My philosophical farewell to Rojava. I trace the origins of the creeping authoritarianism in Rojava and settle accounts with anti-strategic thinkers such as Rancière and Balibar. I show why strategic considerations have been integral to my works on Rojava.philosophy-world-democracy.org/articles-1/far…
"I criticize Rojava's administration. It takes very seriously. the games in Geneva or Astana. Rojava should strengthen its own system, increase the defense forces, wage a revolutionary popular war, liberate occupied territories and prepare for a great war."anfenglishmobile.com/features/bese-…
A beautiful photo essay by @shahrzadarshadi about the women guerrillas of the Kurdish mountains and the legends of their resistance. In Kurdish, English and Persian.
rojavastrategy.com/post/i-want-ev…
Many, many thanks to the global Kurdish community for the strong words of love and support for our people in this moment.
Black and Kurdish peoples have so much to learn from one another in our struggle for liberation.
Let’s continue to speak truth to power and fight together.
A powerful statement by the Kurdish Women's Movement condemning the murder of #GeorgeFloyd & calling for a united global struggle against white supremacy, nationalism, sexism & capitalism: "Let’s build our free life beyond the state, power and hierarchy." roarmag.org/2020/05/31/kur…
Hevals and comrades,
We are organizing support structures for peoples assemblies in Rojhilat. They provide health and subsistence means to those affected by COVID19. Please donate and support our campaign as part of a longterm project for autonomous and international dual power.
Hevals and comrades,
We are organizing support structures for peoples assemblies in Rojhilat. They provide health and subsistence means to those affected by COVID19. Please donate and support our campaign as part of a longterm project for autonomous and international dual power.
Our latest in The Rojava Strategy. There are also some revealing conversations about how each and every time a Belgian court ruled in favour of PKK, the US embassy intervened on behalf of the Turkish state by putting pressure on the Belgian legal system to re-criminalize PKK!
Our latest in The Rojava Strategy. There are also some revealing conversations about how each and every time a Belgian court ruled in favour of PKK, the US embassy intervened on behalf of the Turkish state by putting pressure on the Belgian legal system to re-criminalize PKK!
Interview with Jan Fermon on decisions by Belgian courts on the nature of the conflict between the Turkish state and PKK. The rulings declared the conflict a case of "domestic conflict", and identical to anti-colonial struggles against state oppressors.
rojavastrategy.com/post/interview…
If in you're the mood for in-depth analysis, here I show that Sanders lost the primary race because of his lacking foreign policy vision. I also criticize the foreign policy of the contemporary left, or lack thereof, specifically vis-à-vis Iran and China.
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Step by step account of how Kongreya Star (@starrcongress), #Rojava’s umbrella women’s movement, educates and recruits members to the women’s liberation movement:
1. Şirin Ibrahim Ömer: "Twice a month we visit women in neighborhoods and explain the agenda of the revolution."
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Love is revolutionary, to revolt is to love.
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革命就是爱情,爱情也是革命
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2K Followers 129 Following@CaliforniaDSS @XShirvanas @Meshkicoll🫦💄💥 MFA alumnus. Los Angeles🫀Toronto. Writing in English first. A Democratic confederalist Kurdistan.✨חַי ☀️
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INT: Kurd related issues in IRI,IQ,TR,SY | Electrical/Computer Engineer, Former researcher of IMWS | Editorial Staff @the_amargi
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