U.S. policy in the Middle East often favors short-term stability over lasting political relationships. The result is reliance on unreliable state actors and armed militia groups, which, over the years, become liabilities for Western interests. In Iraq, this approach not only has led to a fragmented security environment but also has created a dynamic in which U.S.
Chaldean American author and filmmaker Weam Namou is dedicated to helping her community heal through what she calls "not good or bad, just authentic" storytelling. Born in Iraq, Namou immigrated to Michigan with her family as a child. Now a Sterling Heights resident, she cherishes her neighborhood and the family she raised there.
Thousands of artifacts belonging to the Bethnahrinian (Mesopotamian) civilization have been stolen, smuggled, and sold on black markets during the many years of wars and crises that Iraq has witnessed.
Michigan has officially recognized May as "Chaldean American Month" in Michigan, the first designation of its kind by any state in the nation. State Rep. Tom Kuhn's House Bill 4303 was signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday. "This moment puts Michigan on the map in a new way," said Kuhn.
The Executive Council of the Kurdistan National Congress issued a statement on Friday, on the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, which included, "In 1915, the Ottoman Empire and its allies committed a major genocide against the Christian peoples living in Mesopotamia and Anatolia. In addition, a large number of Yazidi Kurds lost their lives in this genocide.
The parliament of Sweden has hosted a remembrance event on the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide."Today in the Parliament we commemorated the Genocide 1915," MP Björn Söder said in a statement on social media. "The Genocide in the Ottoman Empire during World War I is often referred to as the Genocide 1915, the Armenian Genocide or, by especially Assyrians and Syrians, as Seyfo.