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The daughters of Kobani : a story of rebellion, courage, and justice /

The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won. In 2014, northeastern Syria might have been the last place you would expect to find a revolution centered on women's rights. And yet that year, an all-female militia faced off against ISIS in a little town few had ever...

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Main Author:	Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Penguin Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Kurdish Women's Protection Units (Organization) IS (Organization) Kurds > Syria > ʻAyn al ʻArab > History. Women soldiers > Syria > ʻAyn al ʻArab. ʻAyn al ʻArab (Syria) > History, Military > 21st century. Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- > Women. Special operations (Military science) > Syria. Insurgency > Syria. HISTORY / Asia / General.

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