Nawal Qasim Baidoun

Nawal Qasim Baidoun is a lifelong militant and activist from Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon. Before the occupation she graduated from law school; she subsequently worked as a teacher; and today is the Principal of the High School in Bint Jbeil. She is a founding and active member of the Lebanese Association for Prisoners and Liberators (LAPL). A firm advocate of freedom and liberation for all, Baidoun continues to be active in the struggle for prisoners’ rights and other social justice causes in Lebanon and beyond. Memoirs of a Militant is her first published work.