Rojava is more than the name of a geography, it is a wound opened in the conscience of humanity; it is also the name of the resistance, hope and the will to live together.
In the lands of the Middle East that have been marked by blood, denial and domination for centuries, Rojava has risen like a voice shouting that peoples can write their own destiny together and equally. This voice took strength mostly from the historical suffering of the Kurdish people, but it became the voice not only of Kurds, but of everyone who breathes in these lands, who wants justice and freedom, who dreams of an honorable life.
What is being defended in Rojava today is not just a piece of border or a model of governance. What is being defended there is the possibility of a life where speaking in one's mother tongue is not criminalized, where the will of women is not ignored, where belief and identity are not seen as a threat.
It is the honor of a people trying to preserve the smiles of children even in the midst of bombs, embargoes and isolation. Rojava is like a small candle lit in the midst of darkness; it may not illuminate the world on its own, but it makes visible the face of everyone standing around it.
The Kurdish people have come to this day carrying the burden of division and denial for centuries. Every step taken in Rojava is the expression of a desire for freedom filtered through this heavy history. But this struggle is not only a Kurdish struggle. It is a life experience woven with the common labor and cost of Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians, Turkmens and many other peoples. Therefore, every hand that reaches out to Rojava is in fact a hand extended to humanity itself.
What Rojava needs most today is the sound of solidarity rather than the noise of guns, a word of encouragement rather than whispers of despair. For everyone whose heart beats against injustice, wherever they are in the world, “you are not alone” that they have been seen and heard. A letter, a statement, a poem, a stance... Sometimes all a people needs to survive is to know that they have been seen and heard.
Rojava's resistance reminds us of this: Peoples can find ways to live together when they want to, even in the most difficult conditions. Therefore, to remain silent is to leave this possibility to the darkness.
To speak, to write, to support is to protect that small candle against the wind with our palms. To give morale to the Kurdish people and all the peoples standing shoulder to shoulder in Rojava is in fact to protect our own future.
Because if Rojava falls, it is not just a region, “another world is possible” "we have a common dream" will also be damaged. It is the responsibility of all of us to keep this dream alive