Jineology

Also known as Kurdish feminism

thumb|275x275px|Asia Ramazan Antar (1998–2016) was a feminist and a [[Women's Protection Units (YPJ) fighter]] Jineology () is a form of feminism and of gender equality that was advocated by Abdullah Öcalan, the representative leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the broader Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) umbrella. From the background of honor-based religious and tribal rules that confine women in Middle East societies, Öcalan said that "a country can't be free unless the women are free", and that the level of women's freedom determines the level of freedom in society at large.

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Jineoloji - FeministBellek

Jineolojî, Kürtçe kadın (jin) ve Latince bilim (lojî) kelimeleriyle oluşturulan özgün bir kavramdır.

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Subclass of: political ideology
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described at URL: feministbellek.org/jineoloji
theorized by: Abdullah Öcalan

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History
Definition and ideology
Jineology in practice
Criticism
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Jineology is a component of democratic confederalism, a philosophy underpinning the governance of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (also known as Rojava).

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