Is a Lebanese writer, journalist and outspoken activist for human rights, equality, secularism and freedom of expression. She has been the cultural editor of Lebanon's An Nahar newspaper until 2017. In 2009, she founded Jasad magazine- a quarterly Arabic language erotic cultural magazine specialising in the body's literature, arts and sciences. She taught creative writing and Italian language at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, and she's also been the administrator of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction since its inception in 2007 and until 2011. From 2018 to 2023, Haddad hosted a TV show on Al Hurra Channel, highlighting cases of human rights abuses and censorship in the Arab world. In 2024, she launched her podcast, Girl Talk, which discusses issues related to relationships, sexuality and gender. Haddad speaks 7 languages and has published 16 works in different genres, fiction, non-fiction, theatre and poetry, many of which have been translated into numerous languages. Her most recent publication in English is a novel titled The Book of Queens.