Tel Tamr intellectuals praise leader Ocalan’s ideas, call for visit

Amid growing societal engagement with the issue of the isolation imposed on leader Abdullah Ocalan, initiatives and meetings continue across various regions of NE Syria to express commitment to his thought and democratic project. In the city of Tel Tamr, ANHA Agency met with several intellectuals and writers who highlighted the profound humanitarian and intellectual dimensions of leader Ocalan’s character. 

They noted that the demand to meet him is not limited to the political sphere but reflects a collective desire to connect with a source of inspiration that has marked a turning point in the cultural and social consciousness of the region.

In this context, writer Bushra Al-Issa said: “When we read leader Ocalan’s analyses on women, we feel we are in the presence of a thinker who radically sided with justice. He didn’t speak about women’s freedom as a mere courtesy but adopted a comprehensive project to liberate society through their emancipation.

As writers and intellectuals, we don’t just want to meet him; we want to carry his project in our institutions and writings.” She added: “ The leader sparked an intellectual movement within us. Even in the furthest villages of Rojava, his ideas have reached us, pushing us to think, write, and confront.”

The academic Fadel Shur Tazi stated: “Leader Abdullah Ocalan taught us how to read history beyond the narratives of power and how to write literature that does not fear the truth. He is a thinker who wrote under isolation yet was freer than the intellectuals of lavish palaces. Meeting the Leader is a humanitarian and cultural right for the peoples of the region.”

He further noted that the leader is not only a symbol of struggle but a civilizational intellectual project, stressing that the demand to meet him is not just a political right but a cultural and humanitarian necessity for their collective future. Intellectual Madeleine Al-Obeid remarked: “In the leader’s philosophy, the intellectual is not a bystander but an active and resistant participant.

This is why the artistic works in our regions have become expressions of the people’s conscience, not the will of the authorities.” She continued: “We want to meet the leader because we believe his freedom is part of the liberation of free speech, and his thought is the key to resolving the crises of the Middle East and the path to salvation from tyranny.”

 The words of Tel Tamr’s intellectuals and writers reflect the profound impact of Leader Abdullah Ocalan’s thought in the cultural sphere and embody the collective commitment to continue the struggle for his freedom. Meeting him remains a renewed hope in every free voice resonating in the streets of NE Syria.

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ANHA