Women are leading- The result of decades of heroic resistance and struggle by women’s movements
In this text, Women Defend Rojava shows the latest developments in North- and East Syria.
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Syria’s AANES to create artificial forest at cost of $15 thousand
The Environment Directorate resumed its project, which was part of plans for 2021, to create an artificial forest consisting of 3,430 trees on an area of 4 hectares in the Mizgaft Dam area, east of Qamishli, northeast Syria.
Mala Jin: Empowering women and strengthening society
The Women’s Revolution in Rojava has for more than 10 years brought forward women in Northern and Eastern Syria who dedicate their lives to helping and supporting women in their daily lives in the face of all forms of hardship and threat. Mala Jin is one of these organizations that not only helps and supports them, but also actively works for women and society to live freely. This booklet, prepared by Kongra Star, is intended to provide a better insight into Mala Jin and to recognize the work and commitment of these women.
“Jiyan Restaurant” provides job opportunities for women
Women are employed in Jiyan Restaurant, which was opened by the project of the Women’s Committee in Shehba. Women working in Jiyan Restaurant, where mainly local dishes are served, are happy to achieve their economic freedom.
Women of Deir ez-Zor grow cauliflower, cabbage
Agriculture is the main source of living for the people living in the villages of Deir ez-Zor, the largest city in eastern Syria. Most of the farmers in the region are women. This year, they grew different vegetables.
Supreme Economic Council to be founded in NE Syria
Co-chair of the Economy Board of North and East Syria, Salman Barudo, said yesterday they are about to [found] the Supreme Economic Council in Syria’s northeast. This aims to “set strategic plans and determine the future economic policy of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES),” he told North Press. This came
“Children first”: A cultural association for children in Amed
The “Children First” association in Amed works to ensure that the Kurdish language and culture are passed on to the new generations. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the association is still active, and children from many countries join online.
Explainer: The Religious Assembly and Academy for Democratic Islam
The Autonomous Administration’s secular position on religion is laid out in the Social Contract, the founding document of the Democratic Federation of North and East Syria. The Social Contract states that public affairs are not to be conducted on the basis of religious beliefs nor on the basis of familial or tribal culture, while simultaneously recognizing religious institutions and the right of every citizen to practice religious beliefs. There are a number of Autonomous Administration initiatives at work to put these principles into practice.
Women’s village of Jinwar continues to build a new way of life
In the women’s village of Jinwar in Northern and Eastern Syria, life goes on despite the war, embargo and the coronavirus. The residents wrote in a newsletter about their current situation.
Projects for economic independence in Til Temir
The Economy Committee of NE Syria has developed many projects to empower women’s economy in Til Temir. The members of the committee visit villages to implement their projects. “Our aim is to develop an independent economy,” they say.
After ISIS: Ensuring a future for Christians and other minorities in North and East Syria
North and East Syria is both religiously and ethnically diverse. It is inhabited not only by (primarily Sunni Muslim) Arabs and Kurds, but also by Syriac-Assyrian Christians, Armenian Christians, Turkmen, Circassian, Alevi, Yezidi, Nawar and Chechen minorities.
Zenobiya Women’s Union plans to expand its work to all of Syria
The women’s union Zenobiya works for the organization of women in the north and east Syrian regions of Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij and Deir ez-Zor. However, the work is to be extended to all of Syria.
