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The Resilience of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in the Face of GeopoliticalAmbitions and Demographic Change Plans
Aleppo and the Conflict of Geopolitical Identities _The Resilience of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in the Face of Geopolitical Ambitions and Demographic Change Plans _Aleppo and the Conflict of Geopolitical Identities (2)-1Download
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Statement of Kongra Star
Today marks the first anniversary of the fall of the authoritarian Assad regime, which ruled Syria with absolute centralized control for nearly fifty-four years—a regime that transformed the state into a comprehensive instrument of repression, confiscated the will of the…
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Interview with Emine Ose on Syrian Elections: Absence of Democracy and the Continuation of Exclusion
Emine Ose from Kongra Star discusses the Syrian elections, highlighting the absence of democracy and the continuation of exclusion of women and different components. When and how were the elections conducted? The transitional authorities of the interim government announced a…
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Statement by the Women’s Advisory Board of Syria on the humanitarian crisis in Sweida
The Women’s Advisory Board of Syria, a body established by the United Nations to advise on the Syrian peace process and which includes a representative from Kongra Star, has issued an appeal to the international community for support for the…
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Kongra Star Statement for the 13th anniversary of the Women Revolution
On July 19, 2012 our people rose up with the resolution to determine their own destiny and began a process of radical social transformation. Today, we celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of this revolution. The process that began with the establishment…
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Interview with Ruken Ahmed on the NADA Congress in Sulaymaniyah
The NADA congress, NADA stands for Regional Democratic Women’s Alliance in the Middle East and North Africa, took place in Suleimaniye on 15-16-17 May. About 200 women from 18 countries participated: they shared their experiences and organized for strenghtning the…
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Interview with Ruken Ehmed on Jîna Amîni and the philosophy of Jin Jiyan Azadî
Ruken Ahmed, Member of the Kongra Star Committee for Democratic Political Alliances spoke about the anniversary of the Jin Jiyan Azadi Uprising and the importance of strengthening women’s unity at the global level against the patriarchal and male-centered system. Here…
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The attack on the revolutionary Zelal is an attack on the free will of women.
Yesterday evening, our friend and long-time member Feryal, known as Zelal Hesekê, was shot dead in an assassination attempt in the city of Kerkûk. She had traveled from Hesekê at the invitation of women’s organizations for an exchange on women’s…
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Feminization of politics
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the idea of “feminist politics.” Ministers and politicians talk about a “feminization of politics”. But what do these expressions mean? What characterizes feminist politics? REPAK spoke with Ilham Ehmed, Co-President of…
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Report: “Turkish support for ISIS members”
From 2014 until now, the Turkish state has been supporting jihadist groups operating in Syria in various ways, from providing them with weapons or medical care to helping them enter or leave Syrian territory. This support has become explicit again…