Kurdish Angelina Jolie • Viyan Antar

Asia Ramazan Antar (1997–2016) also known as Viyan Antar, was a Kurdish Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) fighter who has become a symbol of the feminist struggle in the Rojava conflict and in the fight against ISIS by international media. •Born 1997 Qamishli, Syria •Died30 August 2016 (Aged 19) Manbij, Syria •Allegiance Rojava In 2014, at the age of 16, Antar joined the Women’s Protection Units with the aim of fighting against the Islamic State. After photos of her spread across the internet, she was dubbed “the Kurdish Angelina Jolie“ by international media for her physical comparisons led to repudiation by other Kurdish fighters and activists of the Kurdish cause who described the comparisons as sexist and objectifying. •••Early life••• Born into a Kurdish family, Asia married very young through a marriage arranged by her family. However, after three months, she was able to get divorced thanks to new laws in the Kurdish regi