“pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”
Dreams within defeats: The Kurdish quest for meaning
Tag: Rojava
Beyond and against homogenisation: Advancing diversity through Democratic Confederalism
It is not homogeneity that brings people together but understanding and empowerment.
Sixth anniversary of Turkey’s war against Afrin
Many are still living in refugee camps in Sheba, close to Afrin, hoping to one day return to a liberated homeland.
Worth fighting for: Bringing the Rojava revolution home
It’s not surprising that the most precious thing we brought back from Rojava was a sense of hope.
Ongoing: Turkey launches Christmas Day attack on North and East Syria
First reports already spoke of 13 wounded and 8 martyred
Enhancing diverse democracy: NE Syria’s new Social Contract
Like Rousseau’s theoretical proposal, the real-world ‘social contract’ based on Öcalan’s ideas is, in many ways, an attempt to reckon with severe external and internal social pressures and halt society’s steady rush toward inequality, stratification, violence, and inhumane repression.
Interview: Democracy vs Capitalism in the Middle East
Coexistence has not always been exclusively peaceful, but the genocidal politics of nowadays fascist regimes are something new.
Stand in solidarity against Turkish war crimes in Syria
Take the war back to those responsible profiteers, companies and governments!
Why is aid struggling to reach parts of Syria and Turkey after the most deadly earthquakes in almost a century?
On the 6th February, when two huge earthquakes struck South-West Turkey and North-West Syria, rescue workers failed to arrive in some badly hit areas for more than 24 hours. In Gaziantep, the epicentre of the first earthquake, no aid arrived for 12 hours after the disaster occurred, and Turkey’s military, (the second largest in NATO)
What we know about the Paris shooting and its significance to Kurds
On the 23rd December 2022 a man named William Mallet opened fire on the street outside the Kurdistan Democratic Centre of Paris, which also houses the Kurdish Democratic Council of France. The attack killed three Kurdish comrades; Emine Kara, Şirin Aydin and Abdurrahman Kizil, a fourth person was also seriously injured. The attack hit international
Recent Articles
Travellers rally against Manchester police brutality
Outrage at forced removal of children from Christmas market ~ Lulu Smith ~ Community advocacy groups rallied outside Parliament yesterday (2 December) against Manchester police brutality and GRT discrimination.
Emergency in free Rojava as Syrian war reignites
Kurdish autonomous struggle caught between competing interests as the entanglement of regional and local powers enters a new phase ~ Blade Runner ~ The Peoples’ Democratic Assembly convened in Rojava yesterday (2 December) to evaluate the resumption of the war in Syria, and plan for a possible attack on the Democratic Autonomous Administration.
Negativity and positivity in anarchism: An inextricable but contradictory duality
My initial purpose was to reflect on the unavoidable, and often undervalued, negative dimension of anarchism—but I soon realised this forced me to leave aside its entire positive aspect ~ Tomás Ibáñez, Redes Libertarias ~ When I turned on my computer to begin writing this text, I was tempted to title it: “A passionate praise
“Their desire to kill has never been higher”: Resisting ethnic cleansing in the West Bank
A solidarity report from Masafer Yatta, in the south Hebron hills ~ Aidan Frere-Smith ~ On 1 January 2021, Haroun Abo Aram was shot outside of his family home in the village of Al-Rakeez in Masafer Yatta, in the south Hebron hills of the West Bank.
State-sponsored suicide: Who do you trust?
Not enough has been written about the mindset of a state which is introducing this Assisted Dying Bill at high speed, with only 5 hours for debate, in a climate whipped up to support it ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ It’s too terrible to think that our very own Prime Minister could—is it too terrible?
