ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – More than 100 Kurdish women are set to gather on Saturday in Dusseldorf, Germany, for a first-of-its-kind conference aimed at fostering unity among Kurdish women across Europe, regardless of political affiliation.<\/p>\n
The conference is organized by the Kurdistan Diaspora Women\u2019s Federation (KDWF) and will mark the federation\u2019s inaugural congress.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a gap that needs to be filled,\u201d said Shirin Zaky Jundy, president and co-founder of KDWF, in an interview with Rudaw.<\/p>\n
She explained that the federation seeks to serve as an umbrella organization bringing together Kurdish women from across the Kurdish regions of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe found it important to establish a federation that unites Kurdish women, helps them support one another, and enables them to get to know each other,\u201d Jundy said, emphasizing that the organization is not based on \u201cpolitical affiliation.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the organizers, the one-day conference will include elections for the federation\u2019s governing bodies, with 80 members participating in the voting process. Several active women will also be honored during the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working for Kurdish women\u2019s rights here,\u201d Jundy added.<\/p>\n
KDWF aims to support and empower Kurdish women in Europe and beyond. The federation also seeks to promote Kurdish culture and highlight the struggles in the Kurdish homeland through panels, art exhibitions, concerts, theater performances, and film screenings.<\/p>\n
Pirshng Mohammedi, a member of the federation, described the conference as being of \u201cparticular importance,\u201d especially in light of recent global developments surrounding the Kurdish issue following the death of Zhina (Mahsa) Amini.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe global situation requires Kurdish women to come together,\u201d Mohammedi told Rudaw. \u201cAfter the Zhina Revolution, the Kurdish issue and Kurdish women have taken on a global dimension, making it essential for Kurdish women to organize at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died in police custody on September 16, 2022, after being arrested for allegedly violating Iran\u2019s hijab rules. Her death sparked the country\u2019s longest protest movement in four decades. Demonstrators, chanting \u201cJin, Jiyan, Azadi\u201d (Woman, Life, Freedom), initially called for greater freedoms for women, but the movement evolved into broader anti-government protests amid a violent crackdown by authorities. Hundreds were killed and thousands arrested during the unrest.<\/p>\n
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