The five first founders:

• Eman AbdElRahman: Kolena Laila founder and facilitator. Engineering graduate and works in the networks engineering field . Blogs under the name "Lasto Adri" since 2004, and a volunteer author in Global Voices Online, content producer in Meedan and translates TED Talks into Arabic.
• Mariam Al Naqr: One of the first participant in Kolena Laila. Started from the first year in the blogging initiative and is the author of the articles which define and introduce the idea.
• Zeinab Samir: Egyptian Blogger and Web Designer at Almasry Alyoum. Zeinab is the designer of the site, and was responsible for handling all things technical.
• Hagar Hisham
• Shaimaa Samir

Representatives

• Egypt
  • Magi: Egyptian blogger and journalist editor.
  • Hoda Gado: Author, poet and egyptian blogger, has a degree in Arabic Literature.
  • Hanady Moussa: Muslim Egyptian Girl, blogger, freelancer translator and web Designer.  Loves team work and loves seeing people smile
  • Hanaa Abdou:
  • AD Sabry: Arabian blogger since 2007, interested in human rights in general and in women's rights specifically.
• Jordan
  • Mayyasi KH: Jordanian blogger, holds a master's degree in computer engineering.  Interested in site design, women's issues, journalism and general media.
  • [1] Dr. Zeinab Samak: A professor from Jordan, with a PHD from Florida, practised writing secretly but today is at the crossroads between academics and flying.
• Kuwait
  • Yasmin Gamal: Egyptian blogger, wife and mother, interested in finding ways to make life better for herself and those around her.
• Lebanon
  • Layal AlKhatib: A Lebanese Web Developer, Blogger, GVO Lingua Translator (Arabic), Guitarist (classic).  Interested in anything social/technical in the Middle East.
  • Aliaa El Zeiny: 20 year old Egyptian girl, studying Political science in the American University in Beirut and minoring Creative writing. Recipient of The Egyptian scholar of Tomorrow's leaders scholarship in AUB. Activist, Blogger and a Feminist.
• Morocco
  • Hisham: Hicham Khribchi (Hisham) is a Moroccan blogger and activist based in France. Born and raised in Morocco he moved to France in 2003 for training as a medical doctor. Hisham is an author for Global Voices Online.
• Palestine
  • Hanadi: A journalist from occupied Jerusalem, reporting to Al-Jazeera talk site and currently studying for a master's degree in Scotland.
  • Rasha Hilwi: A Palestinian author and journalist from Aka, has the first title at the sociology, anthropology and educational management from Haifa university.  Works in the writing and audible media field in the cultural and the entertainment industry, the host and editor of "Al Bal" program in the Nassera city which is a weekly program about culture and entertainment in Palestine, the Middle East and the world.
• Saudi Arabia
  • Maha Almadhy: A graduate student in Computer Science, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister and a person. Interested in technology, humanities, history and art. Passionate about Kolena Laila, feminism in the Middle East and constructive cultural change .
• Sudan
  • Kawthar Muhab
• Syria
  • Razan Ghizzawi: Syrian Blogger since 2004, polishing off master's degree thesis about Jewish Iraqi literature in the zionist state.
• Tunisia
  • Lina Ben Mhenni: Tunisian blogger and activist.  Born and raised in Tunisia . After finishing her Master's degree in linguistics, she traveled to the United States as a Fulbrighter (FLTA)where she taught Arabic at Tufts University.  She started blogging in 2006 in Arabic, French, and English.  She joined Global Voices Online in October 2008.  Moreover she volunteers in different campaigns for raising awareness about organ donation in Tunisia .
• UAE
  • Marwa Yehia: An Egyptian living in the UAE. She also works in the field of public relations.

Multimedia

• Nessma Gweily: Mass Communication graduate works as an external communication coordinator of Namma Initiative for Sustainable Development. Blogs under the name "3la safr"

Translators

• Dr. Asmaa Ali: A dentist and blogger interested in literature.
• Marwa Awad
• Reem Al-Ashry:
• Layali Eshqaidef: Blogger, working in the US at women organization and interested in women's issues in particularly in Palestine and Jordan.
• AbdelRahman Ayyash: Engineering Student majoring in Computer Engineering.  Blogger who has worked for many news sites, interested in media and also blogs at " An takoon Masrian" in English.
• Hoda Shahin
• Hicham Maged: Egyptian Arab Muslim blogger and an architect who is interested in humanities, religion, philosophy and cultural issues
• Mohamed El Gohary:Medical Engineer, interested in cell technology and its relation with the new media.  Blogs about technology, media, some political and social matters and a participant editor in "Global Voices"
• Dalia Ziada
• Mariam Omran
• Razan

Newsletter

• Azza Moghazi: Egyptian blogger and journalist.
• Hanadi Qawasmi:
• Enas El Mansoury:

Website Design and developing

• Zeinab Samir: Egyptian Blogger and Web Designer at Almasry Alyoum.
• Mo'men Azkoul
• Bassel Safadi: Open Source Developer
• Mohamed Gaber: An Egyptian blogger and graphic designer.