Arriving in North-East Syria means searching; it means asking questions. Beneath the light of a brilliant full moon, I find myself asking the hevals—the comrades—new questions, old questions, existential, philosophical, and practical ones. What shape do I want to give to our existence? What does it mean to be young and struggle against war? How […]
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18 July 2012, Kobanê, Rojava. A late-night meeting of a group of revolutionaries. “The circumstances are perfect. Society is ready; the regime is weakened and, in principle, no longer has any control over the Kurdish towns. Let’s start the revolution!” 19 July 2012, Kobanê, Rojava. Outside the mayor’s house in Kobanê. “We advise you to
14 years of Rojava Revolution: A (self-)critical essay Read More »
On May 9, 2010, the Iranian regime brutally and unjustly hanged 5 Kurdish politicians and revolutionaries. The stance of the people of Eastern Kurdistan and the Kurdish people in general is important because the Iranian regime resorts to the death penalty is out of its own weakness. The stance of the executed martyr Shirin Alamhouli
Remembering the Şehîds of Sêdarê in Iran, 2010 Read More »
This interview was conducted at the end of December 2025 with an Arab friend, whom we have referred to here as Zîlan, who was in the Zap region¹ with Heval Tîjda until she fell in battle. Heval Tîjda was a sniper. When her comrades told her she was going to the Zap region, she danced
“As an internationalist, Heval Tîjda wanted to take her place in this resistance” Read More »
Sara Dorşîn (Sarah Almuth Handelmann) war eine deutsche Revolutionärin, die sich 2017 den Reihen der PKK-Guerilla anschloss, da sie sozialistische Ideale verfolgte und an feministischen Prinzipien festhielt. Durch ihr Studium und ihr schon damaliges politisches Engagement ist sie nach Amed (tr. Diyarbakir) ggegangen und hat dort den Film “Xwebûn” über den kurdischen Widerstand gedreht. Am
Der Mensch ist selbst der Erfolg – XWEBÛN Read More »
Sara Dorşîn (Sarah Almuth Handelmann) was a German revolutionary who joined the ranks of the PKK guerrillas in 2017, driven by her commitment to socialist ideals and feminist principles. Through her studies and her political activism at the time, she went to Amed (Turkish: Diyarbakir) and shot the film “Xwebûn” there about the Kurdish resistance.
The human being themselves is the success – XWEBÛN Read More »
January 18, 2026 We’re sitting in the car, driving to Hesekê. It’s evening, and the tension is palpable. The enemy has advanced to the city’s outskirts, and we’ve set out to join the medical teams. Only a few cars are traveling in the same direction as us; we encounter refugees from Tebqa and Raqqa, families
EP 4: Driving into the storm. Read More »
19 January 2026 It has now been exactly one year since another young internationalist woman and I were there, in the resistance at the Tishreen Dam. After the resistance of society successfully pushed back the jihadist SNA militia and a ceasefire was negotiated, this year in Rojava was marked by struggle, hope, reflection and action.
EP 3: “We are bigger than death” Read More »
