- published: 25 Sep 2016
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Female fighters of the pro-Kurdish Yekineyen Parastina Jin (Women Protection Units) (YPJ) tell their stories, their experiences, why they joined and what they fight for in this women-only militia amid the civil war in Syria.
Yekîneyên parastina jin YPJ وحدات حماية المرأة
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I think a man said it best
when he said nothing at all,
As he looked out the window
the rain began to fall,
he pointed up to the sky
and I looked down in shame
Across an open plain
I began to understand
his unusual plan
It was then that she said to me
there's no way that it's suppose to be
She took my hand and said follow me
as we desended into eternityShe pointed up to the sky
and I looked down in shame
under a burning flame
I began to understand
his unusual plan
Everyone is something