community/life
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Newroz 21 Organization supports women, children
Newroz 21 Organization provides opportunities for women and works for orphans and refugee children in Iraq.
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Hana Association works to empower women in Lebanon
Hana Association has carried out many works to support Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian women as well as children, to empower them and to raise awareness.
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Children, women in Idlib pick through garbage for making their livelihood
Children and women living in the Idlib city of NE Syria build their lives amid trashes and conflicts. “We spend our lives by picking up wastes left by the war. We know that the garbage wall built between us and the world will never be removed,” said the children who never go to school due to civil war, have no future.
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Virtual conference on “Women and men amid conflicts and peace process” to be held in October
The Women’s Voice Foundation for Investment in Algeria announced that it will hold its first virtual international conference in October via Zoom with the motto, “Women and Men Amid Conflicts and Peace Process” with the participation of several Arab and regional countries. Many experts, researchers, and academics from Arab countries and other countries will attend the two-day conference. The discussions to be conducted on a sociological and scientific basis by using tangible data aim to shed light on the future.
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“Women should raise their voices together”
Women's organizations in Southern Kurdistan criticize themselves to not act together, “We should act with our women identity not the identity of our parties. As women, we should raise our voices together.”
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Tunisian women refuse to get married
Many Tunisian women don’t want to get married, according to surveys conducted in Tunisia. The declining marriage rate causes discussion in the country.
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Number of female taxi drivers increases in Benghazi
Number of women, who learn how to drive a car, have increasing Benghazi. Taxi driver Mona El-Kabyly is also a driving instructor. She teaches women how to drive a car and encourage them to be a taxi driver.
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Anbar Women’s Association works to empower women in Iraq
Women’s organizations have carried out works in many cities of Iraq to empower women. Anbar Women’s Association is one of these women’s organizations. The project of the association has reportedly decreased the effects of the tribal mechanism in the Anbar province of Iraq by 70%.
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No access to water in refugee camps in Idlib
In Idlib, the temperature is mostly over 40 degrees in summer. The citizens living in the city have trouble finding water these days. Women and children living in the refugee camps have to struggle with diseases due to lack of water.
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They do projects on women’s issues in Libya
Students of the Communication Department at Benghazi University do projects for digital platforms. The students focus on women’s issues in the country even if they face many difficulties in getting information.
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Call on Afghan women: Form your own forces
Kongreya Star Coordination member and spokesperson Mizgin Xelil called on Afghan women to form their own forces. “They can take the resistance of women in NE Syria as a model,” she said.
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Women call for “unity” against attacks
Women living in the Til Temir town of Hesekê indicated that the aim of the attacks on their region is to break the will and unity of people living within the scope of the democratic nation project, “People should struggle against these attacks.”
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Welîde Botî: We don’t accept attacks
Welîda Botî, a member of the Kongreya Star Coordination, commented on attacks on NE Syria and she said, “These attacks are directly related to political, strategic, and historical issues.”
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Victims of child marriage: We went through tough times
Victims of child marriage have gone through tough times in their lives. The stories of them are almost similar. Psychologist Suad Abu Dhalfa indicated that some women sometimes think of killing themselves, and said, “We should raise the awareness of public against child marriage.”
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People leave Afrin: We did not believe that we would get out of Afrin
Many families left Afrin due to the rights violations they faced and they have settled in Shehba. “We did not believe that we would get out of Afrin. We are happy to get out of that unsafe place.”
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Women to discuss gender during second workshop to be held by RadioJin
RadioJin’s Podcast Training and Production for Women Project began to hold workshops in June with the support of Spaces of Culture (Kültür İçin Alan). The second workshop of the project called, “All phases of digital media production and Gender” will be held in September.
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“I chose divorce to have an honorable life”
Lina Eli, mother of two, wanted to divorce her husband due to violence against her. She struggled to get a divorce because Iraqi society doesn’t allow women to get a divorce. “I chose divorce because I couldn’t have a dishonorable life anymore,” Lina Eli told us.
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Geşe Center provides support for women
Geçe Center has been working for women to educate and defend themselves for about a year in Halabja. The center provides opportunities for women to earn their livelihood.
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“An international tribunal should be established for ISIS fighters”
Wefa Derwîş is a fighter of the HPC-JIN (Women's Civil Defense Forces) on liberated Mount Kizwanan. She demands an international tribunal be established to prosecute ISIS fighters.
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“Iraqi women’s group is here” continues to work for women
“Iraqi women’s group is here” is a women’s organization founded in Iraq in 2018. The organization has organized many campaigns and protests since its foundation. Shaima Behzad, the president of the organization, spoke to NuJINHA about their works in Iraq. “We have launched more than 50 campaigns. Iraqi women are the symbol of peace,” she said.