Fadwa El Guindi
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Fadwa El Guindi played Amsha Bashir, Dr. Bashir's mother, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume". It is her only acting or television role.
- "I'm an anthropologist, not an actress!"
- - Fadwa El Guindi
She is a retired professor of Anthropology at UCLA, and spokesperson for Arab-Americans. She promotes diversity and has spoken in front of the United Nations, and personally advised President Clinton on policy in the Middle East.
