community/life

09:36

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.

15:35

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.

14:22

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.”

11:21

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.”

15:00

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.”

11:44

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.”

10:08

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.

14:54

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.

11:13

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.

15:03

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.

18:28

“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.

11:29

Halise Bilir, who lost her two sons in two years, has struggled for peace so that other mothers will not suffer from losing their children. “All mothers should speak out and join hands. We have suffered a lot, but we chose to resist not mourn. We defend life against war, we struggle for peace.”

12:01

Mesopotamia Language and Culture Research Association (MED-DER) Co-chair Şilan Elmas Kan thinks children should learn their mother tongue, “Children knowing their mother tongue are more successful.”

10:25

Çiğdem Kuzucu lost her only child Erdi Berkay Gülmez to leukemia years ago. Now she gives hope to thousands of people by forming a group called “Can You Be One of 1000 Volunteers” on social media to draw attention to adult patients with leukemia and to help countless patients waiting for transplantation waiting for stem cells transplantation.

14:47

Husa Ehmed, who has lived in the Til El-Leben village since her childhood, noted that her village has been under the Turkish bombardment for a long time, “I demand the Turkish state be tried for its crimes against civilians and animals. I demand justice. We will not leave our village even if we have to create life out of death.”

09:00

Prison conditions in Turkey have been worsening for years but after the Covid-19 pandemic the conditions have become worse. “Contact visits haven’t been allowed due to the pandemic. I haven’t held my son’s hands or hugged him for a year. This is the worst thing for a mother,” said Mihan Turan, whose son has been held in a prison.

09:40

Referring to the importance of Jineology for Middle Eastern women, Nujin Yusif, a member of the Academy of Jineology in the Middle East, called for the spread of Jineology in the Middle East so that women can build a common life.

09:10

Sociologist Feryal Saygılıgil spoke to NuJINHA about many issues such as why people just watch femicides and the reflections of femicides on social media platforms in Turkey. “Femicides become ordinary in public spaces. We may be from different classes and have different colors but we are oppressed in the same way. We are all victims of this system.”

08:44

Yazidis faced genocide committed by ISIS on August 3, 2014, in front of the whole world. Ezda was just 13 years old when ISIS attacked them. She and her family members were taken captive by ISIS. She faced the tyranny of ISIS; she was tortured and raped. “What I faced wasn’t my fault. They took me when I was a child playing games with my friends. I am not responsible for what happened to me. This world is sinful; this world is responsible for what happened to us. We faced many things that cannot be explained with words,” Ezda said.

09:48

Centuries ago, the Yazidis settled in an area located between the Ninova plain and the Shengal mountains. They live in Shengal’s 20 towns, two districts, and hundreds of villages. Yazidis, Arabs, Turkmens and Kurds live together in settlements located between Shengal and Tilafer. Those who lost their loved ones in these areas live with everlasting mourning. The genocide against them never ends and the mass graves close to them tear their heart out. 81 mass graves surround you wherever you go…