The Mesopotamian Social Sciences Academy is a

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Qamishli Qamishli ( ar, ٱلْقَامِشْلِي, Al-Qāmišlī, ku, قامشلۆ, Qamişlo, syc, ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ, Bēṯ Zālīn, lit=House of Reeds or syr, ܩܡܫܠܐ, translit=Qamishlo)

, a city in ''

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, the

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. The academy opened in 2013 offering classes in criticism and self-criticism, the democratic system and Kurdish language. The school year has three terms, lasting 3-4 months each. The curriculum consists mainly of history and sociology classes. Jineoloji is also taught there. Teaching occurs mainly in Kurdish. There was a book donation drive organised early in the life of the university, which, amongst others, was donated to by

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Educational institutions established in 2014 Education in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Alternative education Libertarian socialism Women's rights in Syria 2014 establishments in Syria {{Rojava-stub

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