The Daughters of Kobani

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won

In 2014, northeastern Syria might have been the last place you would expect to find a revolution centered on women's rights. But that year, an all-female militia faced off against ISIS in a little town few had ever heard of: Kobani. From that unlikely showdown in Kobani emerged a fighting force that would wage war against ISIS across northern Syria alongside the United States. In the process, these women would spread their own political vision, determined to make women's equality a reality by fighting the men who bought and sold women.

Based on years of on-the-ground reporting, The Daughters of Kobani is the unforgettable story of the women of the Kurdish militia that improbably became part of the world's best hope for stopping ISIS in Syria. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon introduces us to the women fighting on the front lines; in helping to cement the territorial defeat of ISIS, whose savagery toward women astounded the world, these women played a central role in neutralizing the threat the group posed worldwide. In the process they earned the respect-and significant military support-of U.S. Special Operations Forces.

Rigorously reported and powerfully told, The Daughters of Kobani shines a light on a group of women intent on not only defeating the Islamic State on the battlefield but also changing women's lives in their corner of the Middle East and beyond.

About the author

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Ashley's War and The Dressmaker of Khair Khana and an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. She regularly appears on CNN, PBS, MSNBC, and NPR, and she has spoken on national security topics at the Aspen Security Forum, Clinton Global Initiative, and TED. A graduate of Harvard Business School, she serves on the board of Mercy Corps and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

Product details

• Authors: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Lemmon Gayle Tzemach
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.02.2022
• EAN: 9780525560708
• ISBN: 978-0-525-56070-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 209 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, Middle East, Warfare & defence, Regional Studies, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Warfare and defence, Gender studies: women and girls, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies