Kurdish Women and the Peace Process in Turkey (Part 2/2) - Fair Observer
An
unknown, yet significant dimension of the Kurdish issue in Turkey is
the involvement of thousands of women in the peace process. When it
comes to conflict, there is a tendency to see women through the
simplistic prism of victims — as widows, as casualties of attacks, as
mothers of fallen combatants, and as abused and vulnerable human beings.
However, women may — and often do — play a pro-active role in conflict,
sometimes as war combatants and sometimes as peace negotiators. As it
turns out, women in Turkey are deeply committed to the resolution of the
conflict between the Kurds and the Turkish government, and they play an
essential role in the peace process.
