As Iraq tallies the results of yesterday's parliamentary elections, the political landscape for the country's minorities has entered a period of turbulence and controversy. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) appears to have secured most of Iraq's quota seats -- which are positions constitutionally reserved for minority representation -- while one of the country's enduring Christian political...
Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil Bashar Matti Warda on Tuesday urged Iraq's Christian community to turn out in large numbers for the parliamentary elections, saying strong participation would send a clear message of presence and influence. "We always encourage every Christian to vote -- it's essential," Warda told Shafaq News. "Each election reflects how visible we are as a community.
Detroit -- Four months after publishing her poetry collection The Tablets: Secrets of Clay, Iraqi-American poet and writer of Assyrian descent Dunya Mikhail celebrated with a signing of her new book at Al-Shorouk Hall in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
The town of Rableh, nestled in the Wadi al-Masihiyeen (Valley of Christians) in the Hmoth (Homs) countryside, witnessed a somber gathering this week as hundreds of men, women, and children came together in mourning.
Washington -- On Monday, as Ahmad al-Sharaa marked the first visit by a Syrian president to the White House, Morhaf Ibrahim, President of the Alawites Association of the United States, and Richard Ghazal, Executive Director of In Defense of Christians, published an op-ed in The Washington Times urging President Donald Trump to hold Syria's new government accountable for protecting the country's...
Football is more than a sport in Iraq -- it is a unifying passion that transcends ethnicity and religion. Among the many communities that have shaped the nation's football story the Assyrians have played an outsized role. Their journey into Iraqi football cannot be told without first looking back at their history of displacement and survival.