Asra Nomani

Journalist & Author, Women's Rights Activist

Fawzia Koofi

Former Member of the Afghan Parliament; International Advocate for Women's Rights

Lesley Hazleton

Author of "The First Muslim," a New Look at the Life of Muhammad

Mavis Leno

Chair of the Campaign to Help Afghan Women & Girls

Marty Makary, M.D.

Healthcare Futurist, Johns Hopkins Surgeon & Professor of Public Health

Uri Dadush

Senior Associate and Director, Carnegie's International Economics Program

Diane Rehm

Radio Talk-Show Host

Robin Wright

Foreign Policy Analyst, Journalist & Author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World"

Gail Harris

Highest Ranking African American Woman in the US Navy

Nonie Darwish

Egyptian-American Human Rights Activist, Author & Founder of Arabs For Israel

Shirin Ebadi

Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Iranian Activist & Lawyer

Suheir Hammad

Palestinian-American Poet & Playwright

Mariane Pearl

Widow of Journalist Daniel Pearl

Chris Hedges

Foreign Correspondent & Author

Richard Wolffe

Digital Executive, Best-Selling Author & Columnist at The Guardian

President's Speaker Series - YouTube

Joshua Malina

Actor Known for his roles in "The West Wing" & "Scandal"

Roya Hakakian

Iranian Poet, Journalist & Author

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Emmy-Nominated Journalist; Correspondent & Producer at VICE Media, LLC

Lara Setrakian

Founder, Syria Deeply; Innovative Journalist

Nathan J. Brown

Professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, is a distinguished scholar and author of six books on Arab politics