Hawar News Agency Plan – 21 September 2026

- A number of female students in the city of Qamishlo reaffirmed their commitment to education in their mother tongue, Kurdish, stressing that education in Kurdish is a natural right. They called on the transitional government to reconsider the decision issued by the Ministry of Education and introduce the curriculum in Kurdish. (Photos and video attached.)

- Eighteen mothers, eighteen memories, and eighteen stories reveal what it means to be a mother during a revolution. This is the premise of the book “On the Path to Freedom (Mothers of Rojava),” a work whose material was not drawn from archival documents, but gathered word by word from the mothers themselves, based on their personal experiences and individual stories of discovering the revolution and becoming involved in it. (Photos and video attached.)

- Shukri Sheikhani, head of the Syriac Reform Movement, warned against attempts to stir sectarian and national tensions and promote hate speech, calling for the preservation of civil peace and coexistence among the region’s communities. He stressed that the gains achieved through the integration process between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian transitional government should be constitutionally enshrined in a way that guarantees Kurdish rights in the new Syria. (Photos and video attached.)

- Several neighborhoods and streets in the city of Hasakah and its surrounding towns continue to suffer from interruptions in drinking-water supplies, despite the resumption of water pumping from the Alouk water station to the city center. Residents are calling for faults in the pumping networks and supply lines to be addressed to ensure water reaches the affected neighborhoods, while the General Water Company confirmed that it is following up on the issue and working to resolve it. (Photos and video attached.)

- Poultry farmers in Hama are facing mounting losses that have forced more than 1,000 licensed poultry farms to shut down, amid rising costs of feed, energy and farming supplies, while debate continues over the impact of importing live chickens on local production. Farmers are calling for market regulation and greater support.

- Days after the decision to raise fuel prices sparked protests and demonstrations in several parts of Syria, the government is moving to reorganize the diesel market by introducing three different grades with varying specifications and prices.

- The Martyrs’ Families Council in Hasakah will hold an in-absentia ceremony for the martyr Dilan in the Al-Kalasa neighborhood at 10:00. (Photos and video attached.)

- As part of activities calling for the teaching of the curriculum in Kurdish and rejecting the decision of the Syrian transitional government’s Ministry of Education, which limited Kurdish-language instruction to three classes per week, the Academy for Scientific Research will issue a statement to the public in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office in Qamishlo at 10:00. The Star Congress will also issue a statement at its center in Derik at 12:00. (Photos and video attached.)

- The Martyrs’ Families Council in Derik will hold a funeral ceremony for martyr Diyar Ghamkin, with his body to be laid to rest at the Martyr Khabat Shrine in Derik at 11:00. (Photos and video attached.)

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