community/life

12:00

Women living in the rural areas of Deir ez-Zor collect reeds on the shores of the river and use them to make many handicraft products.

09:59

The occupation policies of the Turkish state in the Kurdistan Region cause many problems. The young people, who cannot find a job and do not feel safe in the region, try to go to other countries.

12:20

The Listening and Orientation Center for Women Victims of Violence established by the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD) provides psychological and legal support to the women victims of violence.

08:45

The Mother Taybet Women’s Counseling Center in the Silopi district of Şırnak has become the shelter of women in the district. The center, which has received more than 50 applications from women victims of violence, aims to reach more women.

11:23

The Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) has launched a campaign named, “Hope and Life” to raise awareness about breast cancer.

08:20

After collecting grapes, women boil grapes inside a large cooking pot to make grape molasses and grape leathers. They wait for hours next to a large cooking pot.

10:48

Kejal Xelîl Seîd is a visually disabled woman living in Sulaymaniyah. She has overcome all obstacles through her perseverance.

13:15

The unemployment rate among women teachers in Idlib is very high due to the pressure of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in schools.

12:44

The Women’s Committee of the Peoples’ Assembly has organized seminars in Deir ez-Zor to raise awareness against child marriage, polygamy and gender-based violence. The committee aims to reach all women in the city.

15:04

The Saturday Mothers have asked for the whereabouts of Düzgün Tekin, who was tortured to death by JİTEM, Gendarmerie Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, 27 years ago.

10:15

“These beautiful children are those who resist all the brutality of war; they show us that there is still a livable world.”

08:00

Nedima İsal has longed for her village Bêdaw for 30 years. All Nedima İsal wants is to return to her village, where five police stations were built in place of burned houses.

12:53

The eight-year-old conflict in Yemen casts a shadow over education. While children receive education on Yemen’s streets, their families are concerned about the situation of their children.

13:55

The “Ehlen Sisim" center, a child development center opened in Qamishlo, aims to raise a healthy generation. “Both families and children will be more self-confident and will be able to solve their problems without fear,” Xezal Îniz said.

14:33

Eight years have passed since the resistance against ISIS took place in Kobanê. “We will succeed with the spirit of the resistance of Kobanê,” said Semîra Ehmed, who supported the fighters in the battlefield.

10:27

Egyptian feminist activists call on the government to take action against gender-based violence, which become systematic in the country.

08:54

Speaking about the effects of rising drug prices and the health policies on women's health in Turkey, Dr. Irmak Saraç said that violations in the health service pose vital risks especially for women's health.

13:45

“Shiler Rasouli has been seen as a hero for jumping off the building’s second floor to protect herself from sexual assault. Shiler is not a hero but a victim. Every member of society is responsible for her death. We must admit our shame.”

11:48

Growing corn with her labor, İlhan Ebd-El Semed said, “I want every woman to be involved in agriculture because women improve the soil fertility with their labor and production.”

08:22

Reacting to the ongoing Turkish attacks on the Kurdistan Region, the women of Sulaymaniyah called on the Kurdistan Regional Government to break its silence against the attacks.