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- Birth nameMaher Muhammad Hathout
- Maher M. Hathout was born on January 1, 1936 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Two Men in Town (2014) and Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus (2000). He was married to Ragaa Mostafa. He died on January 3, 2015 in Duarte, California, USA.
- SpouseRagaa Mostafa(1962 - January 3, 2015) (his death, 2 children)
- In the mid-1950s, Hathout was imprisoned in Cairo, Egypt, for protesting against the military dictatorship.
- Maher Hathout founded the Muslim Public Affairs Council with offices in both Los Angeles, California, and Washington, D.C.
- Joining with some Christian and Jewish representatives, Hathout spoke out on various social issues including U.S wars in the Middle East, the spread of nuclear weapons and against the philosophy advocated by radical Islamic extremists.
- Hathout urged President William Clinton and President George W. Bush to improve political relationships within the Muslim world.
- Maher Hathout was Chairman and later Chief Spokesperson for the Islamic Center of Los Angeles for about three decades.
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