Author: Alya Honarpisheh
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Rojava at a Crossroads
What is at stake for Kurdish autonomy and the institutionalised project of women’s resistance in northern Syria as the Syrian government reasserts control?The Syrian Transitional Government’s push to regain authority threatens the Kurdish-led administration, particularly its gender-equal governance model and the YPJ, both central to the Rojava project. Without sustained international support, the feminist achievements…
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Western Palestine Recognition: Symbol or Solution?
– Is the recognition of Palestine a genuine turning point or merely a symbolic political repositioning? – Recognition signals moral leadership and support for a two-state solution but lacks concrete measures to impact the conflict. – While diplomatically significant, recognition remains largely symbolic; it can influence negotiations but requires concrete follow-up to affect real change.