Leila Abdelrazaq
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Leila is a Chicago-based Palestinian artist and organizer. She is the creator of many short comic zines and is also the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Baddawi, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Palestine Book Awards.
Leila was a participant in the 2015 Palestine Festival of Literature. Her work deals primarily with issues of refugees, diaspora, immigration, and social justice, and has been featured in World War 3 Illustrated, The Electronic Intifada, and PEN America.
She has been involved in both national and local community organizing around Palestine issues since 2011.
Leila graduated from DePaul University in 2015 with a BFA in Theatre Arts and a BA in Arabic Studies.