From hijacking planes, to her involvement in radical sects, Leila Khaled’s activism for the Palestinian cause made her as era-defining as Che Guevara. Sarah Irving, author of Leila Khaled: Icon of Palestinian Liberation, sketches a biography of Khaled’s remarkable life as a female activist in a man’s movement. ———— When Leila Khaled hijacked her first plane, the Popular … Continue reading Leila Khaled: The Poster Girl of Palestinian Militancy