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  • Egyptian women under patriarchal mentality-7 

    Marriage, divorce, and rape cases

  • Egyptian women under patriarchal mentality-6 

    Violence - circumcision - harassment - revealing virginity - honor crimes

  • Egyptian women under patriarchal mentality-5 

    Modern Egypt ... laws for women

  • Egyptian women under patriarchal mentality-4 

    Egyptian women during the Ottoman, French, and British occupation

  • Egyptian women under patriarchal mentality-3 

    Islamic civilization in Egypt

  • Egyptian women under patriarchal mentality-2 

    Egyptian women in post-pharaoh civilizations

  • Egyptian women under patriarchal mentality-1 

    Forgotten pages of the history of Egyptian women in ancient Egypt

  • More than a seat: Co-Presidency-2 

    Emine Bekir, deputy co-chair of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration in the Euphrates region, told us that they practice the co-presidential system in the entire region despite sexism and difficulties.

  • More than a seat: Co-Presidency-1 

    The co-presidential system, which is based on the equal representation of women and men against the monistic system, is spreading to all spheres of life under the leadership of Kurdish women.

  • Femicides in Turkey from March 2021 to March 2022 

    277 women were killed in Turkey in a year. They were killed in their homes, supposedly their safest spaces, by their intimate partners or other family members...

  • Strengthening resistance of women from Clara Zetkin to Arin Mirkan -4 

    Mother of Avaşin Kesra: I planted a flower in Afrin on March 8 Avaşin Kesra was born on New Year's Eve; she lost her life on March 8, International Women’s Day during the occupation of Afrin. She was sent off on her last journey on March 12, the anniversary of the Qamishlo Uprising. “I planted a flower in Afrin on March 8,” her mother Suad Süleyman said, referring to her daughter Avaşin Kesra. “Avaşin was born to make history and leave that history to those who are alive,” she said.

  • Strengthening resistance of women from Clara Zetkin to Arin Mirkan -3 

    Women will take to the streets with their traditional clothes Women in the cities of NE Syria have made preparation for International Women’s Day on March 8 with great enthusiasm. They began to sew their traditional clothes a month ago to wear them on their day. Kurdish, Yazidi, Arab, Armenian and Christian women will attend the activities and events by wearing their traditional clothes.

  • Strengthening resistance of women from Clara Zetkin to Arin Mirkan -2 

    Leyla Gulo: We built the women's revolution with a great struggle Leyla Gulo is one of the witnesses of the International Women's Day celebrations spreading from houses to the streets in NE Syria. “Women, who didn’t dare to go out, broke their chains and led to the revolution in Rojava. Today, they have taken part in many institutions and organizations by protecting their revolution. When YPJ was formed, I cried with joy as a mother,” she said.

  • Strengthening resistance of women from Clara Zetkin to Arin Mirkan -1 

    Women’s resistance spreading from a house to the streets While women have turned their anger into resistance on the streets since March 8, 1857, women in NE Syria have become a hope for women all around the world with their historical resistance. They began to celebrate March 8 in a house under the pressure of the Baathist regime but since the revolution in Rojava, they have taken to the streets to celebrate their day. While the women of Rojava have been empowering their organizations with the struggle they have waged from past to present, they have been strengthening women's resistance from past to today, from Clara Zetkin to Arin Mirkan.

  • Impact of global crises on women-2 

    Female labor force participation rate remains low in Egypt The crises have affected almost all the countries of the world, particularly Egypt. Although there is an increase in female employment in some sectors in Egypt, the female labor force participation rate still remains low in Egypt.

  • Impact of global crises on women-1 

    Women are most affected by global crises. Violence against women and inequality prevent them from participating in the labor force.

  • Education in mother language saves communities from extinction-3 

    Pioneer of the mother language revolution: Xaliya Ehmed Xaliya Ehmed, who learned to read and write in her mother language despite all the oppression and prohibitions during the rule of the Baathist regime, realized her dream by getting her teaching certificate after the revolution. She calls on mothers to “Teach children their mother language.”

  • Education in mother language saves communities from extinction-2 

    “Our aim is to build a democratic society” Teacher Ala Dawud stated that they educate students according to the Democratic Nation system in NE Syria while NE Syria University Co-Chair Rohan Mustafa noted that they aim to build a democratic society through education.

  • Education in mother language saves communities from extinction 

    After the Revolution in Rojava, the education system in NE Syria has been fundamentally changed. Mother language has been officially taught in all schools based on the principle of a democratic nation that protects the rights of all nations. Children are educated in their mother language and this saves communities in NE Syria from extinction and protects their cultural, artistic and historical heritage.

  • Jineology: Knowledge, experience, and science of women- 6 

    Works of Jineology in the regions of NE Syria Members of Jineology, who have carried out works in NE Syria, emphasized that Jineology opens women’s eyes, “Women should put Jineology in the center of their lives.”