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Pathbreakers of Arab America—Najla Said

posted on: Jul 3, 2024

By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer

This is the fifty-second of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our fifty-second pathbreaker is Najla Said, a Palestinian American author, actress, playwright, and activist. Najla is the daughter of noted postcolonial scholar and public intellectual Palestinian American Edward Said and of writer and activist, Lebanese American Mariam C. Said. Najla Said’s literary and academic work addresses racism, stereotyping, and social and economic inequality, and focuses on the challenges that face immigrant and second-generation Americans.

Daughter of famous parents, Najla Said has a distinctive view of her Palestinian Lebanese American identity

Najla Said was born on April 4, 1974, in New York City, and grew up