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Zeeko Zaki on Whether Dick Wolf Would Make a Show About ICE – and Leading ‘FBI’ as an Arab-American Muslim: ‘I’m Still the Only One’
According to “FBI” star Zeeko Zaki, it’s no longer shocking that an Arab-American Muslim is the lead in a TV show. “Which was the goal, of course. But then, at the same time, I’m still the only one,” he told journalists at Monte-Carlo Television Festival. “There’s still a bigger fight for representation on TV. And there’s […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Zeeko Zaki on Whether Dick Wolf Would Make a Show About ICE – and Leading ‘FBI’ as an Arab-American Muslim: ‘I’m Still the Only One’, According to “FBI” star Zeeko Zaki, it’s no longer shocking that an Arab-American Muslim is the lead in a TV show. “Which was the goal, of course. But then, at the same time, I’m still the only one,” he told journalists at Monte-Carlo Television Festival. “There’s still a bigger fight for representation on TV. And there’s […]
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- Zeeko Zaki on Whether Dick Wolf Would Make a Show About ICE – and Leading ‘FBI’ as an Arab-American Muslim: ‘I’m Still the Only One’Variety - 2026-06-14T20:32:34+00:00
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