The Northern and Eastern Syrian Women’s Assembly Founding Congress continues in the Beylesan Hall in Amude.

YUSIF: SYRIAN REVOLUTION TURNED INTO WOMEN’S REVOLUTION

Kongreya Star Coordination Member Foza Yusif spoke in the congress and, mentioning women’s role in the Syrian revolution, said: “Women turned the Syrian revolution into a women’s revolution, and that gave all women of the world an example.”

Yusif said two revolutions emerged in the time past: “As the peoples’ spring revolution was underway, a free women’s revolution happened in Northern and Eastern Syria so the male history would not repeat against women. With all the means at our disposal, we are working to create the organizations of women and a democratic society.”

Yusif said the reasons for the founding of the Northern and Eastern Syrian Women’s Assembly was: “Women are still subjected to tyranny and torture, women are still murdered. As such, our revolution is still in the beginning phase. The founding of the assembly is part of the continuation of the women’s struggle.”

“WOMEN WILL PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE WITH THE ASSEMBLY”

Yusif said the Women’s Assembly will represent Northern and Eastern Syrian women and added that women will be able to play a more active role in society, politics and economy through the assembly.

Foza Yusif said the Northern and Eastern Syrian Women’s Assembly will create a foundation for women to achieve their constitutional rights and concluded her words with: “We started the women’s revolution with the spirit of Arin and Barin, now we will form the women’s system with the Women’s Assembly.”

EFRIN: WOMEN HAVE SHOWN THEIR STRENGTH

YPJ Commander Zeynep Efrin said the Women’s Assembly was founded for the future of Syria to defend the rights of all peoples: “YPJ forces played an important role in ending ISIS. YPJ’s gains were influential in the unity of women. Women showed their strength through their feats and their labor and now they are crowning these labors with the founding of the Women’s Assembly. The democratic Syria to be founded under our unity will influence the whole of the Middle East. As YPJ forces, we celebrate this congress for all our martyrs of the revolution.”

XALID: WE WILL DEFEND OUR GAINS

Northern and Eastern Syrian Autonomous Administration Executive Council Co-chair Berivan Xalid commended the women who fought against all the hardship in the region for 7 years and said: “We are gathered here to defend all our gains and make them permanent. All women in Northern and Eastern Syria worked to form a union. This union is happening in all areas of life. Our gains will be the victory of the free women’s line. Women’s unity will carry the revolution to victory.”

EDNAN: A FIRST IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Tevgera Azadi Assembly General Member Sheyma Ednan from the Southern Kurdistan delegation pointed out that the women’s revolution in Rojava created a unity among women and continued: “Women’s freedom is the emancipation of humanity, and that will come with the free women. Such a congress is a first in the Middle East. The women’s revolution in Rojava affects the Middle East. As women from Southern Kurdistan, we take you as examples and promise to march along the path to freedom to the end.”

The congress continues with more speeches.