Women struggle
3 years ago today, our friend and comrade Ivana Hoffman, Avaşin Tekoşin Güneş fell in the fight for freedom against the Islamic State . With mourning we think of their death, but with determination we carry on their fight. On her departure she wrote that if necessary, she will defend the revolution in Rojava with […]
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Jin Rabin Ser Piyan ji bo Efrînê! The Kurdish region of Efrin in the Democratic Federation of North Syria has been underheavy attack from the Turkish army and affiliated jihadist gangs since 20 th January 2018. Night and day, our towns and villages, refugee camps, and historic and sacred sites are being bombed by Turkish
Call for Global Solidarity Campaign: Women Rise Up for Efrîn! Read More »
Thousands of Years Old Remains of Women’s Culture Destroyed On the 20th January 2018, the Turkish state waged a total war over the autonomous region of Efrin, part of the democratic confederation of Northern Syria. More than one week later, the attacks on the population continue. Turkish airstrikes have killed over 80 civilians – many
Jineloji Statement – Turkish War Planes are Bombing Archeological Sites In Efrin Read More »
The first-ever conference of Jineology in Northern Syria, held in the city of Derek, ended on Saturday 13th January. In attendance were hundreds of women of all ethnicities and religions from across Northern Syria, as well as women from all four parts of Kurdistan and across the world. On this second day of the conference,
JINEOLOJÎ: Conference dedicated to the science of women in Northern Syria (Day 2) Read More »
On Friday 12th January, women gathered in the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria in the city of Derek for the first ever conference on Jineology in Northern Syria; the science of women aimed at developing a sociology, and practice behind it, based on truth and equality. Women from every ethnicity and religion of Northern Syria,
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Today 09.01.2018, it is the fifth anniversary of the deaths of Sehid Sara (Sakine Cansiz), Sehid Ronahi (Leyla Saylemez) and Sehid Rojbin (Fidan Dogan). Sehid Sara is one of the first women and founding member of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party). At a time when it was even harder for women to organize themselves politically
The resistance goddess Sehid Sara Read More »
The next article of Marcel Cartier was published on Kurdish Question in two parts (1 and 2) on june 2016 After the first week I spent in northern Syria had come and gone, a friend of mine in the United States sent me an animated text message to check up on me: ‘Yo! How’s it
Jineoloji: The science of women’s liberation in the Kurdish movement Read More »
Gönül Kaya is a journalist and representative of the Kurdish women’s movement. This article is the transcript of her speech at the Jineolojî Conference in March 2014 in Cologne, Germany. Why Jineolojî? Re-Constructing the Sciences towards a Communal and Free Life The Free Women’s Movement of Kurdistan evaluates jineolojî as an important step in its
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