Leila Sheikh or Sheikh-Hashim (died 2023) was a Tanzanian journalist, women's rights activist and blogger.
[3] She was editor of TAMWA's magazine, Sauti ya Siti [Women's Voice].
In 1992, she oversaw a special issue on violence against women, with funding from the Swedish International Development Agency.
[5] Though no longer Executive Director of TAMWA, she remained active as a women's rights activist in Dar es Salaam.
[6][7] She owned a consultancy firm, Studio Calabash Ltd, which designed lobbying strategies and public education programmes.