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Syria’s Gender Divide Intensifies: Equality in the North, Patriarchal Pushback in the South

Khabat Abbas / Truthdig Nov 25, 2025 Syrian women are upping the ante after Assad, citing Rojava’s model as an example to guarantee women’s participation in decision-making. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Fragility and Resilience: Glimpses of Rojava

Angéline Desdevises / Truthdig Feb 13, 2025 Photographer Angéline Desdevises captures life in Kurdish Syria, where the region's boldest democratic experiment finds new sources of resilience amid fresh rubble and political uncertainties. Dig deeper

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Rojava on the Brink

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Feb 13, 2025 Turkish airstrikes and an Islamist power in Damascus endanger the future of Syrian Kurdistan’s multiethnic democratic federation. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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Rojava’s Elections Defy Turkish Bombs and U.S. Indifference

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Jun 17, 2024 After defeating ISIS and establishing a multiethnic democracy, the Kurdish-majority statelet goes to the polls. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )