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Title The daughters of Kobani : a story of rebellion, courage, and justice / Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
Publisher New York : Penguin Press, 2021.
Copyright ©2021
Description xxxi, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps, photographs, portraits ; 24 cm


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 DX-Room 320 - Adult  956.91 LEM Nearby on shelf  3 1974 02116 4693 11-14-21  ON DISPLAY
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "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. But that year, an all-female militia faced off against ISIS in a little town few had ever heard of: Kobani. By then, the Islamic State had swept across vast swaths of the country, taking town after town and spreading terror as the civil war burned all around it. From that unlikely showdown in Kobani emerged a fighting force that would wage war against ISIS across northern Syria alongside the United States. In the process, these women would spread their own political vision, determined to make women's equality a reality by fighting--house by house, street by street, city by city--the men who bought and sold women. Based on years of on-the-ground reporting, The Daughters of Kobani is the unforgettable story of the women of the Kurdish militia that improbably became part of the world's best hope for stopping ISIS in Syria. Drawing from hundreds of hours of interviews, bestselling author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon introduces us to the women fighting on the front lines, determined to not only extinguish the terror of ISIS but also prove that women could lead in war and must enjoy equal rights come the peace. In helping to cement the territorial defeat of ISIS, whose savagery toward women astounded the world, these women played a central role in neutralizing the threat the group posed worldwide. In the process they earned the respect--and significant military support--of U.S. special operations forces. Rigorously reported and powerfully told, The Daughters of Kobani shines a light on a group of women intent on not only defeating the Islamic State on the battlefield but also changing women's lives in their corner of the Middle East and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
Other edition Online version: Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach. Daughters of Kobani New York : Penguin Press, 2021 9780525560692.
Subject Kurdish Women's Protection Units (Organization)
IS (Organization)
Kurds -- Syria -- ʻAyn al ʻArab -- History.
Women soldiers -- Syria -- ʻAyn al ʻArab.
Special operations (Military science) -- Syria.
Insurgency -- Syria.
ʻAyn al ʻArab (Syria) -- History, Military -- 21st century.
Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Women.
Other title Story of rebellion, courage, and justice
ISBN 9780525560685
0525560688