M
any Syrian towns and villages outside the control of the regime
have struggled with statelessness. In addition to refugee camps and areas
where Syrians are displaced in neighboring countries, in order to go further, the team selected several areas to study their experiences with the
problem, how they were dealt with and whether or not temporary solutions were sought to avoid the problem.
The areas inside and outside Syria were chosen for reasons related to the
numbers of displaced people and refugees. These areas were under control
of the Islamic State (ISIS) or Jabhat Al-Nusra, and also because they are out
of the control of the Syrian regime. Last but not least, they were selected
because there are no civil registry centers in them.
Considering that the cities of Al-Raqqa20 and Al-Bab21 suffered from all the
conditions mentioned above, their experience was studied extensively.
Work has been carried out in these two cities as follows:
- Studying the situation of Syrian women before the revolution, during
the revolution, during the control of the Islamic State (ISIS), and after liberation from the control of ISIS, in all aspects.
- Studying the problem of statelessness in the four aforementioned stages, through In-Depth Interviews “IDI”, Focus Group Discussions “FGD”, and
Key Informant Interviews “KII”.
33
The situation of Syrian women
in Al-Bab and Raqqa cities
| Freedom of movement
20
Al-Raqqa: Located in northeastern Syria on the Euphrates River, it was under the control of
the Islamic State (ISIS) at the beginning of 2014 and was considered the capital of Islamic Caliphate,
and now under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
21
Al-Bab City: It is located in northern Syria, administratively affiliated to Aleppo. It was
under the rule of the Islamic State organization, immediately after the city of Raqqa, and it served as
the western capital of the state, and a vital center for import from abroad and export to all regions of
the country.
HUMANS WITHOUT RIGHTS
Women in the cities of Al-Bab and Raqqa did not suffer from any
obstacles prior to the Syrian revolution with regeared to their movement,
whether inside or outside the cities. The only exception were some hardline religious families that required women to go out with a companion.
The same applies to the post-revolution period, as society did not impose
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents