Kurdish Women Guerrilla Fighters

Authors

Meagan Muschara, CSUSB

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article focuses on the female fighters of the PKK. The media over the past four years have continued to report about the female inclusion into this male dominated resistance group, the PKK in Turkey. The addition of women to the fight spread to various Kurdish resistance groups throughout the Middle East. The interviews brought about a plethora of questions about egalitarian rights for women entering the PKK. The questions that arose are: How equal are women’s rights? Are there any stipulations? Why are females willing to fight for the cause and what do these women gain by fighting alongside the men? To begin answering these questions, a brief historical background is needed to fully understand the women’s inclusion into the PKK and the level of equality practiced by men and women in the guerilla group.

Recommended Citation

Muschara, Meagan (2015) "Kurdish Women Guerrilla Fighters," History in the Making: Vol. 8, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/history-in-the-making/vol8/iss1/6