A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State

A secular feminist army courageously challenges the Islamic State

In wartorn Syria, a Kurdish democratic society-based on secularism, ethnic inclusiveness, and gender equality with women on the front lines as fierce warriors and courageous leaders-is winning significant victories against the Islamic State. Their heroic story demonstrates that a politics founded in human rights is not only possible in the Middle East, but already in progress.

This is the book I’ve been waiting for-only it’s richer, deeper, and more intriguing than I could have imagined. A Road Unforeseen is a major contribution to our understanding of feminism and Islam, of women and the world, and gives me fresh hope for change. -Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed and Living With a Wild God