From Hunter's Assistant to Sparring Pal

Like a sparring prizefighter, the name "Boxer" may have come from how this medium-sized, short-haired breed uses its powerful front legs when playing or defending itself. Loyal, courageous, and always up for a good game, Boxers never shy away from showing off their silly side.

The Assyrian Genocide At 110 Years

(AINA) -- "We have made a clean sweep of the Armenians and Assyrians of Azerbaijan" -- Those were the words of Djevdet Bey, the governor of Van Province in Ottoman Turkey, who on April 24, 1915 lead 20,000 Turkish soldiers and 10,000 Kurdish irregulars in the opening act of the genocide of Assyrians, Armenians and Greeks.

Assyrian, Greek, Armenian Genocides Remembered

Each year on April 24th, the Armenians, Syriac-Assyrians, and Chaldeans commemorate the Ottoman Empire's genocide of Christians in its lands during World War I. The genocide led to the displacement and killings of more than one and a half million Armenians and hundreds of thousands of Syriac, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and their transformation into minorities who are spread around the world.

Australian Party Calls for Recognition of Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides

The Family First Party recognises the 1915-1923 Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides and calls upon the Australian Government to join with dozens of other nations, including our ally the United States, to do the same. The genocide began under the cover of the Gallipoli campaign and Australian PoWs were among the first-hand witnesses to the mass killing of some 2.5 million Christians.

Assyrian Patriarch Hails Kurdistan As 'Model of Religious Tolerance and Unity'

By Kamaran Aziz

In a powerful address during the National Prayer Breakfast Day Ceremony held in Erbil on Wednesday, Mar Awa III, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East and the Middle East, lauded the Kurdistan Region as a beacon of religious coexistence and democratic values in Iraq and the broader region.

For Iraqi Assyrians, Pope's Visit Was a Rare Moment of Hope

Baghdad (AP) -- The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq's Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country's recent history. His 2021 visit to Iraq, the first ever by a pope, came after years of conflict and displacement.

Greece Celebrates a National Hero Hero While Turkey Celebrates the Perpetrator of Genocide

By Paul Antonopoulos

One is considered a national hero in Greece for helping in the liberation struggle from Ottoman slavery, while the other is remembered as the Turkish genocider of over two million Greeks, Armenians and Assyrians. George Karaiskakis was born in 1780 in Mavromati in Central Greece. At the age of 15, Karaiskakis left his adoptive parents and became a bandit.

Ancient Assyrian Words in Turkish

Kultepe Kanesh-Karum, one of the most important archaeological sites in Turkey and known as "the birthplace of Anatolian history," has entered its 77th year of continuous excavation. As the dig unfolds in the heart of central Turkey, new insights continue to emerge, including linguistic revelations that connect the ancient world to our everyday speech.

Whose Song is It?

By Dean Kalimniou

A few months ago, I was driving to the Assyrian New Year Festivities with my family. My wife, who is a member of that tribe, was playing a particularly patriotic and militant Assyrian song on the radio.

Assyrians Returning Home to Southeastern Turkey After Peace Restored

As peace is restored across southeastern Turkey, Chaldeans, Catholic Assyrians who were forced to leave their village in the 1990s due to terrorist attacks, are returning in growing numbers to their ancestral home at the foot of Mount Cudi in the Silopi district of Şırnak province.

News

From Hunter's Assistant to Sparring Pal
The Assyrian Genocide At 110 Years
Assyrian, Greek, Armenian Genocides Remembered
Australian Party Calls for Recognition of Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides
Assyrian Patriarch Hails Kurdistan As 'Model of Religious Tolerance and Unity'
For Iraqi Assyrians, Pope's Visit Was a Rare Moment of Hope
Greece Celebrates a National Hero Hero While Turkey Celebrates the Perpetrator of Genocide
Patriarchs of Antioch Call for Justice in the Ongoing Abduction Case of the Bishops of Aleppo
Ancient Assyrian Words in Turkish
Whose Song is It?

Reports

•  The Struggles of the Indigenous Assyrians in their Homelands
•  Assyrian-European Fieldwork Delegation to Iraq
•  ISIS and the Assyrians: Intergenerational Trauma
•  Post-conflict Reconstruction in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq
•  Assyrians and The Turkey-PKK Conflict In Iraq
•  Turkish-Backed Militants Target Assyrian Towns in Syria
•  The Future of Security in Iraq's Nineveh Plain
•  The Destruction of Assyrian Cultural Heritage in Syria
•  Turkish Human Rights Commission Report on Assyrian Nun, Villages
•  Assyrian Genocide in Modern History
•  Recognition of the Simele Massacre of 1933
•  The Systematic Repression of Assyrians
•  Iraq’s Stolen Election: How Assyrian Representation Became Assyrian Repression
•  Brutality Against Christian Clerics in Syria

Articles

•  Hydraulics of Neo-Assyrian Canal Systems
•  Paternal lineages of the Northern Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Syriacs, Turkmens and Yazidis
•  The Assyrian Genocide As A Part Of The Christian Genocide In The Ottoman Empire
•  Demographic and Climatic Factors in the Decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
•  The U.S. Legal Regime Governing Iraqi Refugee Resettlement
•  Theater, Language and Inter-Ethnic Exchange: Assyrian Performance Before WWI
•  Assyrians In Iraq
•  Description and Significance of the Nestorian Stele in China
•  The Cross and the Lotus

All Things Assyrian

From Hunter's Assistant to Sparring Pal
Ancient Assyrian Words in Turkish
Whose Song is It?
When Jeruslaem Was an Assyrian Vassal
A Timeless City in Turkey
Star of Ishtar Serves Not Only Assyrian Food
Nicholas II, Aššurbanipal, and Marco Polo Walk Into a Bookstore
Assyrians, the First Scuba Divers?
The Assyrian Influence on Petra
The Assyrian Plum Tree

Brief History of Assyrians Assyrians in History Assyrians: Frequently Asked Questions The Assyrian Genocide The 1933 Simmele Massacre Attacks on Assyrians in Syria Timeline of ISIS in Iraq Incipient Genocide: The Ethnic Cleansing of the Assyrians of Iraq Assyrian Holocausts

The Assyrian Genocide At 110 Years

(AINA) -- "We have made a clean sweep of the Armenians and Assyrians of Azerbaijan" -- Those were the words of Djevdet Bey, the governor of Van Province in Ottoman Turkey, who on April 24, 1915 lead 20,000 Turkish soldiers and 10,000 Kurdish irregulars in the opening act of the genocide of Assyrians, Armenians and Greeks.

Reflections on the Armenian Word 'Asori'

(AINA) -- The following lecture was delivered by Dr. Nicholas Al-Jeloo in Yerevan, Armenia. Dr. Al-Jeloo addresses the issue of the meaning of the Armenian word asori and the attempts of revisionist scholars to redefine the word so as not to mean Assyrian. ...

AINA News

The Assyrian Genocide At 110 Years
Reflections on the Armenian Word 'Asori'
Report Highlights Assyrian Fight for Their Future in Their Homelands
Renowned Assyrian Surgeon Dies in Russia
Video of Assyrian Nuns At Hockey Game Goes Viral
Assyrian Parties in Syria Issue Joint Statement
Meet Dr. Hanna Bit Murad, Renowned Linguist
Pictures of Assyrian Villages in Turkey in 1912
Syria's Islamist Government Proposes Amendments to Education Curriculum
The Three Challenges for 'Liberated' Syria
The Future of Assyrians in the Middle East and the World
Future Uncertain for Christians in Syria: Assyrian Leader in Syria
Assyrian MP Addresses Syrian Conflict in the Turkish Parliament
In Syria, Islamists Shutdown Christmas Celebrations, Churches Under Attack
Assyrian Organizations Must Support Assyrian Artists

Assyrian Organizations Must Support Assyrian Artists

(AINA) -- The Assyrian Arts Institute (AAI) is an organization founded by Nora Betyousef Lacey in 2017 and claims to support Assyrian arts. AAI has sponsored a few events since its founding, including an Assyrian women's choir.

Editorials

Assyrian Organizations Must Support Assyrian Artists
Feud Between Chaldean Patriarch and Iraq's President Reinforces Islamic Status of Minority Groups
Assyrian Churches: Unity in Faith
Obstacles in the Unification of Assyrian Churches
The First Assyrian Workers From Turkey in Germany
US Attorneys May Have Violated Constitutional Rights, Immigration Law in Prosecuting Assyrian Lawyer
Conference Expropriates Assyrian Christian History, Denies Assyrian Identity
The Unethical Prosecution of an Assyrian Attorney
German Recognition of Armenian, Assyrian Genocide: History and Politics
Senator McCain Sends Letter on Assyrians to Kurdish President

The Three Challenges for 'Liberated' Syria

By Najib Awad

(AINA) -- 'Syria is free'; thus screamed the Syrians as they celebrated the tumbling down of the criminal regime during a whole week. Thousands, even millions, of Syrians strolled the streets of the entire major cities of Syria. They were from all societal segments, strata, trends, genders, religious beliefs and non-religious ones, convictions, sects, confessions, parties, and orientations.

The Future of Assyrians in the Middle East and the World

By Feyyaz Kerimo

(AINA) -- The collapse of the Syrian regime has added yet another chapter to the cycle of deep crises that perpetually plague the Middle East. Yet, these devastations increasingly render ancient peoples, burdened by the weight of historical memory, invisible.

Opinion Editorials

The Three Challenges for 'Liberated' Syria
The Future of Assyrians in the Middle East and the World
Iran is Hijacking Assyrian Politics in Iraq
Turkey's National Pride is Based on Genocide Denial
Turkey's Violation of Human Rights Must Be Challenged
EU Conference on Nineveh Plains Favors Kurds, Marginalizes Assyrians
Trump's Immigration Order and Christianity
The Winds of Change Are Blowing in Europe
Erdoğan's Gambit for Mosul
The Genocide of Assyrians and Yazidis and the Next American President

From Hunter's Assistant to Sparring Pal

Like a sparring prizefighter, the name "Boxer" may have come from how this medium-sized, short-haired breed uses its powerful front legs when playing or defending itself. Loyal, courageous, and always up for a good game, Boxers never shy away from showing off their silly side.

Ancient Assyrian Words in Turkish

Kultepe Kanesh-Karum, one of the most important archaeological sites in Turkey and known as "the birthplace of Anatolian history," has entered its 77th year of continuous excavation. As the dig unfolds in the heart of central Turkey, new insights continue to emerge, including linguistic revelations that connect the ancient world to our everyday speech.

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