Syrian Kurds Protest in Solidarity with Aleppo
The Kurdish protesters in Erbil and Qamishli specifically condemned the Syrian Army’s callous disregard for civilian lives in Aleppo city...“Civilians in that war-ravaged city have suffered the most under attacks by regime troops and their allies, like Russia, Iran...
A Palestinian Response to Troubling Discourse on Syria
It is our position that any discussion of Syria that neglects the central role of Bashar Al-Assad and his regime in the destruction of Syria, directly contradicts the principles of solidarity by which we abide. We have reflected on our own tendency to heroize those...
Federalism Might Be an Option, But Inclusiveness is a Must
No solution for the Kurdish issue and no inclusive Syria can be developed without recognizing the Kurds as a people or nation and providing unconditional support for the self-determination of the Kurdish people in Syria and elsewhere; This does not mean being...
Connecting Black Lives Matter and Syrian Lives Matter
Despite the differences in the historical experiences of African American freedom fighters and Syrian revolutionaries, both have something in common: Being treated as the dehumanized “other,” and suffering from the ways in which prejudice and discrimination have been...
On the Syrian Revolution and the Kurdish Issue – an interview with Syrian-Kurdish activist Alan Hassaf
Joseph Daher interviews Syrian-Kurdish activist in exile, Alan Hassaf Source: https://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/on-the-syrian-revolution-and-the-kurdish-issue-an-interview-with-syrian-kurdish-activist-alan-hassaf/ This interview was originally...
How the Syrian Revolution Transformed a Palestinian Woman Journalist
Author: Budour Hassan Date: May 19, 2016 Source: https://budourhassan.wordpress.com/2016/05/19/how-the-syrian-revolution-has-transformed-me/ I owe an apology to a people who, for decades, were trodden upon, silenced, and humiliated in the name of my own cause; to a...
A Commune in Rojava?
by Alex De Jong New Politics Winter 2016 Vol:XV-4 • The siege of Kobani by Islamic State (ISIS) brought worldwide attention to the Syrian Kurdish PYD (Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat, Democratic Union Party), the leading force in the Kurdish-majority areas in northern...
Thoughts on The Establishment of the Federal Democratic Union of Rojava/Northern Syria
By Joseph Daher March 26, 2016 On March 17, 2016, the “federal democratic system of Rojava – Northern Syria” in areas controlled by the PYD (Democratic Union Party) was officially established following a meeting of more than 150 representatives of Kurdish, Arab and...
Syrian-Kurdish activist and journalist Shiar Nayo: On the declaration of federalism in north Syria
March 25, 2016 Source: https://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/syrian-kurdish-activist-and-journalist-shiar-nayo-on-the-declaration-of-federalism-in-north-syria/ On the declaration of federalism in north Syria I do support the right of Kurds and other...