JM : They sound like ferocious fighters who are afraid ofnothing .
GPD : They are just girls , Jami - - girls who wear makeup , paint their nails , who want to look pretty if they die , but they are trained to kill , fighting for the right to be women with rights .
JM : Do you know how many women are fighting in the Peshmerga ?
GPD :
Probably
thousands ,
I
would
guess .
JM : Are women treated with more respect in Kurdistan compared to other Middle Eastern regions ?
GPD : Of course not , no . Iraq in general has this problem with woman sold as slaves every day . It goes on and on , but I could have chosen any women soldiers . I choose these girls and