Memoirs of a Militant - My Years in the Khiam Women''s Prison

A new memoir that shatters the notion that Muslim women did not play an active role in armed resistance national liberation struggles.

About the author

Nawal 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. This memoir is her first published work.

Product details

• Authors: Nawal Baidoun, Nawal Nasrallah Baidoun, Nawal Qasim Baidoun, Caline Nasrallah
• Assisted by: Malek Abisaab (Editor), Michelle Hartman (Translation), Caline Nasrallah (Translation)
• Publisher: Interlink pub group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781623719036
• ISBN: 978-1-62371-903-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Autobiography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Memoirs, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional