#Jîyan

[hejirmewij]

Jin jîyan azadî

8 adarê jibo hemû jînên cîhanê pîroz be.

[navramanan]

persian women took the killing of a kurdish woman and the resulting jin jîyan azadî movement, inherently kurdish in its origins, and portrayed it to the world as theirs instead of acknowledging where it came from. it will never not make me angry

[indizombie]

Muslim women students experienced the hijab ban as a denial of their autonomy and agency. As the PUCL team listened to the Muslim girls’ stories close up and large, what became clear was that for them, the hijab is a visible carrier of their self-identity and a way of remaking their own world by freely negotiating with their culture’s normative values and practices. However, they have also had to struggle with their teachers’ negative assumption that they are unaware of being oppressed by their own faith and by a community that does not value education for women. Journalists and political leaders repeatedly asked, “Are they coming to college for studying or for their religion? Let them go to their madrasas if they want to prioritise the hijab.” In insisting simultaneously on their right to education as well as the right to wear the hijab, they are confronting the dominant discourse on the hijab that has obstructed their educational possibilities that have in recent years opened up in Karnataka. In doing so, they are invoking an alternative discourse of gender justice. In this respect, their struggle is at one with the rallying cry ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ (Women, Life, Freedom) of Iranian women who are protesting the custodial killing of Mahsa Amini, a young woman, by the notorious Iranian ‘morality police’ for wearing her hijab ‘too loosely.’ The slogan ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ originates in the Kurdish resistance movement in Turkey and reflects similar struggles of women for complete autonomy and liberation. As Apoorvanand and Alishan Jafri argued, ‘Though the contexts of the protests in Iran and India are different, women in both countries are making the same statement. They are telling the state that they want to live their lives as free, thinking individuals – not as dull identical clones. In both cases, it is a battle between individuals and the state for ownership of the self.’

People's Union of Civil Liberties, 'Closing the Gates of Education: Violation of rights of Muslim women students in Karnataka'

[navramanan]

"jin jiyan azadi" sprayed right next to it, meaning "woman life freedom" in kurdish. this popular slogan in kurdish feminism gained global popularity during the protests sparked upon the murder of jina mahsa amini at the hands of iranian police in 2022

"May thy riot gear chip and shatter"

Seen inside the occupied Portland State University library, where student protesters are preparing for a police raid

[rootjin]

dear radfems,

i want to introduce you to Viyan Antar – a woman who fought against ISIS – and the controversy that followed after her death.

Born into a kurdish family, Antar married very young through a marriage arranged/forced by her family. After three months, she got divorced and joined the ranks of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) to fight for the emancipation of women from the hands of patriarchal oppression in the region.

Antar gained international attention in 2015 when a photojournalist took photos of her and described her as "the Kurdish Angelina Jolie". Many media sites recirculated the photos, turning it into news and also comparing her with Spanish actress Penélope Cruz.

On August 30, 2016, three ISIS suicide bombers drove cars filled with explosives towards the Kurdish front line. Antar and other YPJ fighters destroyed two of the cars but the third detonated close to Antar, killing her. Her death was announced on Facebook on August 31, saying she was "martyred in battle against Daesh [ISIS]".

After her death, news headlines announced "the Kurdish Angelina Jolie has died," emphasizing the physical resemblance between the two as much as her participation in the fight against ISIS. This was condemned by supporters of the Kurdish cause including other fighters. This is how the controversy started.

The media's treatment of her as a person was seen as demeaning by many Kurdish activists, especially given Antar's feminist leanings. Choman Kanaani, an activist and Kurdish fighter who repudiated the Western media's treatment of Antar, told the BBC that, "The entire philosophy of YPJ is to fight sexism and prevent using women as a sexual object". He added:

We want to give women their rightful place in society and for them to own their own destinies. Viyan died for these ideals. In the media, no-one talked about the ideals for which she gave her life, nor what Viyan achieved for women in Rojava in the past years when she joined YPG.

Agrin Senna, a YPJ commander also lambasted the comparison with Angelina Jolie and said all of the women fighters who had died and had refused to live under ISIS’ rule were equal.

Look at their pictures, they are all angels, all beautiful, you can’t pick one just because she looks like a Hollywood actress, Angelina Jolie or Julia Roberts.

They have nothing in common with them. They prefer to die rather than live under one of the most anti-women groups in the world.

Rest in Power, all the women who lost their lives during their fight against ISIS!

BERXWEDANA JÎYAN E!

[1americanconservative]

@AdamRFisher

10 reasons the Kurds are more deserving of a state than the Palestinians. - Kurds are the largest stateless minority group in the Middle East with 40M people and a national identity going back centuries, unlike the Palestinians. - Kurds have a distinct language and ethnicity, unlike the Palestinians. - Kurds are tolerant, inclusive and religiously diverse, unlike the Palestinians. - Kurds were promised a state of their own by the British in 1920, when “Palestinian” still meant Jew. - Kurds actually experienced genocide during the late 1980s with chemical weapons, unlike the Palestinians. - Kurds have a history of successful self government without attacking their neighbors, unlike the Palestinians. - Kurds don’t deny the existence of other Middle Eastern states or people, unlike most Palestinians. - Kurds have been the vanguard fighting against Islamic State, Al Qaeda and others, unlike the Palestinians who have embraced and supported Islamic militancy. - Kurds fought to protect other ethnic and religious minorities like the Yazidis, Jews, Assyrians and Chaldeans, unlike the Palestinians who oppress non Muslim minorities. - The Kurdish national slogan “Jîn, Jîyan, Azadî” (Women, Life, Freedom) is more universal and acceptable than the uncompromising Palestinian slogan “From the River to the Sea.”

[eliasericson]

for an international women’s day demonstration - jin, jîyan, azadî!

[eskidostumk]

"Jin", "Zan", "Kadın", "Mahila"...

Ortadoğu'da kadın demek yaşam demek, özgürlük demektir. (Jin, jîyan, âzadî)

Peki biz kadınlar kimiz, neyiz? Bunca asır neyin mücadelesini taşıyoruz sırtımızda, zihnimizde?

Sistem içerisindeki kadın 'yokluk' ifade eder.

Nedir bu yokluk?

Vâr olmayan, yaşam belirtisi göstermeyen.

Kadının varlığı ancak bir erkek ile anlam bulur düşüncesinin ürünleriyiz(!)

Afganistan'da kadınlar erkeksiz dışarıya çıkamaz, İran'da sapık zihniyetin genlerini asırlardır yaşatan 'erkek', 'sofu', 'molla'... adına her ne derseniz artık, kadınların tek bir saç telinin varlığına dahi tahammülsüz yaratıklar...

Ben kimim?

Ben Kuzey Kürdistanlı bir kadınım. Topraklarım işgal altında, sömürülen bir halkın evladıyım, dilimin varlığı dahi yok hükmünde iken ben kendimi nasıl vâr edebilirim ki?

Dilim, halkım, kadınlar, hayvanlar... Vâr etmeye çalıştığım her şey için devlet 'şefkati' büyük bir şiddet ve zorbalıkla varlığımı, izlerimi yok ediyor. Ve yeniden korkunç sistemin içerisinde yerimi gösteriyor.

Nedir, nasıldır, kimdir bu kadınlar?

Sistemin gözünde erkek ile vâr olabilen yok hükmündeki obje(!)

Hangi kadın şu âna kadar kadın kimliğini, değerini, varlığını, toplumdaki yerini sorgulayabildi?

Neden buna izin vermezler?!

Ben kimliksizim, Hindistan'daki kadın da kimliksiz; ben objeyim, Amerika'daki kadın da obje; ben ezilenim, Afganistan'daki kadın da ezilen; ben baskı görenim, İran'daki kadın da baskı gören.....

Ben yüz binlerce kadınım!

Ben kadınım!

Ne yapılmalı?

[nando161mando]

YPJ commander Nesrin Abdullah: We are women and we are fighting for our Freedom!

Statement by Commander of YPJ Nesrin Abdullah on 25th of November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women!

Second part of the video: widnet.org

🔥JIN JÎYAN AZADÎ 🔥

[tnj-36]

Jîyan meşek direje...

[ziyanolanzilam]

Jin, jîyan, azadî...

[ritchiepage2001newaccount]

Kakistocracy #CorpMedia #Idiocracy #Oligarchs #MegaBanks vs #Union #Occupy #NoDAPL #BLM #SDF #DACA #MeToo #Humanity #DemExit #FeelTheBern

JinJiyanAzadi #BijiRojava Jineology: from women’s struggles to social liberation [UPDATES]

As a liberatory framework emerging from the Kurdish movement, jineology places women at the center of the struggle against patriarchy, capitalism and the state…

RELATED UPDATE: How women in northern Syria won freedom in a region ravaged by Islamic State

RELATED UPDATE: Interview with the Free Women’s Movement (TJA) in North Kurdistan

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RELATED UPDATE: Feminist journalist of Turkish origin gunned down in Iraqi Kurdistan

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RELATED UPDATE: ‘Jin, Jîyan, Azadî’ in the words of their creators: AP0 and Kurdish women

FURTHER READING:

[sidaramed00]

Ey Kurdistan'a min!

Newal û av

Ezman û tav

Hilm û jîyan

Tenê bi te, geş e.

Gerdûn û xweza

Behr û feza

Azadî û war

Tenê bi te, xweş e.

[gencnujininacilari]

Jîn

Jîyan

Azadî

[sidarserhad-blog]

Jin Jîyan Azadî . Bijî 8 ê adarê

[hivronrojger]

Jin, Jîyan, Azadî…✊🏻✌🏻