Past from the blast. Reminds me of CNT/FAI and POUM of the Spanish Civil War:
The battle of Kobane is also women's battleThe battle against Kobane is not only a human rights' struggle. It is also a women's struggle and a fight toward a unique model of society that is contrary to everything that IS and surrounding more or less dictatorial states stand for.
"In Rojava's newly written constitution, which consists of a social contract it states that " ... the democratic cantons Afrin, Jazira and Kobane form a group of Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, Syrians, Turks, Armenians and Chechens who has signed a charter of freedom, justice, dignity and democracy in a society of equality and environmental sustainability.
The Treaty is based on peaceful coexistence and guarantees fundamental human rights and freedoms, regardless of religion, language, ethnicity and gender. "
Ideas that are otherwise completely unknown to states in the region.
Rojava is a unique experiment in world history. A democratic self-government, where women are leading.
Just the words gender and equality are unheard important in this context. These are words that are not included in any of the neighboring states' constitutions - including Turkey.
In Rojava there is no oppression of women. Violence against women does not exist apart from those committed by IS. No honour-related violence. No child marriages! The population - women, young people and various councils are organised in groups, which together make decisions and take control of their own lives.
No state, no army. Kobane is defended by a self-defense force, where both women and men are organised.
And that's exactly why IS attacking Kobane. They are terrified that this social model should serve as inspiration to other Middle Easterners who are tired and worn out by years of war and conflict. "- Latife Fegan, 73-year-old Female Legal activist, originally from Turkey, residing in Sweden since 1974.
Latife Fegan is an activist in "Turkish and Kurdish women's peace initiative".
Above is an excerpt from this
source in Swedish: ”Slaget om Kobane är också kvinnokamp”Latife Fegan:
And her
Facebook page (mostly in Turkish and Kurdish).
Revolutionary Spain 1936:
A las barricadas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZAgWC9G8WYRojava (West Kurdistan), 2013:
Barcelona, 1936: