“Mala Jin”: The unique women’s houses transforming Middle Eastern society

The Rojava revolution in North and East Syria has become a world-famous example of women's liberation. Women's houses - called "Mala Jin" - have played a key role in mediation and reconciliation within civil society, as well as providing education and protection for women. This article offers a detailed insight into the works of the Mala Jin.

Kongra Star Social Affairs Committee solves social problems

Kongra Star Social Affairs Committee solves the problems faced by everyone, especially women, children and people with special needs.

About Zenobiya: The Arabic Women’s Union of North and East Syria

The Zenobiya Women’s Union has been the umbrella organization of Arab women in North and East Syria since 2021 and is therefore primarily represented in the regions of Raqqa, Tabqa, Minbic and Deir ez-Zor.

Women’s Council aims to protect women from all kinds of oppression

Women’s shelters of the Women’s Protection Office, affiliated to the AANES Women’s Council, aim to protect women from all kinds of oppression by the patriarchal mindset.

Interview – Sara Organization

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. RIC interviewed Arzo Tammo, the coordinator of Sara’s Qamishlo center. Sara is an organization specifically created to address violence against women, such as combating kidnapping and underage marriage.

Exploitation of women in agriculture sector in Turkey and North Kurdistan

Large-scale agricultural production in Turkey and North Kurdistan is based on brutal exploitation, which particularly affects women, who do not even receive 16 euros for twelve-hour days in sweltering heat.

Sara Organization aims to create society without violence

The Sara Organization to Combat Violence against Women organizes awareness-raising activities to create a society without violence.

“Coffee JIN”, a Mardin municipal project to promote women’s participation in public life

A café run by women has opened in the province of Mardin, which is governed by the DEM party. "Coffee JIN" is a municipal project to promote women’s participation in public life.

DEM Party launches new women’s initiative in Kurdish-majority Mardin: Coffee JIN

Mardin’s (Mêrdîn) pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party-led municipality has inaugurated Coffee JIN, a café exclusively staffed by women, aiming to promote women’s participation in social life. The initiative is part of a broader effort to boost women’s employment and create supportive spaces for women in the city.

Demsal Cooperative promotes women’s economic empowerment in Hasakah

Kongra Star Economy Committee in Hasakah started Demsal Cooperative promoting women’s economic empowerment for the socioeconomic development and building a free and democratic society.

Hevrîn Xelef, a pioneer for the future of Syria

Kurdish politician Hevrin Xelef was brutally murdered by a jihadist militia during the Turkish invasion of northern Syria five years ago. Her commitment as Secretary General of the Syrian Future Party is not forgotten.

First harvest of ‘Women’s City Garden’: We earn a living by producing

“Women’s City Garden” opened by the Rêya Armûşê (İpekyolu) Municipality held by the DEM Party has yielded its harvest. “We get what we produce,” said Sebiha Yakut, one of the women working in the garden.