Younis Mahmoud PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER - Younis was a striker on the Iraq national football team, and captained the team for ten years. He has broken many records and considered one of the country's greatest. Now he is the President of the Iraq Former Players Association
Jessica Meir ASTRONAUT, MARINE BIOLOGIST, PHYSIOLOGIST - She started her career as a professor and studied marine biology and physiology, and was later selected by NASA to Astronaut Group 21. Along with Christina Koch, she became the first woman in an all-female spacewalk.
Nadia Murad HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENT - Since her escape from ISIS captivity, Nadia has advocated for women's rights and through her organization, Nadia's Initiative, she has helped countless women in Iraq that are living in conflict areas to rebuild their lives.
Shayma Mustafa AUTHOR, CO-FOUNDER OF KBK RELIEF FOUNDATION - Interested in nonprofits at a young age, she grew up to help found the KBK Relief Foundation to help women around the world. She is also a teacher and published the book, All American Muslim Girl.
Mena and Zena Nasiri AUTHORS, FOUNDERS OF GIRLS OF THE CRESCENT - Mena and Zena founded the nonprofit organization, Girls of the Crescent, to collect books with female Muslim main characters and donate them to schools and libraries in an effort to increase diversity, representation, and acceptance.
Ahmed Rahim CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF NUMI TEA - He began designing teahouses in Prague, where he learned a lot about tea, the culture and traditions surrounding it, and how healthy it can be. He decided to start Numi Tea, creating the blends and flavors that many people now enjoy.
