About Leila Salloum Elias Leila Salloum Elias is an instructor in the Arabic program at Penn State University. Books by Leila Salloum Elias The Scent of Pomegranates and Rose Water Reviving the Beautiful Food Traditions of Syria by (author) Habeeb Salloum, Leila Salloum Elias & Muna Salloum