12th Zilan Women's Festival kicks off in Dortmund

International Zilan Women's Festival which is being held for the 12th time this year, has kicked off in the German city of Dortmund.

International Zilan Women's Festival which is being held for the 12th time this year, has kicked off in the German city of Dortmund.

The festival is organized jointly by the Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe(TJK-E), Kurdish Women's Office for Peace (CENİ) and Society of Women From Kurdistan in Germany (YJK-E).

This year's festival in Revier Park is taking place under the main motto “Let's enhance the freedom struggle in autonomous areas”.

The festival which began with the Kurdish national anthem “Ey Reqip” and one minute's silence will also host three panel discussions, the first of which is about jineoloji-women science and hosts presentations and discussions on the revolutionary practice and theory of women in Kurdistan freedom struggle.

The second panel will handle women's institutionalization and introduce the institutions of women. During the third panel, organisation of young women will be discussed.

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