in herfirst months, anna lived and trained with rojbin, who became one of her closest friends.re she was given a new kurdish name: helin qerecox. good to see you. this is the shared space that everybody uses. can you tell me what the education consists of? but what is the enemy? what is the aim of education, what do you hope to achieve? i think that is why anna loved being here, because the new movement was creating the ideal society, which was involving everybody. byjoining a foreign militia, anna and other international volunteers ran the risk of being prosecuted as terrorists upon return to their home countries. your name... avesta. is that a kurdish name? meeting the ypj internationals is a powerful experience. their commitment came through, absolutely strongly. in the beginning i wanted to come here, more like to understand, to learn, but of course i came here to fight. i am ready for this, as so many people are. it is notjust fighting, it is like building up a really, really beautiful world of hope, of freedom. a key part of the rojava revolution is the liberation of wome