Adila Bayhum-al-Jazairi (Arabic: عادلة بيهم الجزائري; 1900–1975) was a Syrian (originally Lebanese) feminist, independence activist and philanthropist.
In this time period, the Syrian women's movement advocated unveiling since the viewed the veil as a part of Islamic gender segregation.
As a feminist, she was a target of Muslim conservatives who advocated for women to live in seclusion, veil and not interfere in life outside of the home.
[6] As a response to the threat, Adila Bayhum stopped her donations of free milk to the poor quarters of the city for 24 hours, resulting in riots among the poor, who successfully demonstrated against the al-Gharra, demanding that they leave Adila Bayhum alone.
[8] In January 1945, Adila Bayhum arranged the biggest women's march in the history of Syria, as a protest against the French refusal to discuss Syrian independence.