Laila in the News
Laila El-Haddad, a co-author of The Gaza Kitchen, is a highly admired activist in the Palestinian-American community, known for her powerful writing and speaking abilities. One of her recent endeavors has been the lawsuit that she and other plaintiffs pursued against Pres. Biden and his Secretaries of State and Defense for Complicity in the Crime of Genocide against the People in Gaza. Here, you can find articles written either by Laila, or about her and her activism.
Laila El-Haddad’s Appearance on AJ+: The chef preserving Gaza’s cuisine amid a genocide
By Yara Elmjouie
November 27, 2024
Israel’s Gaza war leaves Palestinians with trauma, questions about media ‘complicity in genocide’
By Umar A Farooq For Middle East Eye
October 16, 2024
Why I’m Suing Joe Biden for Complicity in the Genocide in Gaza
By Laila El-Haddad For The Nation
June 10, 2024
We Tried to Bring Food Into Gaza—but Israel Blocked and Arrested Us
By Brant Rosen for The Nation
May 6, 2024
Why this cookbook author sees making stew as an act of resistance
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN
April 10, 2024
A Cuisine Under Siege
By Laila El-Haddad For Saveur
March 5, 2024
‘It connects people’: Palestinian chefs are using food to share their stories
By Whitney Bauk for The Guardian
December 12, 2023
Author Laila El-Haddad on How Gaza Lost Its Food Culture
By E. Alex Jung For Vulture
December 7, 2023
The Politics of Food in Gaza
By Jahnavi Sen
March 14, 2016
Yotam Ottolenghi and the Authors of ‘The Gaza Kitchen’ Discuss Food, Conflict, Culture
By Sam Dean
March 27, 2013
Exclusive
New Interview with Laila El-Haddad by Just World Books
Laila El-Haddad on her work with the lawsuit charging Pres. Biden with complicity in genocide.