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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.

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

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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.”

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“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.

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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.

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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.”

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“Jineology itself is the community education” “Women form the core of society, and society builds itself around women. For this reason, Jineology first focuses on the education of women,”Gulistan Osman, a member of the Jineology Education and Research Center in the Qamishlo Canton, said.

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“Jineology aims to heal the wounds of society with its research” “The purpose of opening the Jineology research center is to interpret the situation of women and to find solutions to the problems of our society,” Nur Hawıl, a member of the Jineology Education and Research Center in Cizîr Region, said.

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Nûjîn Derya: Jinwar is the place of women’s management “The first thing that people think about Jinwar is the communal life, the free-equal life,” Nûjin Derya, member of Jineology Academy and one of the founders of Jinwar (women’s village) village, said.

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Dicle Kulilk: Faculty of Jineology is the success of all women Faculty of Jineology was established at Rojava University in 2017, Dicle Kulilk, academic, and spokesperson of the Faculty of Jineology, says that the establishment of the faculty is the second revolution after the Revolution in Rojava.

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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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We spoke to lawyers and human rights defenders about polygamous marriages, which have increased recently in Urfa and caused the brutal murder of two women. They told us that women have faced serious rights violations in the city. Lawyer Canan Beritan Gökkan, a member of the Urfa Bar Association’s Refugee Commission, said that refugee women are driven into polygamous marriages due to economic concerns.

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“Preventive measures should be taken” Syrian refugee women face many problems such as poverty, sexual harassment, and male violence in places they take shelter. In the last months ago, Amara Dawladlı (13) and Selva El Hinedi (25) were killed in Urfa for not accepting to be the second wife. Sociologist Ruken Ergüneş drew attention to the problems faced by refugee women and said that preventive measures should be taken to protect women and girls from being second wives and early marriage.

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“All methods of warfare have been failed” Hevin Miho, a member of the Kobanî Social Area Organization, stated that women are targeted because they organize in every part of life. “We failed all methods of warfare,” she said. “We will protect Kobanî to the end,” 70-year-old Nayle El-Oso told NuJINHA.

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Women are pioneers Today is the anniversary of the liberation of Kobanî. The women, who displayed a historical resistance against ISIS, which attacked Kobanî with the support of the sovereign powers, have put their stamp on history. The revolutionary women defeated ISIS and liberated Kobanî. Berivan İsmail, a member of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), spoke to NuJINHA about the spirit of women’s resistance in Kobanî. She told us that women have worked for the solution to the Syrian crisis.

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Nature is protected by the spirit of goddesses The ecological structure is also destroyed in the attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria. The Ecology Committee of Kongra Star has protected nature with the spirit of goddesses. Rihan Temo, spokesperson of the committee, called on women, people, organizations and institutes and said, “Protect your lands, nature because our lands are rich. We want to create the mentality protecting ecology culture in society. We should protect our environment and trees.

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Women keep culture alive Cultural and artistic activities are the most important activities in Rojava. While many projects have been conducted with the participation of women, children and young people from ethical groups, Rûken Mihemed, executive of the Hîlala Zêrîn Culture and Art Movement, emphasized that the post-revolution culture is kept alive by women.

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Women in Rojava improve economy Pointing out that the women have improved the economy in Rojava, Armanc Mihemed, executive of the Economy Committee of Kongra Star, said that they have achieved significant successes by realizing many projects.

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“Women's justice defends equality” Welae El-Eli, member of the Women's Council for Social Justice in Cizîr Region, spoke to NuJINHA about the works of the council.

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“HPC-JIN defends the reality, existence, and rights of women” “Women and children have defended their lands since the beginning of humanity. Today, the members of the HPC-JIN defend their society and lands,” said Hediye Abdullah, the executive of the Women's Social Defense Units (HPC-JIN).