Nayla Khodr Hamadeh

Nayla Khodr Hamadeh, Co-founder of the Lebanese Association for History (LAH)

Khodr Hamadeh is an education specialist and activist who seeks to mobilize and empower history teachers in Lebanon and beyond to lead change towards more comprehensive and in-depth learning experiences. She also co-founded LAH and served as its president from 2016 to 2021.

After a long career in teaching and curriculum development, her work has focused on advancing history education. She has contributed to the design and implementation of a range of professional development and resource production projects that offer a systematic approach to teaching and learning history in the classroom. Her efforts emphasize a history education approach based on concepts, investigative research, evidence study, and addressing many narratives of the past.

Through her work, she highlights the role of education in fostering societies that live in sustainable peace and harmony.
Nayla is active in many local and global networks. She is a member of the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability at Columbia University, Euroclio, and a dedicated member in Forum for Memory and Future (FMF), an organization committed to building a healed collective memory and reconciliation in Lebanon.