Jineology literally means “women’s science or the science of women”. The word derives from jin, woman in Kurdish. Jineology is a critique of the approaches of positivist social sciences, which uphold the structures of states, patriarchy, and capital. Jineology is also defined as the “science of life” and “the science that reveals the knowledge structures based on democratic modernity.” With Jineology, women discover their knowledge and experience, and rewrite history while researching the history of women. In the first article of our article series, we give information about Jineology works in Northern and Eastern Syria.

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Qamishlo – Jineology literally means “women’s science or the science of women”. The word derives from jin, woman in Kurdish. Jineology was first mentioned by Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah in 2008 in his book entitled, “Sociology of Freedom”. Jineology, which aims to analyze the exploitation system based on the patriarchal system the power-centered perceptive of life, began to be discussed by women in 2011. In 2015, the Jineology Committee decided to spread this science after holding its first conference with the participation of 140 delegates. During the conference, women decided to spread this science all around the world.

Why Jineology?

Jineology is a positive science against the patriarchal mindset. It adds a new perspective to life and therefore it focuses on a wide area and interprets science to enrich it. The patriarchal mindset is about destroying societies but the current situation can be fundamentally reorganized by Jineology and transformed into a system of coexistence of societies. The ideology of Jineology, claiming to be a “science of life”, is based on “science of women”, “science of social life” and “science of free co-life.” It also reveals the true face of the occupiers against gender-based violence. It aims is to struggle against the ideology of humiliation, denial, annihilation, and killing of women.

Jineology rewrites women’s history

The aim of Jineology is to form a matriarchal system again. It works to reveal women's justice, fertility, peace, math, analytical intelligence, and emotional aspects. It answers the “Why Jineology” question by discovering everything that was stolen from women thousands of years ago. It destroys the culture of shame built around female identity by modernity. Jineology realizes women's value, strengthens their wisdom, documents, and rewrites women's history.

To reveal the secret of life

It is not possible for a person and society who cannot give meaning to life and drown in meaninglessness, to reveal the secret of life. Despite the painful reality of life, people should ask themselves, “Who am I?” Only women should ask who they are. This is exactly why Jineology is the path that will lead women to reveal the secret of life. Or, it focuses on the link of women, life, and society to reveal the secret of life.

To build a free and equal life

Equality can be achieved with gender equality. If we have gender equality, we can achieve freedom. Achievement gender equality is one of the principles of Jineology. Jineology itself is the name and sociology of developing the theory of free, equal life. From the beginning, Jineology analyzes equal life and the existing relationship and develops solutions and projects.

Today, particularly men cannot see women as human beings, a friend, part of life, and an equal spirit of life because male-dominant culture sees women as weak, wives, lovers, human beings to be exploited. Kurdish leader

“It should be well known that free equal life is built socially. Since its establishment, the hegemony has injured both sexes, affected the relationship between them and reflected as a dominant relationship,” Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan says.

For this reason, Jineology first aims to define the nature of men and women and to reflect it in life.

To shed light on the reality of women

The reality of women has been left in the dark for thousands of years; many dirty methods have been carried out to keep it in the dark. Jineology aims to shed light on the reality of women left in the dark. It also aims to shed light on the history of women by spreading the sociology of Jineology within society. The most appropriate answer to stop femicides and to establish women's freedom on a solid basis is Jineology.

It is women’s consciousness, wisdom, and science

The women's consciousness, wisdom, and science, which have been stolen by the male sovereign, have been taken back by Jineology. In the thousands of years of history of societies, science has been done by collecting the experiences of the societies. Despite all tricks and plots of the patriarchal mindset, it has been defeated by the emotional intelligence of women. Women create sacred values by reuniting the beauty and colors of life with society. Jineology is the most appropriate answer for women to return to themselves with their scientific spirit.

For the revolution of social science

Undoubtedly, social science can only develop around the science of Jineology and women. Jineology is itself a response to social science. The root of all sciences is social, that is, women's creativity. All women's movements fighting for freedom and democracy can develop themselves with the social science ideology of Jineology and become the architects for great developments. Jineology is the revolution of social science.  

To develop the research methods according to women's reality

Jineology serves to develop research methods, ideas, and actions for freedom according to women's perspectives. The values that build societies are built around women and women have taken part in every part of life. Jineology carries out research on history, politics, society, ecology, demography, health, education, and economy. It also carries out research on religions, mythologies, philosophy, science, and their usage methods.

For self-defense

Jineology will strengthen the self-defense activities of the broken and weakened women to strengthen their self-defense and will not allow anyone to destroy it. Every creature has a self-defense mechanism. At the beginning of history, women could defend themselves but their defense has been weakened over time. Women have great potential and strong reflexes to defend themselves; they have this characteristic in their nature. Jineology carries out research on history to determine when and why women left using their self-defense and how women can use their self-defense again.

Journey to the self

Women's existence always faces threats such as wars, immigration, prostitution, pornography, poverty, unemployment, education, and health institutions founded by male-dominant policies. Today, there is a hegemonic system that wants to completely eliminate the physical and ideological existence of women. Women must protect their existence against this system in order to protect themselves. They must know and define their existence. Jineology reveals the reality, meaning, and effectiveness of women through its discoveries on the existence of women. It carries out research on attacks and femicides so that women know and realize the source of five thousand years of brutal violence against them.

Ethics-aesthetics

Ethics is the awareness of freedom and aesthetics is formed according to this awareness. Aesthetics itself is the level of free life. Aesthetics and ethics are two of the bases of Jineology. No struggle can develop projects without ethics and aesthetics.

Economy-Ecology

Jineology sees the economy as one of its working areas; it carries out works on it and develops projects accordingly. A society cannot survive without an economy, what the capitalist system wants to do today is to completely disconnect the societies from the economy. Jineology evaluates this area theoretically, organizationally, and operationally in order to develop this area. Ecology is the natural biology and physical aspect of society. Jineology focuses on ecological problems with a scientific aspect.

Demography- history

Jineology analyzes the social, cultural, and economic trends related to the population. Demography is one of the working areas of Jineology. Understanding sociology and philosophy in terms of history is important. Jineology rewrites history with the perspective of women, instead of contributing to the existing history.

Health

Jineology fights the mentality that denies and looks down on the existence of women with science. It sees the invisible labor of women in health and aims to share it. Jineology defines health as a field of science. It works to ensure that this science does not disappear and to raise awareness of society.

Education- Politics

For Jineology, education is important to build a free society, so it always focuses on education. Jineology establishes the educational institutions of society and develops all kinds of theoretical and academic studies. It also develops comprehensive education programs for its members to improve other areas of Jineology. For Jineology, women and mothers are the architects of the art of politics and thus it conducts research and examinations in this field. Politics is about the freedom and durability of society. For Jineology, there is a connection with ethics, science, and politics and it provides solutions in the field of social science.

Tomorrow: Dicle Kulilk: Faculty of Jineology is the success of all women