The Hilala Zirin Women’s Cultural Movement opened a two-day arts festival today at the Mohamed Sheikho Center for Culture and Art, rallying public support for the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) under the banner “YPJ Represents Us.” The event seeks to amplify calls for the all-female force to be formally recognized as a legitimate institution within Syria’s future constitutional framework. The opening ceremony drew a broad cross-section of the co…