A Road Unforeseen
Women Fight the Islamic State
A secular feminist army courageously challenges the Islamic State
In wartorn Syria, a Kurdish democratic society—based on secularism, ethnic inclusiveness, and gender equality with women on the front lines as fierce warriors and courageous leaders—is winning significant victories against the Islamic State. Their heroic story demonstrates that a politics founded in human rights is not only possible in the Middle East, but already in progress.
"This is the book I've been waiting for—only it's richer, deeper, and more intriguing than I could have imagined. A Road Unforeseen is a major contribution to our understanding of feminism and Islam, of women and the world, and gives me fresh hope for change." —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed and Living With a Wild God
Meredith Tax (September 18, 1942 – September 25, 2022) was an international women’s rights activist and founding president of Women’s WORLD, a global free speech network of feminist writers, as well as international board chair of the Centre for Secular Space and cofounder of the PEN American Center’s Women’s Committee and International PEN Women Writers’ Committee. She was also a frequent contributor to The Nation and the author of many seminal books, including A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State.
