and preserving palestine ,by the elite themselves ,specially the academia ,sort of cyber palestine .untill the liperation is achieved .

[metal gear]

Originally Posted by Halawala

Thanks Pheonix.I appreciate your effort to portray Palestine in this forum... I didnt know Majda Al-Rommy, Julia Botros, Razan Magrable, Diana Karzon, and Amal Hijazi are of Palesintian origin. Yet, they call themselves Lebanese, which is their home country of course, or Jordanian in the case of Diana Karzon.

an american can still call himself a jordanian ,so y not?
espescially that palestinians with othernationality are constantly" reminded " of thier roots .

[erci79]

impressive!

I love her http://growabrain.typepad.com/photos...f_jordan_1.jpg

[sargon]

Majeda Al Roumi's Father worked for Haifa Radio, but he is Lebanese
Amal Hejazy from Saida

[sargon]

You forgot to add Mays Hamdan

[crazyeight]

I don't think Amal Hejazy, Razan Moghrabi and Julia Botros are Palestinian though.

[IL]

Abas Suan and Walid Badir are Israelis not Palestinians.
They don't have Palestinian ID, they have Israeli ID and they play in Israel national football team.

[Nadini]

Julia Boutros is Palestinian,
Majida Al Roumi and Razan Moghrabi aren't
Amal Hejazy im not to sure
You guys CAN'T forget Belly! He's a famous rap artist in Canada and in the USA!!!

[smussuw]

Originally Posted by Vixtro

how is he being a troll? :S Palestinian is not an ethnicity it's a nationality...........therefore he is right, they are israelis not palestinians

Its an identity not a nationality.

[Halawala]

Originally Posted by smussuw

Its an identity not a nationality.

Love this quote!

Anyway, Palestinians who live abroad have Palestinian identity. They will always have a place in their heart for their homeland--no matter what their passports say.

[Tonnerre]

My post was deleted What's the point of these forums as long as someone can't say his opinion.

[AZPhoenix]

Originally Posted by IL

Abas Suan and Walid Badir are Israelis not Palestinians.
They don't have Palestinian ID, they have Israeli ID and they play in Israel national football team.

They are Palestinian with Israeli citizen. I guess you call them so-called Israeli Arab?

[asb63]

I have both Jordanian & Canadian Citizenships, born and spent most of my life in Saudi Arabia. Now living in UAE. I love all mentioned countries but still I'm Palestinian

[AZPhoenix]

Originally Posted by asb63

I have both Jordanian & Canadian Citizenships, born and spent most of my life in Saudi Arabia. Now living in UAE. I love all mentioned countries but still I'm Palestinian

Exactly, I am a Palestinian born and raised in Phoenix Arizona all my life. I have visited to Palestine a lot of times since I was a baby. I will never lose my culture or my heritage from Palestine where my great great great grandpa come from over hundred of generations.

[LeB-iT]

I guess Emile La77oud could also be palestinian LOL...since every1's palestinian apparently

[AZPhoenix]

Originally Posted by LeB-iT

I guess Emile La77oud could also be palestinian LOL...since every1's palestinian apparently

No, he is not Palestinian. There are many Palestinians left Palestine pre-1948 to Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and many other countries. Sometime they don't want to consider themselves Palestinian. Because some Arabs hate Palestinians and look at them as 2nd class citizen in the Arab world. Like Diana Karazon is afraid she will lose all her votes if she call herself Palestinian. She keep it secret and call her Jordanian instead. I know her relative originally from Palestine. My mom's friend's husband know her relatives.