Algerian descent) Paul Zed - lawyer, professor, former Member of Parliament (of Lebanese descent) Political activists Maher Arar - human rights activist; deportation and tortured victim in Syrian jail (of Syrian descent) Monia Mazigh - human rights activist and New Democratic Party candidate (of Tunisian descent) Samah Sabawi - Palestinian rights activist and playwright Rahaf Mohammed - Refugee and activist from Saudi Arabia Filmmakers and writers Rawi Hage (Author: De Niro's Game, Beirut Hellfire Society, Cockroach; Lebanese) Anisa Mehdi - Emmy Award-winning film director, journalist and director of Inside Mecca (of Iraqi descent) Wajdi Mouawad (Writer: Incendies, Lebanese) Donald Shebib - documentary filmmaker (of Lebanese descent) Singers Ali Gatie - singer (of Iraqi descent) Paul Anka - singer (of Syrian descent) Belly - rap/hip hop artist (of Palestinian descent) Andy Kim - pop singer/songwriter (of Lebanese descent) K.Maro - rapper (of Lebanese descent) Kristina Maria - singer/songwriter (of Lebanese descent) Massari - pop and hip-hop singer (of Lebanese descent) Narcy - rapper (of Iraqi descent) Nasri - reggae and pop singer (of Palestinian descent) Vaï - rapper, hip hop singer (of Moroccan descent) Karl Wolf - singer (of Lebanese descent) Zaho - singer (of Algerian descent) Athletes Ramzi Abid - professional hockey player (of Tunisian descent) David Azzi - professional player in Canadian Football League (of Lebanese descent) John Hanna - professional hockey player (of Lebanese descent) Ed Hatoum - professional hockey player (of Lebanese descent) Fabian Joseph - former professional hockey player (Canada men's national ice hockey team) (of Lebanese descent) Nazem Kadri - professional hockey player (of Lebanese descent) John Makdessi - professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter (of Lebanese descent) Alain Nasreddine - professional hockey player (of Lebanese descent) Jean Sayegh - water polo player (of Lebanese descent) Rami Sebei - professional wrestler, under the ring names Sami Zayn and El Generico Yassine Bounou - professional soccer player (Morocco national football team) (of Moroccan descent) Others Reema Abdo - former backstroke swimmer (of Yemeni descent) René Angélil - manager and husband of Céline Dion, (of Syrian descent) Nahlah Ayed - journalist (of Palestinian descent) Rachid Badouri - comedian (of Moroccan descent) Hoda ElMaraghy - first woman to serve as dean of engineering at a Canadian university. Appointed as Canada Research Chair (CRC) in manufacturing systems in 2002. (of Egyptian descent) Mohamed Fahmy - journalist and reporter Ghassan Halazon - entrepreneur (of Jordanian-Palestinian descent) Jade Hassouné - known