The revolution in Rojava, or North and Northeastern Syria, has “completely refreshed my activism”, said writer and feminist Rahila Gupta in a new episode of Avaşîn podcast. After having waged a struggle against racism and sexism, mainly focused on trying to eradicate gender-based violence against women, in London for forty years, visiting Rojava gave her new insights. “The level of commitment of going from home to home to talk to people about their vision for a new society… I am not sure if we have that kind of commitment in the west. It’s what makes a difference.”