Laila el-Haddad

Laila El Haddad with her award winning book, Gaza Mom

Laila El-Haddad (Arabic: ليلى الحداد) is a Palestinian author and public speaker based in the United States. She lectures on Gaza, the intersection of food and politics, and contemporary Islam. She is also a policy advisor with Al-Shabaka: the Palestinian Policy Network.

She is the author of Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything In Between (Gaza Mama: Politics and Parenting in Palestine), co-author of The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey and co-editor of Gaza Unsilenced.


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