1st Jineology Conference in Makhmour: We will respond strongly to attacks

“We will respond strongly to all kinds of attacks,” said women attending the 1st Jineology Conference held by the Jineology Research Center in the Makhmour Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp).

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 Makhmour- The Jineology Research Center held its first conference in the Makhmour Martyr Rustem Cudi Camp (Makhmour Refugee Camp) from August 23 to August 24 with the participation of 100 delegates after organizing workshops for women in the camp for two months.

‘We discussed five issues at the workshops’

“The Jienology Research Center held a conference in the camp for the first time. And, the workshops lasted two months,” said Xurbet Îşlek, one of the women participating in the conference. “At the workshops, we discussed the impacts of displacement on women, ecology, sexism, Kurdish culture, and social problems. At the conference, the results of the discussions during the workshops were evaluated.”

‘Our aim is to find solutions to the problems faced by women’

We will respond strongly to all kinds of attacks against women, Xurbet Îşlek added. “At the conference, the problems faced by women were discussed. We hope that the decisions taken at the conference will be implemented in a short time. Our aim is to find solutions to the problems faced by women. If we, as women, do not solve our problems, the attacks against us will continue.”

‘We believe that we will achieve good results

Yıldız Bulut, member of the Jineology Research Center in Makhmour, noted that they had a successful conference. “We hope that our conference will serve as an important model in the future. At the workshops, we discussed many issues such as forced displacement, the importance of education, sexism and social problems. We believe that we will achieve good results from our discussions.”