23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Dilara – A Young Woman of the Ecological and Feminist Revolution in Syria

Dilara, 18, inside the Youth Center of Heseke, in Rojava, northeastern Syria. She is a member of the city’s ecological committee as well as the young journalists’ group. Politically engaged, Dilara has taken part in Rojava’s political, ecological, and feminist revolution — a movement that, for more than ten years, has been building an autonomous society grounded in direct democracy, women’s liberation, and ecological principles. September 2025, Heseke, Rojava, Northeast Syria.

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Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Heseke, Syria
Camera: Canon EOS R6
Copyright: © Matteo Trevisan