Kobani — The Syrian Interim Government announced the inclusion of Kurdish in the curriculum and the allocation of three hours per week for its teaching, sparking widespread protests in Rojava, where Kobani students and their families decided to boycott education in rejection of reducing their language's presence and to demand the guarantee of their right to study in Kurdish.

Anger among Rojava residents continues to escalate following the decree issued by the Syrian Interim Government on education and the Kurdish language. On August 27, the government announced the inclusion of Kurdish as a national language in all subjects, with three hours per week allocated for its teaching, and allowing the translation of some subjects into Kurdish or Arabic based on student preference. Despite the announcement, residents are raising questions about implementation mechanisms and the extent to which educational institutions can apply the decree in practice.

Protests in Rojava have escalated for over a week due to these decisions, but today—especially on the first day of the 2026-2027 school year—students in Kobani and their families decided to completely boycott education from first to twelfth grade. Educational sources in Rojava reported that protests against the Syrian Interim Government's decree on the Kurdish language extended to Shahid Hawker School, where students announced a boycott of lessons in rejection of reducing the Kurdish language's presence in the curriculum. Student Hengavin Musa said they reject replacing Kurdish with Arabic or being satisfied with limited hours to teach their language, affirming that she has studied in Kurdish since first grade and aspires to continue her university education in the field of human rights.

She added that three hours a week is not enough, and that any change in the curriculum according to the new system would lead to the "erasure of their identity," stressing that students will not return to school before their right to education in their language is guaranteed. For her part, Berivan Khalil affirmed that they will boycott studies until their language is guaranteed: "Our generation has realized the importance of studying and learning in Kurdish, so it is unacceptable to impose Arabic instead of Kurdish. Kurdish is our mother tongue, and therefore we declare today that we will not go to school until our educational system is built on our language, culture, and Kurdish history."