Kurdish Women's Stories

Name: Kurdish Women's Stories
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SKU: 9780745341149
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Kurdish Women's Stories presents a compelling collection of first-person narratives from women who have lived through the turbulent history of Kurdistan. The book explores their experiences under Saddam Hussein's brutal regime, their involvement in armed resistance against ISIS with groups like the PKK and YPG, and challenges such as female genital mutilation, strict conservatism, and the pursuit of artistic expression in a contested homeland. These personal stories reveal themes of identity, survival, activism, and resilience across decades of conflict and diaspora.
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This book will engage readers interested in feminist perspectives, Middle Eastern history, and political activism. It is especially suited for those seeking to understand the lived experiences of Kurdish women and the broader cultural and social issues affecting stateless nations. Academics, activists, and anyone drawn to personal stories of resistance and courage will find it inspiring.

The stories of women who lived, worked and struggled in Kurdistan

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A fascinating, inspiring journey - Meredith Tax, author of A Road Unforeseen.

Kurdistan has had a tumultuous history, and the women who lived there have experienced a life like no other. From Saddam Hussein's reign of terror beginning in the 1960s, to the fight against ISIS today, violence, revolution and questions around identity, agency, survival, and resistance have been at the forefront of women's lives for decades.

Kurdish Women's Stories is a collection of these women's stories written in their own words. Each story reveals a tapestry of experiences, including political activism under Saddam and armed resistance in Rojava's PKK and YPG, and Komala in Rojhalat. This is in addition to experiences of FGM and overcoming victimhood, life under extreme conservatism, as well as a look into the work of artists, poets, novelists and performers whose work represents a complicated relationship with Kurdistan.

These rich and nuanced insights come from a group of women from a nation without a state, who are now scattered across the world. Collectively, they take the reader on a journey that will inspire feminist, anti-fascist and anti-racist people across the world.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745341149

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 January 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Contributors:

Edited by Houzan Mahmoud

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 240

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Houzan Mahmoud is a Kurdish feminist, writer, public lecturer and anti-war activist. She is the co-founder of Culture Project, an online and print magazine that gives a platform to Kurdish voices. She has written for the Guardian, openDemocracy, Independent and New Statesman.