Posts by ADM

We Celebrate 10 Years of Rojava: A Visionary Social Experiment Under Threat

1 Aug at 11:30 am

Ten years ago, an auspicious experiment started alongside one of the most atrocious bloodsheds of this century. In July 2012, as Assad’s troops faced an armed insurrection in southern and central Syria, a popular Kurdish-led uprising in northeast Syria quickly filled the power vacuum. By 2017, the Rojava revolution encompassed…

Doing Justice to the Mosaic of North East Syria – The Rojava Revolution

HISTORY

19 Jul at 10:59 am

The Rojava Revolution is now ten years old. But this revolution also has a prehistory. Can you tell us what historical factors made this revolution possible? That’s right, we are approaching the 10th anniversary of the revolution. This revolution started in Rojava on 19 July 2012. Of course, it did…

“A real revolution cannot be brought about by a change of power”

MOVEMENT

16 Jul at 10:52 am

With the Rojava revolution a new education system was established in North East Syria. Today, there are not only Arabic schools in the region, but also Kurdish and Aramaic ones. Could you tell us what the school system is like? How successful is the education system and with what difficulties…

The women’s revolution of Rojava is unprecedented in the Middle East!

MOVEMENT, PARADIGM, Women's Freedom

15 Jul at 10:50 am

We want to talk to you today about the women’s revolution in Rojava. But at first want to know how the situation for women in Syria was before the Rojava Revolution? For example, was it possible for women to organize independently under the Baath-regime? The Baath-regime under the Assad family…

The Kurdish Women’s Movement: History, Theory, Practice

Books

26 Feb at 11:22 am

Author: Dilar Dirik Description: The Kurdish women’s movement is at the heart of the most exciting revolutionary experiment in the world today: Rojava. Forged over decades of struggle, most recently in the fight against ISIS, Rojava embodies a radical commitment to ecology, democracy and gender equality. But while striking images…

“We will hit the system at its most essential point”

Women's Freedom

3 Feb at 9:56 pm

Men’s arguments on this subject are either technical in the sense of conforming to organizational steps or, if they try a little hard, fragmented and unsteady. But all seekers of truth must enable themselves to “experience freedom in the moment.” Just as we as women have surrounded the system with…

“Our goal is a free, democratic and independent Kurdistan, not a nation-state”

MOVEMENT

October 7, 2021

Is the goal of the KCK and its affiliated organizations a fully independent Kurdistan or greater autonomy? What is the position of your Freedom Movement regarding the question of secession? It is important to keep in mind how exactly we understand the concept of independence. As a movement, we understand…

The Kurdish Freedom Struggle and (Anti)Imperialism in the 21st Century

MOVEMENT

November 7, 2020

Revolutionary movements and people around the world, especially in Europe and Latin America, watch the PKK and Rojava with growing interest. However, most of them cannot make sense of the relationship between the US-led international coalition and the socialist and anti-imperialist identity of the Kurdish movement after Kobanê. Isn’t this…