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Re-Thinking Transnational Feminist Solidarity: The Case of Kurdish Women's Movement in Rojava
Abstract
Kurdish women have organized themselves in an unprecedented way since war broke out in Syria, from taking up arms against ISIS and building village shelters for women to trying to enact a gender equal system-despite their portrayal as “badass women fighters” in the Western media. While doing this, they have called for women in the world to stand in solidarity with them. This paper looks at transnational solidarity in times of war: is it based on vulnerability and victimhood? How does the condition of statelessness impact Kurdish women’s call for solidarity?  And How do Kurdish women reimagine feminism, statelessness, and solidarity?
Discipline
Sociology
Geographic Area
Kurdistan
Sub Area
Gender/Women's Studies