Shrouq Aila

About The Author

Shrouq Aila is an award-winning Palestinian journalist and producer. She is the director of the Ain Media agency, which she took over after the killing of her husband Roshdi Sarraj, co-founder of the agency, during the war in Gaza. In 2024, she was awarded the CPJ International Press Freedom Award, and in 2025, the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Video Journalism for the documentary A Hidden War. Shrouq lives in the Gaza Strip, where she continues to bear witness to the genocide and its tragic impact on the Palestinian people.

Books by Shrouq Aila

They Killed Habibi
Foreword by Maaza Mengiste
A book that takes us into the heart of darkness of our world and teaches us what it means to love.
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