The Women Leading a Social Revolution in Syria’s Rojava

Five people stand side by side

From Lucy Clarke-Billings / Newsweek: The Committee of Diplomacy of Kongreya Star is a women’s organization in Rojava Syria that aims to liberate women in the region by adding women into all sectors of local life including education, the economy, politics, and international relations. Their goal is to establish a free society including women in every space of power. They created cooperatives to add women to the economy.

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