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Alkan's analyses suggest that women, regarded by the PKK as
"slaves to be freed" in the early years, began being regarded as "com-
rades" in the 1990s when they started taking part in armed attacks and
as "goddesses" after 1996, when they started taking part in suicide
attacks. It appears that, despite all the talk in their praise, in practice,
women in the organization were despised by the men, not regarded
as equals and not valued. Many women concerned by the difference

between the organization's words and actions and who saw the dis-
crepancy between its promises and deeds, sought to leave the organi-
zation during this period. Some fled, but others were caught trying to
escape and declared to be traitors and punished. 33

The PKK makes
propaganda about freeing
women from servitude. Yet
communism is a system of
ideas that regards women
as a worthless common
chattel and that despises
them as part of its
ideology. It is therefore
impossible for the
communist system to
elevate women.

Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) 111