Sex and porn aren't exactly readily discussed topics in the Arab world, but that hasn't stopped some ambitious Arabs from completely ignoring cultural taboos and finding success in the adult film industry.

While most of us have heard of former >Lebanese porn star Mia Khalifa, there are a lot of other Arabs working in adult entertainment. 

Here's a closer look at 16 you probably didn't know about.

1. Zeina Heart, Tunisia

Zeina Heart is originally from Tunisia. Born May 14, 1986, the now-retired porn star is 163 centimeters tall and apparently has real boobs, according to FreeOnes.

She is multi-ethnic with a Latin, black and Asian background.

Heart worked in the adult entertainment industry from 2005 until 2012. 

2. Diana Jihad Ayoub, Jordan

Diana Jihad Ayoub, also known as Allie Jordan, is a Jordanian-American porn star. 

Born in the U.S. in 1991, Ayoub revealed her Arab roots after Lebanese-American Mia Khalife rose to fame mainly because she was half Arab.

She has performed in several porn films and features on several American pornographic sites. 

Soon after gaining publicity, several Jordanian media outlets revealed that Ayoub doesn’t hold a Jordanian passport nor the country’s national ID card.

3. Antonio Suleiman, Syria

Antonio Suleiman is a Syrian adult performer and filmmaker who left Syria soon after the war started in the country. 

He eventually sought asylum in Germany. After his attempts at finding paid work failed, he found an opportunity in the porn industry. He has since appeared in several adult films.

4. Jasmine Arabia, Morocco

French-Moroccan Jasmine Arabia was born in 1990 in Morocco. She is an actress, director, and producer of Films X.  

She is known for her role in the 2013 film, Once Upon a Porn.

She is 172 cm tall and worked in the industry between 2010 and 2014. 

In 2016, Arabia and her husband Raphael Corbino were both convicted and sentenced to severe punishment for rape and sexual assault of minors. 

5. Sherif Taliani, Egypt

Sherif Taliani is an Egyptian-Italian male porn star. He has stirred controversy in Egypt for publicly and proudly promoting himself and his career choice via social media. 

“Why do you feel weird when I develop myself as a porn star? Every actor starts small and then develops himself, and I work in pornography to develop myself. God is great and I trust that he will make me succeed,” Taliani wrote in a now-deleted Facebook post.

He lives and works in Italy.

6. Amy Anderssen, Lebanon

Amy Anderssen is a Lebanese-Canadian porn star and adult model. 

At the age of 20, Anderssen started her career in the adult entertainment industry in response to an ad seeking actresses for a hardcore feature. 

After failing to receive a visa to work in America, Amy decided to move to London where she worked as a contract girl for the company Bluebird Films under the name Amy Azurra. 

In September 2013, Amy hosted tryouts for aspiring porn stars at the downtown Toronto sex club Oasis Aqualounge in an attempt to invigorate Canada's hardcore porn industry.

7. Dolce Elektra, Algeria

Docle Elektra is a French-Algerian porn star who recently retired. She was born in Toulouse, France, on November 5, 1992.

She was active in France’s adult porn industry from 2010 to 2012.

8. Yasmine Lafitte, Morocco

Yasmine Lafitte, also known as Hafiza El-Khabshey," is a French-Moroccan porn star. 

Born in Morocco in 1973, Lafitte’s family moved to France when she was just 5 months old. She began her career in the porn industry in 2004 and now owns her own production company “Alko Productions.”

9. Zenza Raggi, Morocco

Moroccan porn star Zenza Raggi retired from the adult film industry in 2012, after over 20 years working in porn.

According to IMBD, Raggi was born as Karim Sabaheddine in Casablanca in 1970. He became involved in adult entertainment in 1991.

Raggi saw significant success during his career. He was even nominated for the AVN Awards Best Threeway Sex Scene and Male Foreign Performer of the Year in 2009.

10. Katie Kaliana, Lebanon

Katie was born on March 17, 1985, in London. 

She is an actress of Lebanese descent.

In 2003, she began her career as a Page 3 girl using the name Katie Weale and worked for Babestation TV channel. 

After a short break in 2005, she returned to the adult scene in 2008 using the name Katie Amari. At the time, she also began working for big American producers such as Naughty America.

11. Shazia Sahari, Saudi Arabia

Shazia Sahari, whose real name is Amna Haq, was born in the United States on October 25, 1984. She is of mixed Saudi and Pakistani descent. 

In 2010, Sahari first took part in explicit hardcore movies. She was in her mid-20s at the time. 

She has worked for companies including Brazzers, Naughty America, and Reality Kings. 

Sahari specializes in adult films in the Asian and Middle Eastern sub-genres, according to IMDB.

12. Alicia Angel, Egypt

Alicia Angel was born Angela Christina Olivarez on January 12, 1984, in Oxnard, California. 

She's of mixed Egyptian and Puerto Rican descent. She appeared in X-rated features for production houses such as Hustler, Penthouse, New Sensations, and Red Light District. 

Moreover, Alicia was managed by her husband, Willard Angel, who was also her sexual partner in the majority of her movies. She retired from the adult film industry in 2010.

13. Yasmine Fitzgerald, Syria

Yasmine Fitzgerald was born in Hungary in 1980 and is of Syrian descent

Fitzgerald started her career in 2000. She performed in numerous pornographic movies until 2005.

At 173 cm height, the black-haired actress has now retired from the industry.

14. Jasmine Caro, Lebanon

Jasmine Caro is of Lebanese descent; born in 1989 in Florida, she was raised in Florida. 

With an Arabic tattoo on her right wrist, Caro seems to be proud of her Arab heritage.

She began working in the industry in 2013 and is still part of it today. >At 165 cm and 52 kg, she was selected Pet of the Month in May 2014 for Penthouse magazine.

15. Alexa Loren, Egypt

Spanish-Egyptian Alexa Loren was born on Feb. 14, 1985, and became heavily active in the industry in the late 2000s. 

Her place of birth is heavily debated on the internet. Some sites claim she was born in Spain, but her PornHub profile says Egypt. 

Loren, who is 163 cm tall, first shot an exclusive nude shoot with FTV Girls in 2008 and then returned for another shoot in 2009. 

According to FTV, her breasts are 100 percent natural. 

16. Anissa Kate, Algeria

Anissa Kate is a widely popular French-Algerian adult performer, filmmaker and producer. 

She was born to Algerian parents in Lyon, France in 1987. She began her career in 2011 and has since gone on to feature in several porn films.