Women rally for equal rights in Syria after Assad's fall to Islamists
Women rally for equal rights in Syria after Assad's fall to Islamists
Dec 23 2024, 9:59 PM
Quote:Many of the protesters waved the green flag of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), an affiliate of the Kurdish People's Protection Units militia (YPG) that Turkey deems a national security threat and wants disbanded immediately.
"We are demanding women's rights from the new state ... and women must not be excluded from rights in this system," said Sawsan Hussein, a women's rights activist.
Glad they're getting on the ground floor of the new government. I'm sure those women don't want Syria to become another Afghanistan.
Quote:Many of the protesters waved the green flag of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), an affiliate of the Kurdish People's Protection Units militia (YPG) that Turkey deems a national security threat and wants disbanded immediately.
"We are demanding women's rights from the new state ... and women must not be excluded from rights in this system," said Sawsan Hussein, a women's rights activist.
Glad they're getting on the ground floor of the new government. I'm sure those women don't want Syria to become another Afghanistan.
