Jinwar is an all-women village in the Kurdish region of north-east Syria. Photos: Reuters
Jinwar is an all-women village in the Kurdish region of north-east Syria. Photos: Reuters
A woman stands at the gate of Jinwar, an all-women village, in Al-Darbasiyah town that is controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, northeastern Syria, March 11, 2023. REUTERS / Orhan Qereman
A woman stands at the gate of Jinwar, an all-women village, in Al-Darbasiyah town that is controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, northeastern Syria, March 11, 2023. REUTERS / Orhan Qereman
Jinwar means 'women's space' in Kurdish language
Jinwar means 'women's space' in Kurdish language
Built in 2018, the village has 30 houses hosting 20 families of women and children
Built in 2018, the village has 30 houses hosting 20 families of women and children
Jinwar has a school, a training academy, a bakery and fields cultivated by women
Jinwar has a school, a training academy, a bakery and fields cultivated by women
Boys, who live with their mothers, can stay in the village until they get married
Boys, who live with their mothers, can stay in the village until they get married
A doll hangs from a wall of a house in Jinwar village
A doll hangs from a wall of a house in Jinwar village
Yasmine Ahmad, 33, who left Aleppo after she got divorced, lives in the village
Yasmine Ahmad, 33, who left Aleppo after she got divorced, lives in the village
Ms Ahmad and her daughter have been living in Jinwar for about 15 months
Ms Ahmad and her daughter have been living in Jinwar for about 15 months
Ms Ahmad says the village has given her a new life as she is able to independently raise her daughter
Ms Ahmad says the village has given her a new life as she is able to independently raise her daughter
Women in the village spend their days working and evenings singing and dancing
Women in the village spend their days working and evenings singing and dancing
Rokan Youssef, 30, who lives in Jinwar with her child, says she faced domestic violence during her marriage
Rokan Youssef, 30, who lives in Jinwar with her child, says she faced domestic violence during her marriage
Ms Youssef now works in a bakery in Jinwar and helps other women cultivate the land
Ms Youssef now works in a bakery in Jinwar and helps other women cultivate the land
A nurse at the village clinic examines a patient in Jinwar
A nurse at the village clinic examines a patient in Jinwar
While men are not allowed to live in Jinwar, they can visit their relatives living there
While men are not allowed to live in Jinwar, they can visit their relatives living there

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It's a woman's world at Syria's Jinwar village — in pictures

The community offers a safe haven for marginalised female members of society

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April 14, 2023

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