Kurdish Women's Stories - edited by Houzan Mahmoud (Pluto Press) MIT Press "Astringent

"Astringent

Published by JBE Books & Fondation Carmignac

Through nine self-guided tours illustrated with maps and photographs

— Sabelo J

the history of biological specimen collecting in the context of a drilling project in Lake Towuti (Sulawesi) that recently obtained soil samples containing 800

Kurdish Women's Stories - edited by Houzan Mahmoud (Pluto Press) MIT Press "AstringentThe women of Kurdistan have experienced a life like no other. From Saddam Hussein's reign of terror, to the fight against ISIS today, violence, revolution and questions around identity, agency, survival and resistance have been at the forefront of women's lives for decades. This is a collection of Kurdish women's stories written in their own words. Each story reveals a tapestry of experiences, including political activism under Saddam and armed