Brussels -- On the 11th anniversary of the Nineveh Plains Massacre, the European Syriac Union (ESU) issued a statement commemorating the victims of the brutal 2014 attacks by the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) against the Chaldean--Syriac--Assyrian and Yezidi peoples and renewing its call for justice.
No matter where they live, the hearts of the Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people remain tied to their ancestral homeland Beth Nahrain. For Ankawa-native Eva Sliwa and her husband, nostalgia drove them to embark on an extraordinary journey, cycling over 4,500 km from Germany to Beth Nahrin in a powerful testament to their roots.
Twelve years after the genocide that uprooted nearly half a million indigenous Christians from Iraq's historic Nineveh Plains and Mosul, Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian leaders are once again calling for formal recognition of the atrocity and urgent international action to safeguard the existence of their people.
A fine arts festival was held Wednesday at the Ainkawa Youth Club in Erbil's Ainkawa district, featuring dozens of local artists and contributors from the Nineveh Plain. Organized by the Syriac Culture Directorate, the event showcased classical paintings and sculptures alongside contemporary art forms, including pyrography on paper and wood, as well as modernist styles.
Sydney -- This year's Assyrian Martyrs Day in Australia will be held at the New South Wales Parliament on Wednesday August 6, the Assyrian National Council of Australia (ANCA) and the Young Assyrians announced. Keynote speaker is Dr. Anahit Khosroeva who will deliver a lecture on "Memory and Marginalization: The Assyrian Genocide in Historical and Political Context.
In a vivid display of Syriac Orthodox tradition, the village of Miden in Tur Abdin witnessed a collective ordination ceremony that brought 28 young men into clerical service at the historic Church of St. Jacob. The liturgy was presided over by Metropolitan Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktas, head of the Tur Abdin Archdiocese, and held in conjunction with the Feast of St. Jacob of Serugh.