The Attempt to Dry Up a Revolution
The Turkish state uses water as a weapon against the population in North and East Syria.
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Fruits of the women’s revolution: A feminist utopia realised through the ‘Jinwar’ project
A female-only ecological village, which welcomes displaced women of all ethnicities and religions of northeast Syria, represents one of many feminist practices that have been born of the women’s revolution.
Women of Syria’s Manbij form group to empower women
Women in Manbij were able to break the barrier of marginalization and participate in all administrative institutions in order to develop themselves after the city was liberated from the Islamic State (ISIS), an official of the Democratic Civil Administration institutions in the city of Manbij, northern Syria.
Solar power the alternative to supply electricity in Syria’s Hasakah countryside
Recently, the countryside of Hasakah, northeast Syria, has seen an increasing demand on installing solar panels amid continuous power outage.
Local production provides food self-sufficiency
Vegetable greenhouse projects promoted in Heseke provide food self-sufficiency in the region.
Searching for a Meaningful Democracy in Syria
Here it was, at last, the signs of the meaningful democracy I was searching for.
Euphrates River Dry Due to Turkey’s Brutal Occupation, Withholding Water
The front lines may have stabilized, yet Turkey’s war on North and East Syria continues through its weaponization of water. The dry river beds of the once-mighty Euphrates River are just another image of the brutality of the illegal Turkish occupation of the region.
Internally Displaced Women Run restaurant in Syria’s north Aleppo Countryside
Along with three other displaced women, Zeyneb Battal, an IDP [internally displaced person] from the city of Afrin, northwest Syria, is busy preparing kibbeh (a fried ball of spiced ground meat, onions, and grain, popular in Middle Eastern cuisine) and other dishes in a small restaurant in the town of Fafeen in the northern Aleppo countryside.
Turkish water policy in Syria and Iraq
In light of the conditions that Syria is currently facing, water has been cut off from North-east Syria and Iraq, and a policy is being pursued to starve and dehydrate millions of innocent civilians. This is not only happening on top of the current political conflicts in the region and its associated inhospitable living conditions but amidst the corona pandemic – all of which is taking place in front of the international community.
Agricultural Employment Rate Increases in Raqqa
In Raqqa, one of the leading cities of agriculture-based economy, employment rate increases with the beginning of the harvest season.
Rojava’s Everyday Democracy
Drawing on first-hand experience in Rojava, Ramazan Mendanlioglu explores how radical decentralisation and self-administration look in practice.
Self-Sufficiency and Cooperation: How North and East Syria’s Cooperatives Seek to Empower Local Economies
In a region that has seen fierce military battles, instability, conflict, and occupation, new efforts at economic cooperatives are taking root.
