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...