United States
Spokesperson of the Muslim Women's League (MWL), Women’s Rights
Hijri 1382-Present (AH); Common Era 1962-Present (CE)
Laila Al-Marayati is Chief of the Division of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Gynecologic Sub-Specialties at LAC+USC. She also has expertise in caring for women who have undergone any form of female genital cutting (also known as Female Genital Mutilation), working in collaboration with local organizations like the Program for Torture Victims. Dr. Laila Al-Marayati is the spokesperson and past president of the Muslim Women's League (MWL), a Los Angeles based organization dedicated to disseminating accurate informatin about Islam and women and Muslim women in society. Additionally, Al-Marayati headed the MWL's efforts on behalf of rape survivors from Bosnia's war in 1993. Al-Marayati is the author of many articles and has participated in numerous conferences addressing Muslim women's issues in multiple topics, including basic women's rights in Islam, reproductive health and sexuality, violence against women, and stereotyping. She was a member of the official US Delegation to the UN Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Besides, Laila Al-Marayati has joined numerous international religious freedom activities, serving as a Presidential appointee to the Commission on International Religious Freedom from 1999 to May 2001. Before that, she was a member of the State Department Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad. She has testified before Congress and as part of the US delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimensions meeting in Poland regarding religious intolerance against Muslims in Europe. Dr. Laila Al-Marayati is a KinderUSA Chairperson, a charity that works to improve Palestinian children's lives and other children in crisis through emergency relief.
