community/life
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Tunisian women refuse to get married
Many Tunisian women don’t want to get married, according to surveys conducted in Tunisia. The declining marriage rate causes discussion in the country.
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Number of female taxi drivers increases in Benghazi
Number of women, who learn how to drive a car, have increasing Benghazi. Taxi driver Mona El-Kabyly is also a driving instructor. She teaches women how to drive a car and encourage them to be a taxi driver.
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Anbar Women’s Association works to empower women in Iraq
Women’s organizations have carried out works in many cities of Iraq to empower women. Anbar Women’s Association is one of these women’s organizations. The project of the association has reportedly decreased the effects of the tribal mechanism in the Anbar province of Iraq by 70%.
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No access to water in refugee camps in Idlib
In Idlib, the temperature is mostly over 40 degrees in summer. The citizens living in the city have trouble finding water these days. Women and children living in the refugee camps have to struggle with diseases due to lack of water.
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They do projects on women’s issues in Libya
Students of the Communication Department at Benghazi University do projects for digital platforms. The students focus on women’s issues in the country even if they face many difficulties in getting information.
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Call on Afghan women: Form your own forces
Kongreya Star Coordination member and spokesperson Mizgin Xelil called on Afghan women to form their own forces. “They can take the resistance of women in NE Syria as a model,” she said.
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Women call for “unity” against attacks
Women living in the Til Temir town of Hesekê indicated that the aim of the attacks on their region is to break the will and unity of people living within the scope of the democratic nation project, “People should struggle against these attacks.”
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Welîde Botî: We don’t accept attacks
Welîda Botî, a member of the Kongreya Star Coordination, commented on attacks on NE Syria and she said, “These attacks are directly related to political, strategic, and historical issues.”
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Victims of child marriage: We went through tough times
Victims of child marriage have gone through tough times in their lives. The stories of them are almost similar. Psychologist Suad Abu Dhalfa indicated that some women sometimes think of killing themselves, and said, “We should raise the awareness of public against child marriage.”
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People leave Afrin: We did not believe that we would get out of Afrin
Many families left Afrin due to the rights violations they faced and they have settled in Shehba. “We did not believe that we would get out of Afrin. We are happy to get out of that unsafe place.”
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Women to discuss gender during second workshop to be held by RadioJin
RadioJin’s Podcast Training and Production for Women Project began to hold workshops in June with the support of Spaces of Culture (Kültür İçin Alan). The second workshop of the project called, “All phases of digital media production and Gender” will be held in September.
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“I chose divorce to have an honorable life”
Lina Eli, mother of two, wanted to divorce her husband due to violence against her. She struggled to get a divorce because Iraqi society doesn’t allow women to get a divorce. “I chose divorce because I couldn’t have a dishonorable life anymore,” Lina Eli told us.
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Geşe Center provides support for women
Geçe Center has been working for women to educate and defend themselves for about a year in Halabja. The center provides opportunities for women to earn their livelihood.
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“An international tribunal should be established for ISIS fighters”
Wefa Derwîş is a fighter of the HPC-JIN (Women's Civil Defense Forces) on liberated Mount Kizwanan. She demands an international tribunal be established to prosecute ISIS fighters.
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“Iraqi women’s group is here” continues to work for women
“Iraqi women’s group is here” is a women’s organization founded in Iraq in 2018. The organization has organized many campaigns and protests since its foundation. Shaima Behzad, the president of the organization, spoke to NuJINHA about their works in Iraq. “We have launched more than 50 campaigns. Iraqi women are the symbol of peace,” she said.
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“We chose to resist not mourn,” says Halise Bilir, who lost her two sons
Halise Bilir, who lost her two sons in two years, has struggled for peace so that other mothers will not suffer from losing their children. “All mothers should speak out and join hands. We have suffered a lot, but we chose to resist not mourn. We defend life against war, we struggle for peace.”
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“Children knowing their mother tongue are more successful”
Mesopotamia Language and Culture Research Association (MED-DER) Co-chair Şilan Elmas Kan thinks children should learn their mother tongue, “Children knowing their mother tongue are more successful.”
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She gives hope to thousands of people
Çiğdem Kuzucu lost her only child Erdi Berkay Gülmez to leukemia years ago. Now she gives hope to thousands of people by forming a group called “Can You Be One of 1000 Volunteers” on social media to draw attention to adult patients with leukemia and to help countless patients waiting for transplantation waiting for stem cells transplantation.
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"We will not leave our village even if we have to create life out of death"
Husa Ehmed, who has lived in the Til El-Leben village since her childhood, noted that her village has been under the Turkish bombardment for a long time, “I demand the Turkish state be tried for its crimes against civilians and animals. I demand justice. We will not leave our village even if we have to create life out of death.”
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"I haven't held my son’s hands or hugged him for a year”
Prison conditions in Turkey have been worsening for years but after the Covid-19 pandemic the conditions have become worse. “Contact visits haven’t been allowed due to the pandemic. I haven’t held my son’s hands or hugged him for a year. This is the worst thing for a mother,” said Mihan Turan, whose son has been held in a prison.