In December 2024, Mohammed was surprised by an attempt to break the front door of the building he lives in, in Qamishli, by a military force consisting of three pickup trucks belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Hungarian government contributes 60 million forints (EUR 145,000) for refurbishing Syriac Orthodox Monastery Tristan Azbej, the state secretary for aiding persecuted Christians and the head of the Hungary Helps programme, on Monday noted that the Hungarian government has contributed 60 million forints (EUR 145,000) to the refurbishment of the Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Saint Mark.
(AINA) -- A video of Assyrian nuns at a hockey game in Detroit has gone viral. Detroit is home to nearly 100,000 Assyrians, most of whom are Roman Catholic (Chaldeans). ...
(AINA) -- The Syriac-Assyrian component, an integral part of the Syrian people, has participated in all activities of the revolution since its inception, both locally and abroad. This participation has been carried out through their political and civic organizations, in pursuit of freedom and dignity.
Organisations representing the Assyrian-Syriac people in North-East Syria staged a demonstration in Qamishlo city. The demonstration was organised by the Syriac Union Party under the slogan 'Securing our national and religious rights in a democratic, multilateral and decentralised Syria is the guarantee of our continued existence' and saw the participation of political and intellectual figures in...
Last autumn, I took my parents on a drive from Ganzantiep in the south of Turkey to Kars in the north east. It is a culturally rich area of the world with ruins of countless civilisations, from pre-Pottery Neolithic to Ottoman. One area and its people stand out in my memory, however: the Assyrians.
In commemoration of Christ's birth, millions of Christians have made a pilgrimage to the "Holy Land" throughout the years. This last Christmas season, of course, was different, with the war raging in the Middle East. With this multifront conflict involving Israel and neighboring countries hosting Islamist terrorists, the region's Christian minorities likely experienced the brunt of the hardships.
Barsoum Barsoum, the advisor at the Syriac Research Center, emphasized the need for the social contract to be part of Syria's constitution. He rejected the imposition of a singular identity on Syria, stating, "There is a need for joint programs to build a democratic Syria.
Philadelphia -- In conflict zones like Syria and Ukraine, erasure is a part of systematic genocide and cultural cleansing, but a new exhibition shifts the focus to cultural heritage restoration through community-led excavation--Preserving Assyria showcases archaeology's role in safeguarding cultural heritage from targeted destruction.
Nimrud, Iraq (AFP) -- A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments.
The Women's Consultation Workshop is taking place in Hesekê under the slogan 'We will build a democratic Syria through the unity of women'. The workshop promoted by Kongra Star is attended by a total of 500 participants from Damascus, Aleppo and Suweida, as well as Kurdish, Arab, Syriac, Assyrian, Alawite and Armenian women.
Under HTS dominance, many Christians fear for their safety, religious freedoms, and cultural heritage. Reports of discrimination, forced conversions, and desecration of churches have heightened their fears, while restrictions on public worship and the absence of legal protection add to the feelings of marginalization.
(AINA) -- A video of Assyrian nuns at a hockey game in Detroit has gone viral. Detroit is home to nearly 100,000 Assyrians, most of whom are Roman Catholic (Chaldeans). ...
(AINA) -- The Syriac-Assyrian component, an integral part of the Syrian people, has participated in all activities of the revolution since its inception, both locally and abroad. This participation has been carried out through their political and civic organizations, in pursuit of freedom and dignity.
(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.
(AINA) -- On July 12 Iraqi president Abdul Latif Rashid repealed the decree recognizing the appointment of Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as head of the Chaldean Catholic Church and which appointed him to the office of the waqf (وقف), the endowment which oversees all church property. The details of the events leading up to this action are exhaustively covered in this report by MEMRI.
(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.
(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.
The first diagnosis to handle infertility was made 4,000 years ago as depicted on an ancient Assyrian clay tablet that was discovered by Turkish researchers in central Kayseri province. The research was led by Şanlıurfa's Harran University along with various other participating universities examined a 4,000-year-old Assyrian tablet that contained a prenuptial agreement.
In the 21st century, the ancient Chaldean Catholic Church is a truly global institution. The Eastern Church has spread far beyond its Iraqi homeland, to Europe, Oceania, and North America. The diaspora community's growth poses serious challenges for the transmission of the Church's faith and heritage.