In Qamishlo, the Syrian Women's Council held a workshop to discuss and plan the role of women in the Syrian Constitution. The workshop held at El Birc Center on Tuesday was attended by the Women's Board, Kongra Star, activists, the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) and many other participants.

Speaking at the workshop, Ruken Ehmed, a member of Kongra Star's Relations and Democratic Alliance Committee, recalled the dangers that women face in the region and said that participation in Syrian governance must be secured through a democratic system.

‘We should try to build a multi-faceted, decentralized state’

Higlighting the situation of women in the occupied territories, Ruken Ehmed said that inhuman crimes are committed against women every day. Calling for the strengthening of the social fabric, Ruken Ehmed said, "There is a risk of the ruling system in Syria becoming Islamized. They talk about morality police. There have been many incidents where women were asked to wear a headscarf. That’s why we should try to build a multi-faceted, decentralized state."

‘Autonomous Administration project is a hope for Syrian women’

Ruken Ehmed said that unity is necessary for the protection of women's gains in this process and noted that the Autonomous Administration project is a hope for Syrian women.

Following the discussions at the workshop, opinions were shared on the methods of women's involvement in Syria.

Call for support for the YPJ

The women emphasized the importance of self-defense and called for support for the Women's Defense Units (YPJ). They also demanded that both genders represent themselves in a decentralized, pluralist Syria and that each play their own role. The workshop emphasized the importance of women's contact with Syrian women and stated that the rights of the Kurdish people should be protected in the Syrian Constitution.

‘A women's party should be established in Syria’

The participants pointed out the need to strengthen the role of the Syrian Women's Council in all Syrian cities to combat violence, to establish a committee on disappearances and investigations, to open women's offices, to document the crimes in Afrin, Serêkaniye and Girê Spî prisons and to hold the criminals to account. The participants expressed their opinion that a women's party should be established in Syria to change the patriarchal mentality in which women are murdered under the excuse of "honor".