Truthout11d
Kurdish Women Journalists Who Work Under Constant Threat Have Lessons to Share
This January, a Turkish court sentenced Sofya Alağaş, a Kurdish journalist and elected co-mayor of Siirt municipality, to six ...
Voice of America6d
VOA Kurdish: Iran arrests 4 female Kurdish activists after Women’s Day events
Iranian security forces have arrested four female Kurdish activists in Kurdistan province following International Women’s Day celebrations on March 8. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network ...
Neue Zürcher Zeitung2y
Who was Mahsa Amini, the woman whose death sparked recent protests in Iran?
The protests following the death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman in police custody are multifaceted. Her gender and Kurdish origins have made her a special symbol for women and Kurds alike.
Al-Monitor4y
Who are the Syrian Kurdish women fighters who took down the Islamic State? Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the inside story
The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice Syria's Arab, Kurdish women join forces to fight for future Turkey enraged by Clintons' TV show exalting Syrian Kurdish ...
rudaw11d
Kurdish leaders commemorate women’s day, highlight resilience
Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish leaders on Saturday commemorated International Women’s Day, highlighting the sacrifices Kurdistan Region’s women have made and their ...
Protests on International Women's Day in Turkey demand protection from domestic violence
Thousands of women have taken to the streets of Turkish cities to mark International Women’s Day, protesting inequality and violence against women ...
rudaw18d
Kurdish women run for Hamburg state parliament
Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Two Kurdish women are running in Hamburg state elections for the Christian ...
The Globe and Mail10d
‘This is a civil war’: Syria’s Kurds watch nervously as new violence spreads
On a warm late winter Saturday, the Kurdish minority of Aleppo celebrated International Women’s Day in a public park that looked and felt more like a fortress. Syria’s civil war had supposedly ...
lse1mon
Iranian Kurdistan Under the Islamic Republic: Change, Revolution, and Resistance
In this study, Marouf Cabi shines a spotlight on the modern history of Iranian Kurdistan ... the reinvigoration of the Kurdish movements and the emergence of the women's movement, the armed struggle ...