Interview with Hawzhin Azeez about Kurdish responses to COVID-19 in Rojava and Rojhelat
Dr. Jeff Miley interviews Dr. Hawzhim Azeez of the Center for Gender and Development Studies at the American University of Iraq in Sulaimani about Kurdish responses to COVID-19 in the Kurdish region of Syria as well as the Kurdish region of Iran
Turkish crimes against women in occupied Afrin documented
A new dossier issued by Kurdish women’s organisations has documented incidents of violence against women carried out by Turkish soldiers and jihadist groups
Comuna de Cine de Rojava: “El papel del artista es mostrar la belleza del proceso revolucionario”
Desde 2012 un grupo de cineastas kurdas del Norte de Síria desarrolla la Comuna de Cine de Rojava, una institución popular para la producción y proyección de arte cinematográfico revolucionario en el territorio
Make Rojava Green Again Call for Action Days on the 18th and 19th July
We call for two international days of action on the 18th and 19th of July 2020, against the bombing and invasion of Basûr (Southern Kurdistan, Iraq) and the occupation of Rojava regions by the Turkish army
Macer Gifford: “The Ordinary Man who went to War Against ISIS”
Macer Gifford (Kurdish name) is the former British currency trader who fought with the Kurdish YPG militia against the Islamic State. Gifford fought with the YPG in 2015 and in 2016
Interview: Civil Defense Forces commanders on community policing in North and East Syria
Zibeda Eli commands the Civil Defense Forces in Qamishlo and the Jazira region, while Samira Mihemed is the commander of the all-female Women’s Civil Defense Forces (HPC-Jin) in Qamishlo
Pervin Buldan: “Today, the biggest obstacle to another peace process in Turkey is the attitude of the AKP and MHP”
“Now in Turkey, whoever speaks about peace, the government will attack and jail them.”
Water for Rojava
While the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's right-wing government continues to attack the Kurdish-led Rojava Revolution. One of its weapons of war is water
Remember, Boycott Turkey, NOW!
The list of outrages perpetrated by the Turkish republic, under the authoritarian rule of Turkish President Erdoğan in recent years seem endless. The enormous silence surrounding these criminal acts is equally outrageous
First Arabic Translation of Murray Bookchin’s work now available!
The ISE is thrilled to announce the first-ever translation of Murray Bookchin’s work into Arabic – “The Communalist Project”
