Syrian War

Guest Bloggers 

Rojava: a Project for Peace on the Syrian Border

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 1 Comment Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Syria, Syrian War, Turkey

A revolution is unfolding in Rojava, in the north-east of Syria. In a region wracked with violence, the Kurdish-left are constructing an anti-capitalist, feminist experiment, with peace as their aim.

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Humanitarian Work 

Meeting Green MP Jamie Parker Over the Kurdish Issue

August 23, 2016November 22, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Australia, Australian Kurdish Association, Jamie Parker, Kobane, Kurds, Rebuilding Kobane, Refugees, Rojava, Syria, Syrian War

The Australian Kurdish Association held a meeting with Green MP Jamie Parker to continue the discussion in raising awareness about

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Humanitarian Work 

Meeting Labor MP Peter Khalil Over the Kurdish Issue

August 11, 2016November 22, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Australia, Bakur, Basur, Kobane, Kurds, Labor MP, Peter Khalil, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Syrian War

I am so privileged and honored to be hosted by the Victorian Kurdish Community where I have been given the

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Humanitarian Work 

Rebuilding Kobane Post Liberation- Kobane’s Internally Displaced People:

November 25, 2015November 20, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Afrin, Afrin invasion, Bakur, Basur, Daesh, Erdogan, Feminism, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Kobane Reconstruction Board, Kurdish women, Kurdistan, Kurds, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Rojhelat, SDF, Syria, Syrian War, terrorism, Turkey, Turkish invasion, YPG, YPJ

Due to the damage to Kobane during the war with Daesh (ISIS), and the resulting deliberate booby-trapping of homes and

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In Media 

Eyewitness Testimony of De-mining in Kobane

November 19, 2015November 20, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Abdullah Ocalan, Afrin, Afrin invasion, Bakur, Basur, colonization, Daesh, Erdogan, Feminism, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Kobane, Kobane Reconstruction Board, Kurdish women, Kurdistan, Kurds, Ocalan, Orientalist, Resistance, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Rojhelat, SDF, Syria, Syrian War, terrorism, Turkey, Turkish invasion, YPG, YPJ

My writing on the demining process in Kobane post liberation from ISIS was turned into an article and published on

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Humanitarian Work War Diaries 

Demining ISIS Explosives After Liberation of Kobane

November 18, 2015November 20, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Abdullah Ocalan, Afrin, Afrin invasion, Bakur, Basur, colonization, Daesh, Erdogan, Feminism, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Kobane, Kobane Reconstruction Board, Kurdish women, Kurdistan, Kurds, Ocalan, Orientalist, Resistance, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Rojhelat, SDF, Syria, Syrian War, terrorism, Turkey, Turkish invasion, YPG, YPJ

I’ve been working with a small team to prepare a report on the placement of mines in and outside of

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War Diaries 

The Sun Soaked Streets of Kobane after Liberation from ISIS

November 11, 2015November 20, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Afrin, Afrin invasion, Bakur, Basur, Daesh, Erdogan, Feminism, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Kobane, Kobane Reconstruction Board, Kurdish women, Kurdistan, Kurds, Resistance, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Rojhelat, SDF, Syria, Syrian War, terrorism, Turkey, Turkish invasion, YPG, YPJ

The sun soaked streets of liberated Kobane just now. As these pictures were taken a huge convoy of cars were

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Feminism War Diaries 

The Yezidi Genocide One Year On

November 9, 2015November 20, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Abdullah Ocalan, Afrin, Afrin invasion, Amed, Anfal, Bakur, Basur, colonization, Daesh, Diyarbakir, Erdogan, Feminism, HDP, Helabja, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Kobane, Kobane Reconstruction Board, Kurdish women, Kurdistan, Kurds, Ocalan, Orientalist, Resistance, Roboski, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Rojhelat, SDF, Shingal, Sinjar, Syria, Syrian War, terrorism, Turkey, Turkish invasion, Yezidi, YPG, YPJ

Thousands of Yezidi women, girls and children remain in ISIS captivity, in deplorable conditions we can only imagine. Many have

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Humanitarian Work War Diaries 

Rebuilding Kobane a Year on and HDP Elections in Bakur, Turkey

November 2, 2015November 20, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Abdullah Ocalan, Afrin, Afrin invasion, Amed, Anfal, Bakur, Basur, colonization, Daesh, Diyarbakir, Erdogan, Feminism, HDP, Helabja, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Kobane, Kobane Reconstruction Board, Kurdish women, Kurdistan, Kurds, Ocalan, Orientalist, Resistance, Roboski, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Rojhelat, SDF, Shingal, Sinjar, Syria, Syrian War, terrorism, Turkey, Turkish invasion, Yezidi, YPG, YPJ

No matter how many armored guards and heavy weapons and black clothed special security officers they place outside our villages

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Humanitarian Work 

A Visit to the Shengal Yezidi Camp in Fidanlık, Amed (Diyarbakir)

October 7, 2015November 21, 2018 Dr. Hawzhin Azeez 0 Comments Abdullah Ocalan, Afrin, Afrin invasion, Amed, Anfal, Bakur, Basur, colonization, Daesh, Diyarbakir, Erdogan, Feminism, HDP, Helabja, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Kobane, Kobane Reconstruction Board, Kurdish women, Kurdistan, Kurds, Ocalan, Orientalist, Resistance, Roboski, Rojava, Rojava Revolution, Rojhelat, SDF, Shingal, Sinjar, Syria, Syrian War, terrorism, Turkey, Turkish invasion, Yezidi, YPG, YPJ

  The Shengal Yezidi Camp in Fidanlık, Amed (Diyarbakir) is a camp that has been set up over a year

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