Middle Eastern Heritage Speakers

Cultural Richness: Experts Exploring Middle Eastern Cultures & Traditions

List of Middle Eastern Heritage Speakers

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a geopolitical and transcontinental region that, throughout its modern history, has played a large and shifting role in regional and world politics. While many of these nations share a common cultural and linguistic heritage, the Middle East is home to a wide range of diverse religions, ethnicities, cultures, diasporas, and indigenous peoples. Whether they're celebrating their own heritage or are experts in Middle Eastern political and social issues, the journalists, political speakers, celebrities, and activists in this category spark important conversations about immigration, foreign affairs and national security, humanitarian aid, human rights, and cross-cultural communication. Whether you are planning an event for National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM), or otherwise looking to honor the contributions of generations of Middle Eastern Americans, these keynote speakers are a great addition to university and heritage events.

  • SELECTED TOPIC:
Budget Range
Search within selection
Speaking Topics
Speaker Location
107 SPEAKER RESULTS
Sort by:
Maysoon Zayid
(4 ratings)

Palestinian-American Actress, Writer & Comedian; Disability & Anti-Cyber Bullying Advocate

Sara Minkara
(1 rating)

Former US Special Advisor on International Disability Rights; Founder, CEO of Sara Minkara LLC & Empowerment Through Integration

Marcus Lemonis
(2 ratings)

Serial Entrepreneur, Investor & TV Personality; Chairman & CEO of Camping World; Star of FOX Nation's "The Fixer"; Philanthropist & Founder of The Lemon-AID Foundation

Dennis Prager

Host of the Dennis Prager Radio Show, Co-Founder of Prager University, NY Times Bestselling Author & Columnist

Parag Khanna

Global Strategic Advisor; Founder & Managing Partner at FutureMap; Author of "Move: the Forces Uprooting Us"

Trita Parsi
(1 rating)

Iranian-Swedish-American Scholar & Political Analyst; Founder of the National Iranian American Council; Author of Several Award-Winning Books on US Foreign Policy

Jared Cohen

President of Global Affairs & Co-Head Goldman Sachs Global Institute at Goldman Sachs; New York Times Bestselling Author

Hoda Kotb

Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist, Television Personality, Author & Former Co-Anchor of NBC News' TODAY

Ronald W. Zweig

Israeli Historian Specializing in Hebrew & Judaic Studies

Asra Nomani

Communications Strategist, Investigative Journalist, Cross-Cultural Communications Trainer & Researcher

Matthew Olsen

Former Director of NCTC, Cybersecurity Firm Leader, National Security Analyst

Linda Sarsour
(8 ratings)

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

Mubin Shaikh
(1 rating)

Homeland Security & Counter Terrorism Specialist; Former Undercover Human Source for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Willis Sparks

Director of Global Macro Politics at the Eurasia Group; Expert in Geopolitical Risk Management, U.S. Politics, Foreign Policy & Global Emerging Markets

Moj Mahdara
(1 rating)

Entrepreneur, Advisor, Investor & Speaker; Founder & Managing Partner of Kinship Ventures, LLC; Founder of the Iranian Diaspora Collective

Judea Pearl

Israeli-born American Computer Scientist and Philosopher; Father of Slain Wall Street Journal Reporter Daniel Pearl; President of the Daniel Pearl Foundation

Khaled A. Beydoun
(1 rating)

Law Professor at Arizona State University; Author of "The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims"

Chris Bashinelli
(5 ratings)

National Geographic Explorer & TV Host; United Nations Moderator; "The Sopranos" Actor; Expert on Human Connection & Happiness in Business

Daniel Silva

International Bestselling Author, Espionage Novelist, Former Journalist

Avi Issacharoff
(1 rating)

Middle East Analyst, Award-Winning Author, Documentary Filmmaker