LAILA AL-MARAYATI has been a long-time activist in the American Muslim community, writing and speaking extensively on issues of concern to Muslim women and Muslims in general, with particular focus on religious freedom, women’s rights in Islam, reproductive health, sexuality and spirituality. She is the chair of KinderUSA (Kids in Need of Development, Education and Relief), a non-profit humanitarian organization that provides health, education and other forms of assistance to Palestinian children and their families living in the West Bank, Gaza and refugee camps in Lebanon. She has been providing obstetrics and gynecological services to women of all backgrounds, with a particular commitment to the underserved, and to educating the next generation of physicians specializing in women’s health.