From all four parts of Kurdistan and across the diaspora Kurdish women from different
geographical political and educational backgrounds pick up a pen reflect and remember. Going
beyond exoticising stereotypes and patriarchal representations Kurdish Women's Stories gives
twenty-four women authorial freedom to write about their own lived experiences. With
contributors ranging from 20 to 70 years of age we hear stories of imprisonment exile
disappearances of loved ones gender-based violence uprisings feminist activism and armed
resistance including first-hand accounts of political moments from the 1960s to today.
Conceived as part of Culture Project's self-writing program this book is essential reading for
anyone who wants to better understand the struggle of Kurdish women through their own words.
