"It is time for the death and suffering of both the Armenian and Assyrian-Chaldean peoples to be recognized." That was the message of Nicolas Sarkozy, French president from 2007-2012, during the annual dinner on February 27 of the Association of Assyrian-Chaldeans in France (AACF).
On April 15th, 2024, the Assyrian community of Sydney, Australia, suffered a shocking and malicious hate crime, as a leading bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel, was stabbed during a live-streamed service. The attacker, a 16-year-old Muslim extremist, was promptly detained by parishioners and arrested by the Sydney police.
A landmark conference about Syriac Studies brought more than 70 researchers from 20 countries to Durham last month. The event was a hub for academic collaboration and knowledge sharing. It was also a formative experience for early-career scholars.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a bishop was stabbed in a Sydney church, according to police documents cited in news reports on Monday. Five teens, aged 14 to 17, were charged in a Sydney court on Thursday last week with a range of offenses, including conspiring to engage in or planning a terrorist act.
Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has delivered his first sermon since he was allegedly stabbed in what was declared a terrorist act by NSW Police. The Bishop appeared on the livestreamed Sunday sermon wearing a patch over his eye in the only lasting sign of the alleged attack at Christ The Good Shepherd Church on April 15.
The Armenian Genocide, the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians carried out in Turkey and adjoining regions by the Ottoman government between 1914 and 1923, is commemorated on April 24th every year.