It is not easy to overturn the influence of 500 years of Turkish authority during which people have been marginalized, isolated and treated with utter disrespect. To change all of this requires a lot of work on the ground, and on the individual level as well. But what is promising is the zeal and determination of the activists in the area.
Comparing Emancipatory Struggles in North and West Kurdistan Read More »
Man kann den Kapitalismus nicht loswerden ohne den Staat abzuschaffen, man kann den Staat nicht loswerden ohne das Patriarchat loszuwerden.
„Das ist eine echte Revolution“ Read More »
The people in Rojava actively oppose capitalism as an economic system. They oppose the premises on which the international order is built, such as the state, such as patriarchy.
Rojava Versus the World Read More »
The significance of the struggle in Kobanê cannot be overstated. But real international solidarity won’t come in the form of military intervention.
The False Friends of Rojava Read More »
An Interview with Revolutionary Anarchist Action on Kobanê AntiNote: This interview with members of Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (Revolutionary Anarchist Action, or DAF) first appeared in Turkish in Meydan, a “monthly anarchist gazette,” on 22 October 2014. The English translation appeared on the DAF’s own site five days later. The DAF is a relatively young political
“Long Live the Rojava Revolution!” Read More »
I see how alive the revolution in Rojava is, and also the discrepancies that come with it. Under a dictatorship, everyone is supposed to think alike. Here there are varied perspectives, communicated freely and openly.
Look Toward Kobanê Read More »
Enormously detailed interview with Syrian revolutionary Joseph Daher by Italian journalist and activist Mattia Gallo
A People’s History of the Syrian Revolution Read More »
