SORGUL ŞÊXO

Qamishlo-Young women held a conference in Qamishlo, a city in North and East Syria, with the participation of 150 delegates. At the conference, young women discussed the role of women in the rebuilding a society based on democracy and the struggle against the ongoing attacks on the region. NuJINHA spoke to Mîdiya Ebdilrehman ile Hemîla Mihemed, members of the Young Women’s Union in Hasakah, about the conference.

‘Our aims is to frustrate the attacks on women’

At the conference, women from different nationalities and religions discussed the role of young women in building a democratic country, Mîdiya Ebdilrehman told us.

“Because our enemy knows that women organize themselves under the umbrella of the Democratic Nation paradigm. Our aims is to frustrate the attacks on women by discussing the role of the young women in society. The philosophy of leader Öcalan is like a deep sea. If women fight to build their personalities, they can achieve freedom. The current systems insist on one flag and one language. Thanks to leader Öcalan, people from different nationalities, religions and ethnicities live together. We want to spread this spirit all over the world.”

‘Women need a common struggle’

Pointing to the role of young women in preserving and protecting the societal values and the gains of the revolution in Rojava, Mîdiya Ebdilrehman said, “Our society and young people are subjected to attacks aiming at destroying our values. We must strengthen our self-defense against these attacks. By strengthening ourselves, we can preserve our culture, ethics and identity.”

Mîdiya Ebdilrehman emphasized that women need a common struggle and said, “The women of Rojava, Middle East and Europe should build a network and struggle together. Together, we can protect women's identity and develop democratic projects. We should unite and organize to ensure freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.”

‘We should make our struggle stronger against the attacks’

Young women have played a leading role in the implementation of the system based on democracy in North and East Syria, Hemîla Mihemed emphasized. “The most important thing is to spread the thoughts and ideology of leader Öcalan among women and this is the most sacred duty for us. Women’s leading role in North and East Syria has become a role model for women all around the world. Women all around the world want to learn more about the revolution. We should make our struggle stronger against the ongoing attacks on our region.

“Without women’s struggle, all revolutions and other activities will remain incomplete and will not find their real meaning. The YPJ (the Women's Defense Units) fought and defeated ISIS thanks to the leading role of young women. In Rojava, women play leading roles in all facets of life now. For this reason, we call on the women of Southern Kurdistan and Eastern Kurdistan to unite and struggle against the attacks aiming to divide and occupy Kurdistan.”