In an age of global mobility and dispersal, the phrase Christians of the East evokes both immediacy and distance. It gestures toward regions where the great monotheistic traditions emerged -- Sumer, Assyria, ancient Israel -- and toward communities that now live in Amsterdam, Södertälje, Stuttgart, Sydney, Jerusalem, Kerala, and the Caucasus.
On Tuesday, a Hungarian delegation visited the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate in the Bab Touma district of Daramsuq (Damascus), where Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II welcomed them. The delegation included head of the Hungarian State Secretariat for the Aid of Persecuted Christians Tristan Azbej, Member of European Parliament György Hölvényi (Christian Democratic People's Party, KDNP), Hungary's...
The foundation of precious libraries and the collection of scientific, religious, and historical manuscripts have been a longstanding priority for Syriac Patriarchs, bishops, and abbots. References to these libraries are documented throughout Syriac literary history.
Ankara -- Assyrian Member of the Turkish Parliament for the Peoples' Equality and Democratic Party (Halklarin Esitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi, DEM Party) George Aryo raised the long-standing property grievances of the Assyrian people in Tur Abdin and surrounding regions on Monday during a 2025 Planning and Budget Committee meeting where the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's budget was under...
"Assyrian" and "advocacy" were two words I never dreamed would resonate with me. Until recently, I didn't even think of myself as Assyrian. As the daughter of Iraqi immigrants, I viewed myself through the lens of nationality and the language my parents spoke -- Arabic. Because of that, I saw myself as an Arab, without any nuances to my identity.
To recount the failure (of a utopia) is to fail in the very act of recounting. Fragments of truth -- what is nevertheless conveyed. Imagine a text about the notes for a text that was never written. I recall a trip in the 2000s to Mesopotamia, to Mardin and Midyat, together with my mother and in the company of a journalist and family friend who had written two reports -- one about Yazidis, the...
The author of the book Not Even My Name returns with a new book entitled Genocide: the Cornerstone of Modern Turkey which was presented on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 19:30 pm at the Black Sea Club. On the occasion of the presentation of the new book, Thea Halo spoke to Radio Thessaloniki about the need for recognition of the Genocide.
Newly elected lawmaker Kaldo Oghanna says he and two other winning Assyrian candidates will form a single parliamentary bloc -- a move that could reshape the community's presence in Baghdad's shifting political landscape.
Have you ever wondered what it felt like to walk through the bustling markets of ancient Rome or stand beneath the towering pyramids of Egypt? These eight carefully selected books offer something magical: they transport you directly into the heart of civilisations that shaped our modern world.
Ankara (AFP) -- Despite some progress in restoring their rights, Christians in Turkey are still struggling against inequality and a sense of exclusion as Pope Leo XIV visits the country this week. "In Turkey, 99 percent of the population is Muslim," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan often likes to say of his officially secular Muslim-majority nation of 86 million people. Related: The Case of the St.
The fifth edition of the Al Din International Festival, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, will be held at the Oman Automobile Association from Monday till November 30. Themed "Welcome World...
Sofia -- The quarter around Sofia's Zhenski Pazar, literally Women's Market, is one the Bulgarian capital's most diverse. The hum of multiple languages, the air carrying the smell of roasted peppers, fresh bread, and ground coffee with cardamom. The market is the beating heart of this diverse neighborhood.
(AINA) -- The recent decision by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) to officially incorporate the Assyrian language into its website marks a significant milestone for cultural representation, linguistic rights, and digital inclusion.
(AINA) -- Dr. Sabro Bengaro is the Director of the Assyrian Genocide Research Center. His recently completed dissertation, titled Germany's Islamic Strategy During the First World War and the Impact of the Jihad Declaration on the Assyrian Genocide of 1915, at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, examines, among other things, the German Empire's Islamic...
(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) -- Iraq today faces a deep and troubling challenge، the escalating influence of Iran within its political, security, and economic institutions. Once a nation striving to restore its sovereignty and rebuild after decades of war and suffering, Iraq has become an open arena for foreign agendas.
(AINA) -- The reopening of the Egyptian Museum stands as a powerful symbol of cultural rebirth and national pride. Egypt, one of the world's oldest civilizations, has long recognized that the preservation of its heritage is not merely an act of remembrance--it is an act of self-affirmation.
To recount the failure (of a utopia) is to fail in the very act of recounting. Fragments of truth -- what is nevertheless conveyed. Imagine a text about the notes for a text that was never written. I recall a trip in the 2000s to Mesopotamia, to Mardin and Midyat, together with my mother and in the company of a journalist and family friend who had written two reports -- one about Yazidis, the...
Have you ever wondered what it felt like to walk through the bustling markets of ancient Rome or stand beneath the towering pyramids of Egypt? These eight carefully selected books offer something magical: they transport you directly into the heart of civilisations that shaped our modern world.