‘The revolution has opened the door to freedom for women’
“The revolution in Rojava has opened the door to freedom for women,” said the women attending the 5th congress of the Young Women’s Union in Hasakah.
RONÎDA HACÎ
Hasakah- The Young Women’s Union held its 5th Congress in Hasakah on Wednesday with the participation of 500 women delegates.
NuJINHA spoke to two women, who participated in the congress.
‘The situation of leader Apo and self-defense were discussed’
The aim of the congress was to strengthen the unity of young women, said Heyfa Bekir, Co-chair of the Youth Sports Organization. “The situation of leader Apo (Abdullah Öcalan) and self-defense were among the issues discussed at the congress. We discussed how women can defend themselves and organize their society. Today, women have a powerful status thanks to the thoughts and ideology of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. For this reason, the ruling and hegemonic powers have intensified their attacks on women.”
‘The Turkish state is afraid of the power of free women’
Heyfa Bekir continued her speech as follows: “The Turkish state and the ruling powers target the pioneering women because they are afraid of the power and thoughts of free women. Despite the ongoing attacks on pioneering women, women say, ‘Whenever one of our comrades is martyred, we want to get revenge’. The Young Women’s Union will attach importance to self-defense activities because young women are aware of the dirty policies carried out against them.”
‘We want to reach all women in the Middle East’
“Young women proved their important role in the July 19 Revolution (Rojava Revolution)” said Losnak Kavoriyan, member of the Armenian Young Women’s Union in North and East Syria. “The goal of young women is to ensure freedom for all women. We want to reach all women in the Middle East by building a free future in northeastern Syria. Thanks to the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ revolution, women have their own identity and become aware of their roles in their society. Before the women’s revolution in Rojava, women had no rights. The revolution has opened the door to freedom for women. Women have become a role model for all women in the Middle East by leading the revolution. Thanks to this revolution, young Armenian women have recognized themselves and protected their social values.”