Rojava, a revolutionary experiment in Kurdish Syria, attempts to create an inclusive democracy safe from ISIS, Turkish incursion, and Syria’s civil war. Smith College professor Ellen W. Kaplan discusses the process of interviewing women, activists, refugees, and fighters from the Rojava region, and transforming their experiences into theater.

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• PBS video on Kurdish female soldiers
• NPR story on Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman who escaped ISIS
• Discussion guide to help audiences move from education to action