A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State

by Meredith Tax

Book Overview

A secular feminist army courageously challenges the Islamic State

In war-torn northern Syria, a democratic society--based on secularism, ethnic inclusiveness, and gender equality--has won significant victories against the Islamic State, or Daesh, with women on the front lines as fierce warriors and leaders.

A Road Unforeseen recounts the dramatic, underreported history of the Rojava Kurds, whose all-women militia...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1942658109
• ISBN13: 9781942658108
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"