'Here is the story of a fearless Kurdish woman full of fight, who, with pain and resistance, resurrected and caused resurrection, who rebelled and caused rebellion, who became free and caused freedom. Her story is the story of Kurdistan, the story of Kurdish women, the story of Middle Eastern women. A story that renews itself with the consciousness of freedom.'
— Çigdem Dogu, coordination of Kurdistan Women's Communities KJK
'Sakine Cansiz was a true pioneer and one of the founders of a political movement whose story is far from over and whose latest chapters we witness unfolding in today's events in Turkey and Syria... Kurdish women have been awakened by this struggle and taking the lead in grasping their right to life as full and free human beings. This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the real motivates of this unique modern political movement.'
— Estella Schmid, Peace in Kurdistan Campaign
'A brilliant, passionate girl who discovers Kurdish politics in high school and flees her family, determined to become a revolutionary instead of a housewife—this is Sakine Cansiz as she develops into a PKK founder and leading strategist of the Kurdish women’s liberation movement, trying to understand how to make the personal and political mesh. A riveting, inspiring book.'
— Meredith Tax, feminist activist and author of A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State (2016)
“Here is the story of a fearless Kurdish woman full of fight, who, with pain and resistance, resurrected and caused resurrection, who rebelled and caused rebellion, who became free and caused freedom. Her story is the story of Kurdistan, the story of Kurdish women, the story of Middle Eastern women. A story that renews itself with the consciousness of freedom.”
— Çigdem Dogu, coordinator of Kurdistan Women's Communities (KJK)
“Sakine Cansiz was a true pioneer and one of the founders of a political movement whose story is far from over and whose latest chapters we witness unfolding in today's events in Turkey and Syria . . . . Kurdish women have been awakened by this struggle and are taking the lead in grasping their right to life as full and free human beings. This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the real motives of this unique modern political movement.”
— Estella Schmid, Peace in Kurdistan Campaign
“A brilliant, passionate girl who discovers Kurdish politics in high school and flees her family, determined to become a revolutionary instead of a housewife—this is Sakine Cansiz as she develops into a PKK founder and leading strategist of the Kurdish women’s liberation movement, trying to understand how to make the personal and political mesh. A riveting, inspiring book.”
— Meredith Tax, feminist activist and author of A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State