‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
- Posted on February 9, 2025
- By The Guardian
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‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
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In a society riven by conflict and misogyny, the autonomous region of Rojava has a government with perhaps the most complete gender equality in the world