Art by Sacha IrickTheir culture is one that most Westerners perceive as valuing conservative, subordinate women. While this may be true of many places in the Middle East, Kurdish women have forged beyond boundaries placed on their gender. These modern-day Joans of Arc are reshaping Middle Eastern culture through their resistance to the rampant destruction by the militants of … [Read more...] about Kurdish Warrior Women Confront the Islamic State
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