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WEBBy Benjamin Martin. (AINA) -- In early December, Patriarch Awa spoke on the possible reunification of the Assyrian and Chaldean Churches, expressing opposition to any form of "uniatism" in the process. Patriarch Sako responded first on December 31 and then more fully on February 28.
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WEBBy Svetlana Lomakina. An American of Assyrian descent came to Russia to take up the offer of becoming the priest of an Orthodox Assyrian parish and ended up founding a new homeland there. Before moving to Russia, Ephraim Alkhas and his wife Helen "wandered" through google maps around the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and chose a …
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10 Things to Know About the Christians in Lebanon
WEB1 day ago · Once more, the world's attention is being drawn toward Lebanon, a country that has suffered so much in recent years. Beginning on Monday, Israeli airstrikes targeted the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, killing hundreds of people. The airstrikes have caused thousands of Lebanese to flee their home villages and raised fears of a major escalation in Israel's yearlong military operation against ...
Arizona Department of Education Approves Assyrian Genocide …
WEBAug 24, 2024 · Phoenix (AINA) -- The Arizona Department of Education has officially approved the inclusion of the Assyrian Genocide in the state's social studies curriculum 1, marking a significant step towards broader historical education in Arizona schools. The curriculum, approved on August 10, 2024, is now available in the ToolKit for high school ...
Ten Years After Genocide, Yazidi Culture is Still Absent From …
WEB1 day ago · The Yazidi people, in particular, are virtually invisible in museums in the West, an absence all the more poignant in light of their recent history. Following the massacre of 2014, some 200,000 Yazidis still live in refugee camps in Kurdistan, unable to return to their destroyed homes. Hundreds of the women and children who were abducted and ...
Iraq Marks 10 Years of 'Collective' Tragedy Under ISIS
WEBAug 19, 2024 · It is true that ISIS has been defeated, but its ideology remains strong, and not only in Iraq." Following the territorial defeat of IS in March 2019, an estimated 2,600 Yezidis remain missing 10 years after the IS attack on the Yezidi heartland, according to the Office for Kidnapped Yezidis in Dohuk, as cited by Amnesty International.
Assyrian Bishop's Faith and Leadership Amidst ISIS Devastation
WEBAug 25, 2024 · Assyrian Bishop's Faith and Leadership Amidst ISIS Devastation. Archbishop Bashar Warda. ( Aid to the Church in Need) When ISIS forces captured the city of Mosul in June 2014, the world watched in horror as an ancient city, rich in history and culture, fell under the control of extremists. The ensuing violence led to one of the largest ...
400-year-old Assyrian Bazaar in Turkey Opens After Restoration
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The historic 400-year-old Syriac Bazaar in Mardin's Dargecit district is on the brink of a major transformation. With a restoration project led by the Dargecit Municipality and the Diyarbakir Directorate of Surveying and Monuments, this ancient marketplace is being meticulously restored to its former glory.
On Being Assyrian in America - Assyrian International News Agency
WEBAug 25, 2024 · On Being Assyrian in America. "Iranian Leopard" by Esther Elia, 2024. In last month's "From the Vault" column, I wrote about the paintings, prints and sculptures by Jane Abrams, currently on display in the exhibition "Fire on the Water." This month, I would like to focus on the work of emerging contemporary artist Esther Elia in the upcoming ...