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Feminism in Syria May Be Under Threat, But Our Project Will Always Be an Inspiration

Posted on 6 April 2021 (6 April 2021)

Everywhere in North and East Syria, women have shown their strength and capacity — in every role, from our highest government offices to farmers and members of economic cooperatives. Our co-leadership model provides an example of how women can recover from generations of oppression, claim our power, and become leaders and actors in our world. This model is in danger of being destroyed — by the Turkish occupation, by the Assad government, or by the Turkish-backed Syrian militias.

Turkey’s Water Seizure Increases Farmers’ Suffering in Syria’s Manbij

Posted on 1 April 2021 (1 April 2021)

The recent seizure of the Euphrates water by Turkeyhas increased the sufferings of the villagers in the countryside of Manbij, north Syria.

The Only Female Baker in Hani

Posted on 31 March 2021 (28 May 2021)

Adalet Narin lives in the Hani district of Amed and she is the only female baker in the district. She makes bread and creates a social space for women in the district. She makes bread by giving shape the dough kneaded by women living in the district.

Against the Odds, a Stable Economy in Syria

Posted on 29 March 2021 (29 March 2021)

Faced with a war economy and massive historical obstacles, it is remarkable that the AANES has been able to create one of the most stable and self-sufficient economies in the country.

Water, the Source of Life

Posted on 26 March 2021

Water is the source of life. To North and East Syria, there is no source of water more vital than the Euphrates river. The Euphrates river has been used to power critical hydroelectric dams, irrigate farmland, provide transportation, maintain the many ecosystems of the region, and supply drinking water to a large number of towns

They can’t break the free will of women – Political femicide of two local activists

Posted on 24 March 2021 (23 October 2024)

In memory of our two friends Saada al-Hermas and Hind al-Khedr, who were murdered in a targeted attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) on 22 January 2021 in Shadade, Heseke, we publish this dossier.

How Turkey’s Anti-Kurdish Crackdowns Threaten Women Across the Middle East

Posted on 22 March 2021 (12 May 2022)

This article analyzes women’s political representation in Kurdish-majority regions of Turkey before and after the 2019 crackdown on elected mayors from the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), as well as women’s political representation in the Syrian region of Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) before and after Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring.

Agriculture in a Revolution

Posted on 19 March 2021 (19 March 2021)

In the beginning of the year Make Rojava Green Again visited the Leadership of Komîteya Çandinî Kantona Qamişlo (Agricultural Committee of the Council of Canton Qamişlo) and asked them some questions about their work. What is your organisational structure and work? The agricultural committee (Komîteya Çandinî) is responsible for all agriculture and animal farming in

Jurist: Appeal to International Courts Last Option if Turkey Keeps Reducing Euphrates water

Posted on 17 March 2021 (17 March 2021)

Human rights defender, Hassan Mustafa asserted that friendly countries, the signatories of the Helsinki agreement, and the guarantors of the 1987 agreement, should force the Turkish state to change its policy towards the region. “we are going to resort to the international courts if Turkey continues to reduce the water level of the Euphrates River,” he added.

Electrical transformers arrive in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor after Turkey’s seizure of Euphrates River

Posted on 17 March 2021 (1 April 2021)

On Saturday, the Economic Committee in Deir ez-Zor, east Syria, provided six electrical transformers for agricultural associations in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor in coordination with the Basic Services Program supported by the Global Coalition after the water level of the Euphrates River decreased. The Head of the Agriculture Committee in the city of

Co-Leadership Model of North and East Syria Means Women Lead at Highest Levels

Posted on 15 March 2021 (15 March 2021)

How has North and East Syria achieved a higher rate of women’s participation in government than even countries like Germany, France, and the United States? Through the region’s co-leadership model, a policy of inclusion of women at the highest levels.

Women Rise from Adversity to Celebrate Women’s Movement in North and East Syria

Posted on 12 March 2021 (23 October 2024)

Women from all parts of North and East Syria held events to celebrate International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021, despite economic hardship, military occupation, and instability. These events represent only a few of the hundreds of gatherings and commemorations that have occurred.

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