SUZANNE EBOU SAID

 Beirut- Women have been organizing many activities and events to mark the International Women’s Day, March 8. The Newroz Cultural Association held a cultural activity in Beirut's Tariq Al-Jadida neighborhood on Sunday to celebrate the International Women’s Day. Hundreds of women such as Kurdish, Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese women and women from different other communities in Lebanon participated in the activity by wearing their traditional clothes. Many musical and theatre performances took place at the activity.

‘We must struggle for women all around the world’

NuJINHA spoke to women participating in the activity. “I greet all women, who struggle at their homes or in the streets,” said Mahasen Mudallala, Spokesperson of Syrian women living in Lebanon and member of Jineology Academy. “Many Syrian women live in Lebanon. I pay tribute to all women struggling for their rights. I especially greet Kurdish women, who have become the symbol of women’s struggle by fighting for women all around the world.”

‘Women can achieve their goals by resisting’

 Josephine Kadisi, Vice President of the Lebanese Women's Council (LWC), sent her greeting to the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi (English: Women, Life, Freedom)” uprising led by Kurdish women. “Women constitute half of the world population. They can achieve their goals by resisting and uniting. Women have already started a revolution and I hope they will reach what they demand soon. I wish a happy International Women’s Day to all women, especially to Kurdish women.”

‘We should be aware of our roles’

“Kongra Star celebrates the International Women’s Day to remember women’s struggle all around the world,” said Kongra Star member Yadekar Muhammad Al-Mulla.

“Women have proven to the world that no matter how much the exploitative and fascist forces try to bury them, they are like seeds that sprout the roots and grow until they liberate every woman in the world. Leader Abdullah Öcalan stresses the important roles and participation of women in politics, economy and social life. As women, we should be aware of our roles and strengthen our struggle.”