Dr. Al-Marayati is the spokesperson of the Muslim Women's League, a Los Angeles based organization dedicated to strengthening the role of Muslim women in society. In that capacity, she has written and spoken extensively on issues such as women's rights in Islam, reproductive health, stereotyping, and violence against women.
As an American of Palestinian descent, Dr. Al-Marayati frequently speaks and writes about the rights of Palestinians. She is chairperson of the Board of Directors of KinderUSA a humanitarian organization whose primary focus is on the health and educational needs of Palestinian children living in the West Bank and Gaza. Dr. Al-Marayati has participated in numerous activities related to international religious freedom. She served on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom as an appointee of former President Clinton. Prior to that, she was a member of the State Department Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad. She has testified before Congress and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe regarding religious intolerance against Muslims in Europe. A community activist since her youth, Dr. Al-Marayati has served on the Board of Directors of the Islamic Center of Southern California and currently is a Board member of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. She is a Board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist working in Southern California and is a Clinical Professor at the USC School of Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
