The first Jineology centre was opened in the town of Manbij, sponsored by the Committee of Jineology in Northern Syria. The aim is to raise awareness and re-formulate existing social science practices in the area.



Jineology, a term that refers to "women's science" denotes a body of principles that relate to the relationship between the struggle of women against male domination and human emancipation.



The opening was attended by women from the local administrations in northern Syria, the Syrian women council and representatives of Jineology studies from other cities.



A member of the Committee of Jineology, Siham Barkal, in a speech said that although women are marginalized in all societies, they will try through their centre to develop the capabilities of woman to play her proper role in society.



Lina Barakat, a spokesperson of the Syrian Women Council said that in the name of ‘science, we will free women from social restrictions, and from the heavy traditions that they have carried on their shoulders for thousands of year,” she said.



She concluded that the woman is the origin of life, society and nature, and that is the duty to promote women through studies. This would be an important step in breaking restrictions that oppress women.



As a feminist ideology implemented by the local self-administrations in northern Syria, Jineology also tries to break honor-based religious and tribal rules that oppress women in northern Syria.



Courses in Jineology are already taught Kongreya Star's women's academy, one of the main feminist institutions. In these courses women learn about emancipation, self-defense, and how to get help in cases of domestic abuse.