community/life

11:42

“Every piece of pastry I sell is a victory,” said Shorouk al-Jarjawi, who holds on to life although she has lost one of her legs in an Israel’s attack. “I will never give up the struggle.”

13:20

Women living in the village of Fiwêda, located on the foothills of Mount Kizwanan have already started harvesting barley.

10:45

17-year-old Sumaya Al-Sharif cycles in the war-ravaged Gaza to earn a living for her family. Due to the war, she has to shoulder the responsibilities of her family that has lost all its breadwinners.

10:25

The ongoing Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid and war on Gaza has led to price hikes, especially food prices. Palestinians are also short of cash since banks have been bombed, and power cuts shut down ATMs.

10:02

More than 40 Sudanese women attending a training course in Sudan’s Northern State learn how to make various mango products. The course aims to promote women’s economic empowerment.

12:10

Women of Gaza struggle to survive despite the devastating effects of war. Planting vegetables, roses or basil around their tents is a way for them to hold on to life.

08:34

Mushroom hunting season has started for women in Til Temir. “Our land is fertile. The more you care for the land, the more you will reap what you sow,” said Meryem Mihemed.

10:05

A sewing machine is the only source of income for Salwa Muhammad, an Egyptian migrant living in Libya, whose one of the most important goals is sending her daughters to school.

08:54

Hêvi, a kindergarten opened in the city of Hasakah, aims to provide a safe learning environment to children and support working mothers.

08:20

“Al-Wafaa village” is a shelter, an oasis of hope for orphaned children amid destruction in Gaza. The village is a space that gets children out of the war trauma and offers them a safe, new life.

10:44

“Women’s rights are talked about all over the world, where are our rights while we are starving and humiliated at distribution centers?” asked women of Gaza, who welcomed International Women’s Day amid destruction.

10:25

The Women’s Foundation in Makhmour will organize a sewing competition on March 6 for women, who attended the sewing courses of the foundation, on the occasion of International Women's Day (IWD).

08:39

“Nothing has changed since the fall of the Assad regime,” said displaced women in Damascus, demanding the establishment of committees to investigate the continuous price hikes.

07:28

“We are proud of my granddaughter,” said grandmother of YPJ fighter Avzem Çiya, who lost her life while fighting against the attacks of the Turkish state and Turkish-backed factions on the Tishreen Dam, northeastern Syria.

08:43

Hena Xidir, resident of Zirgan, plants seeds after collecting the remnants of war to breathe life into nature.

08:32

All people, especially women, support the call for mobilization against the attacks by the AANES. “It is time to protect and defend our existence,” say women in Hasakah, who protect their streets.

11:45

Women and children with disabilities living in shelter centers in Gaza are deprived of their basic needs, suffering from social isolation.

08:21

Fatima Hamid runs a café with children in a park in the town of Zirdan without losing hope despite the ongoing Turkish state.

09:41

Displaced women of Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ayn) living in the Til Nesri village of Til Temir, have baked flatbread called “Waşûkanî” to earn a living.

08:20

Despite the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, Navin Al-Dawasah, a Palestinian nurse and paramedic, keeps working to help the war-wounded patients in northern Gaza. She calls for an urgent ceasefire.