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  2. “Lamya’s Poem” centers around a Syrian refugee girl named Lamya who draws strength from the verses of ancient poet Rumi after violence forces her to flee from her country. The animated film ...

  3. Women's Protection Units - Wikipedia

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    Women have been involved in Syrian Kurdish Resistance fighting since as early as 2011, when the mixed-sex YXG was founded, later to be renamed YPG in 2012. [12] The YPJ was founded as a strictly women's organization on 4 April 2013 [ 12 ] with the first battalion formed in Jindires [ 13 ] and later expanded its activities towards the Kobane and ...

  4. Women in the military by country - Wikipedia

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    André is the first woman to have flown a helicopter in combat. She received many decorations for her achievements, including the highest rank of the Legion of Honour. She retired from active service in 1981. Today women can serve in every position in the French military, including submarines [70] and combat infantry. [71]

  5. Syrian literature - Wikipedia

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    Many women writers have contributed to the development of modern Syrian and Arabic literature. [79] The earliest works of modern literature and journalism by Syrian women writers since the late 19th century, for example by Mary Ajami , [ 80 ] the founder of the Damascus Women's Literary Club , or by Maryana Marrash (1848–1919), showed ...

  6. YPG, Syria's All-Women Militia, Fights ISIS and Inequality - AOL

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    The women went on to play a leading role in retaking the cities of Kobani and Raqqa from ISIS. They have attracted foreign fighters from Western countries, like Germany and England. And according ...

  7. Women rally for equal rights in Syria after Assad's fall to ...

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    Thousands of women rallied in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on Monday to demand the new Islamist rulers in Damascus respect women's rights and to condemn Turkish-backed military ...

  8. Women in Syria - Wikipedia

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    Women in Syria are active participants in social, economic and political factions of Syrian society. They constitute 49.9% of Syria's population. According to World Bank data from 2021, there are around 10.6 million women in Syria. [6] However, Syrian women and girls still experience challenges, especially since the outbreak of the civil war in ...

  9. Syrian Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    By 2014, the number of defecting officers had reached approximately 170,000, from different ranks. They formed the Free Syrian Army on 29 July 2011 (interview with Riad Al-Asaad - the founder and leader of the Free Syrian Army) and at the beginning of the conflict they depended on light weapons. The arming of the Free Syrian Army began in mid-2012.