Category: Our words
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Jinwar – Women and Mothers’ Resistance
The women’s village of Jinwar is part of the institutions of the revolution that has developed and supported by women’s organizations. The women’s village is the concrete example of free and democratic life and the self-defense of women.Jinwar is an example of the democratic life against the jihadist ideals which has been imposed by the…
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Jinwar, “Land of Women”: Healing Traumas of War by Living a Communal Life
By Céline de Richoufftz August 1, 2018 Social Connectedness Fellow 2018 In the north-eastern plains of the Syrian Hasakah Governorate, located between the dry agricultural lands and the Kabas Mountain, stands Jinwar: the free women’s ecological village. It is being built to offer war survivors a refuge, and permit them to thrive by living a…