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Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch and “Mr. Robot” actor, Egyptian-American Rami Malek are among a record 774 people from 57 countries invited to join the ranks of the group that chooses the annual Oscars as it seeks to diversify its predominantly white male membership.
Other Arabs in the list include: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, an Algerian film director and screenwriter; Diana El Jeiroudi, a Berlin-based, Syrian independent documentary film director; Jihan El-Tahri, a French-Egyptian writer, director and producer of documentary films; and Khadija Alami, a Moroccan producer and production manager.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that its class of 2017 invitees was 39 percent female and 30 percent people of color.
That marks a more than 300 percent increase in racial diversity since the 2016 #OscarsSoWhite furor that prompted radical changes at the Academy after all the 20 Oscar nominees for acting that year were white.
“Get Out” director Jordan Peele, Australian comedian Rebel Wilson and “Ghostbusters” actress Leslie Jones were also among the invitees, along with “Quantico” actress Priyanka Chopra, “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm and “Rogue One” actor Riz Ahmed.
“It’s up to all of us to ensure that new faces and voices are seen and heard, and to take a shot on the next generation the way someone took a shot on each of us,” Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in a statement on Wednesday announcing the new invitees.
The roster of film industry professionals, including also directors, producers and casting directors, who belong to the Academy has long been cited as a barrier to racial and gender equality at the Oscars, the world’s most prestigious movie awards.
If all the new invitees accept, the Academy will have some 7,400 members.
This year’s crop also includes “Moonlight” best picture director Barry Jenkins, “Hamilton” musical creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart and fashion designer and director Tom Ford.

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