Kurdish women: redefining freedom through resilience

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Hussain, S. 2025. Kurdish women: redefining freedom through resilience. Washington Kurdish Institute.
TitleKurdish women: redefining freedom through resilience
AuthorsHussain, S.
Abstract

When we speak of struggle, we evoke an image as old as human civilization: the eternal tension between oppression and freedom, silence and voice, captivity and liberation. But rarely in history does this dichotomy find such vivid expression as in the ongoing journey of Kurdish women in Rojava (northern Syria) and Southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq). Their story is one of defiance, resilience, and transformation, a tale that marries poetry and resistance, and a story that demands both our admiration and our solidarity. [...]

Sustainable Development Goals5 Gender equality
16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
Middlesex University ThemeCreativity, Culture & Enterprise
Publisher or commissioning bodyWashington Kurdish Institute
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Online11 Feb 2025
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Deposited14 Mar 2025
Output statusPublished
Web address (URL)https://dckurd.org/2025/02/11/kurdish-women-freedom/
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