Qamishlo – The decision to reduce Kurdish language classes to only three per week sparked a wave of overwhelming anger and widespread protest reactions. Those rejecting the decision considered it a dangerous regression and an explicit targeting of linguistic and cultural identity.

Rojava areas witnessed wide popular and educational reactions rejecting the recent step by the Syrian interim government, which restricted the teaching of the Kurdish language to only three classes per week. In the face of this decision, described as unjust toward linguistic identity, residents are organizing daily and diverse movement to protect their children's right to education in their mother tongue. Within this peaceful escalation, hundreds of teachers and students gathered today, Monday, 28 September, in a protest stand in front of the Qamishlo district administration, to express their rejection of the policy of shrinking linguistic curricula.

"Our Struggle Will Continue to Preserve Our Existence"

On the sidelines of the protest, teacher Rojin Moussa said that the decision taken regarding the Kurdish language is evidence of the destruction of the Kurdish people's existence and a violation of their rights. She added: "Even if only one Kurd remains in the world, his struggle and resistance will continue. Language is not merely learning letters; it also represents the people's existence, identity, and the basis of their continuity."

Student Slava Ali also expressed her loyalty to the Kurdish language, saying: "We do not want any language other than Kurdish. We are Kurds, and we will read, speak, and live in our language."