News Center — The Star Congress issued a written statement today, Sunday, August 30, expressing its rejection of policies restricting education in the Kurdish language, noting that the inclusion of Kurdish in the school curriculum as a "national language" is an important step, but restricting it to three or four hours per week, or making it an elective subject, is completely unacceptable.

In Rojava, the people, women, and civil society institutions have stood against attempts to restrict Kurdish-language education within the curriculum. The region's residents and components affirm that mother tongue education is a fundamental right and that it cannot under any circumstances become a victim of political bargaining.

The Star Congress reminded, through its statement, that the Kurdish people lived for many years under the denial and assimilation policies of the former Syrian regime. In the 1962 census in Al-Hasakah, thousands of Kurds were stripped of their nationality, and their identity and culture were suppressed.

The statement explained that the Rojava revolution "ended this historical denial, and mother tongue education has, since 2012, become an essential part of daily life."

Impact on Children's Psychology and Collective Memory

The Star Congress highlighted the negative impact of this restriction on children: "Restricting the language a child has learned for years in their mother tongue, and suddenly limiting its use to just a few hours per week, can affect their educational continuity and psychological security."

It also pointed out that women's role in protecting and transmitting the mother tongue from generation to generation is crucial, and that restricting the Kurdish language is also an interference in the collective memory that women have carried and preserved.

The statement affirmed that in order to build a democratic and multi‑component Syria, the identity and language of the Kurdish people must be recognized: "True integration does not mean abandoning identities; it means building a shared life from equal identities. Unity must be based on equality and the free will of peoples."

The Star Congress demanded through the statement: "Kurdish must become, without any conditions or restrictions, a language with constitutional and official status. In areas where Kurds live, full mother tongue education must be guaranteed. All children should learn the entire curriculum in their mother tongue; this right must not be tied to political negotiations."

In conclusion, the Star Congress called on all women to struggle, affirming that they will never abandon their mother tongue, gains, and rights.