International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, is much more than just a date on the calendar; it symbolizes a decades-long struggle for equality and justice for women worldwide. Its roots reach deep into the social and political movements of…
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During all history, countless beautiful libraries belonging to various civilizations have been burned or destroyed. The most famous of these are the Library of Alexandria, the House of Wisdom (Beyt al-Hikma) in Baghdad (destroyed by the Mongols), the Nalanda Library…
The Legacy of the Mirabal Sisters We shout their names aloud: Patria, Minerva, and Maria-Teresa. The three Mirabal sisters. Their death is our legacy of resistance. Let us not forget! They warned us: violence against women is synonymous worldwide with…
From the perspective of Jineoloji – The Women’s Library in Suleymaniye by Gisela Rhein, Librarian (This article was first published in German by https://kurdistan-report.de/kurdistan-report-nr-238/) Women need a space of their own to write, think, and share their feelings and stories….
After the center in Silêmanî, another “women’s library”, which Nagihan Akarsel dreamed of, was also opened in Wan under the name “Library and Research Center of Women’s Works”. Hundreds of books from the fields of history, anatomy, philosophy, literature and…