The recently declared Shengal Democratic Autonomy Project comprised of 23 points can be defined as an important position gained in the freedom struggle of the Êzidî people.

The Shengal Democratic Autonomy Project was being debated for months. This project means for the Êzidî community to administer themselves, to defend their holy land Êzîdxan and to be in possession of a will. The Democratic Autonomy Project, which emerged with the resistance mounted after the 73rd genocide, constitutes a turning point in the history of the Êzidî people.

Historically and socially, it expresses a new step. The Êzidî people who created a rich culture in the course of history and carried the Zoroastrian philosophy to our present days, have made their resistance against all physical massacres, oppressions and hardships plainly visible through this project.

The Êzidîs are the prototypes of the Kurdish people. For someone to understand what suffering and oppressions the Kurdish people were subject to, it is enough to look at the situation of the Êzidîs. What this community experienced, is the perfect mirror of the history of the downtrodden.

From the thousands of years old background of this ancient community, their cultural way of life that has been passed down until the generation of this current era and the language they are using until today, it becomes obvious that they are the true essence of the Kurdish people. The Êzidî people, who never broke away from the sacredness of the earth, the sun and the water, played a leading role in the preservation of the Kurdish existence. However the lands they have been living on for thousands of years were looted and invaded and therefore no written evidence of them, including their sacred books, is left anymore.

Their cultural dynamism has been destroyed and burned down, plundered, they were subject to dozens of firmans (decrees of genocide), their young girls and women forcibly abducted, sold in markets, raped and abused. With the support of hegemonic powers, ISIS gangs who are devoid of humanity wanted to extinct such an ancient and deep-rooted community with the 73rd genocide. Therefore they systematically raped Êzidî girls and women, sold them as war loot in markets and abused and harassed them. But the Êzidî people resisted those barbaric and inhumane acts, remained and will remain firmly in their land. This is because they are now in the position to defend themselves, as was also indicated in the road map of the Democratic Autonomy Project. And with this confidence and belief they are implementing their project of autonomy.

The Êzidî community organised itself with the intensive efforts of the Freedom Movement and tried to stop the cultural erosion. A high price has been paid for this and it is continued to be paid. The Êzidîs should benefit from the experiences of the 40-year long struggle of the Kurdish Freedom Movement.

The gains made by the Kurdistan people, especially in Rojava, the morale and excitement over the declaration of the Democratic Autonomy Project in Shengal, and the gains achieved owing to the 50 years of efforts by Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, sacrifice of thousands of freedom martyrs and the stand of the Kurdish people, is meaningful and valuable.

In these current days, in which a historical period is experienced, the declaration of this autonomy project is of great importance for the Êzidîs and all the peoples who are striving for freedom. This project, which has been realised by paying a high price, is defining the will and protection of Êzîdxan, even if it might be a bit late. Shengal's Democratic Autonomy Project also bears great meaning as to avenge the women who were raped and abused, and to prevent any genocide from happening once again.

It is vital that the Êzidî community takes a stand for their project with this conviction and belief and start from now on to govern themselves on the basis of self-administration. Common fields of life need to be organised for decisions to be implemented, the defence system needs to be fortified and reach all the Êzidîs.

The Shengal Democratic Autonomy Project is, with all its political, social, cultural and economic works and self-defence, at the same time also a field of women's labour. Women will organise themselves in this aspect and adjust their self-organisation accordingly. With the system of democratic autonomy women will be able to express themselves and find their place within society in all leading management mechanisms on equal basis and administer and protect it as a women's system.

The democratic autonomy's overall participation level in the general sense should by no means affect the character of the original autonomous system of women’s organisation. Next to an equal participation in the general organisation in all fields of life, take it from the local autonomous level to the top organization organs, women must also be able to create their independent gender and sovereignty based organisation with that integral understanding.

The Democratic Autonomy Project is therefore at the same time a system, in which women organise themselves independently, democratically and equally. For this reason it is the basic duty of all Êzidîs, lovers of freedom and all those that have been oppressed and tyrannised for years to stand up for this democratic autonomy project and put it into action.