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So if it is true that Esmail was born to Egyptian national parents (even in the US), then he also could hold Egyptian citizenship. What we have is a lot of fuzzy sources that just say "Egyptian," not nationality or ethnicity.

A useful quote from the Egyptian citizenship wiki article: "A prime example is the child of Egyptians born in the United States, where any person born subject to its jurisdiction is automatically a citizen: assuming that both parents are Egyptian but not American citizens, the child is without question automatically an American citizen under American law and an Egyptian citizen under Egyptian law."--Shibbolethink ( ) 23:40, 17 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't specify citizenship, and in terms of the lead it doesn't matter: He was born in America, raised in America, lives in America, and became notable in America. I understand ethnic pride, and his heritage is certainly discussed in the article body — I even added a cited quote by him about being Egyptian-American. But it does not belong in the lead. --Tenebrae (talk) 02:49, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]