A number of Arab personalities have been invited to join this year's class at the Academy of Cinematic Arts and Sciences. Of the 819 academic invitations, 45% were devoted to women and 36% to less-represented minorities:
Ahmad Saleh
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Khaled Mouzanar
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Mai Masri
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Tarak Ben Ammar
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Meryam Joobeur
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Najwa Najjar
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