Batool Abuali is a Syrian social and youth activist who has lived with muscular dystrophy since childhood. As a woman and a person with disability, she has worked to promote justice and equality in her community. Along with being a web researcher, Batool has founded Daw, a non-profit, volunteer-led initiative to support the blind and the visually impaired in Syria. She writes poetry and fiction, and her short story collection Women of the Family won first prize in the 2024 Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity.