The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
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...
Iranian Intellectuals Analyze/Oppose Iran’s Role in Syria
Editorial note: On October 30, 2015 when the U.S., Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran and several other nations held a conference to discuss the fate of Syria, the Persian-language human rights website, Zamaneh, launched a special page entitled “War in the...
Seeing the Women in Revolutionary Syria
Author: Razan Ghazzawi Date of publication: March 2014 Source: “The People Want to Bring Down the Regime” in Fabrikzeitung #299 http://www.rotefabrik.ch/_images/admin/zeitung/1394041288_fz_299_web.pdf...
Iranians Discuss Nancy Fraser’s and Women of Color’s Critiques of Feminism
Nancy Fraser’s recent article, “How Feminism Became Capitalism’s Handmaiden and How to Reclaim It” has led to some interesting discussions among Iranian women and men inside Iran and in exile. In her article, Fraser argues that the...
The So-Called Russian Military Withdrawal from Syria
By Joseph Daher March 31, 2016 The announcement of the withdrawal of the main Russian military forces in Syria by President Putin on March 14 has not yet prevented the continuation of the bombing campaign by Moscow’s military air forces in several regions of the...
Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Conflict between the Counter-Revolutionary Forces
By Joseph Daher January 13, 2016 Originally published in Syria Freedom Forever https://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/iran-and-saudi-arabia-the-conflict-between-the-counter-revolutionary-forces/ Political tensions have continued to increase between the...
Joint May Day Resolution of Independent Iranian Workers’ Organizations
Translator’s Note: The following joint resolution by seven independent Iranian labor unions and organizations was issued on May 1, 2015 amidst a growing wave of strikes by workers, protests by teachers and nurses, and arrests of union leaders. The...
