Assyrian Husband and Wife Bike From Germany to Iraq

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.

Assyrians Call for International Recognition of ISIS Genocide

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.

Assyrian Artists Exhibit Visual Works At Festival in Iraq

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.

Assyrian Clay Tablets: the Original Blockchain Technology

What if I told you that the core principles driving blockchain technology were actually explored over 5,000 years ago? Not in Silicon Valley boardrooms, but in the dusty archives of ancient Mesopotamia. Sounds unlikely, so let me explain how it worked.

Assyrian Martyrs Remembrance Day in Australia to Be Held At New South Wales Parliament House

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.

Mass Ordination Revives Assyrian Orthodox Tradition in Turkey

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.

Assyrian Archbishop Gregorios Saliba Shamoun Dies in Iraq

Archbishop Mor Gregorios Saliba Shamoun was a senior hierarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, notable for decades of leadership and pastoral service. Born in Bartleh in 1932, he entered monastic life early, graduating from the St Ephraim Syrian Orthodox Seminary in Mosul in the 1950s, then was ordained a priest in 1958.

The Blind Spot of the West: Failed Collaboration With Jihadists

By Veysi Dag

The Druze community in Sweida and the nearby villages in southern Syria is still under an urgent threat of massacre. Since July 13, Bedouins and Arab tribes, along with Syrian and foreign jihadists, reportedly in cooperation with forces loyal to the Sharaa regime, have launched unprovoked but vicious attacks against the Druze community.

Assyrians Splash Each Other With Water

Dozens of Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian community members gathered in the village of Dori in the Barwari Bala area of Nohadra to celebrate the annual Nawsardel Festival. The event coincided with a symbolic 1,500-meter mountain climb to reach Mar Qayum Church, one of the oldest churches in the region, built over 1,400 years ago.

Mosul University Opens Assyrian Language Department

Mosul -- In a decision reflecting Iraq's growing commitment to cultural preservation and linguistic diversity, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has officially approved the establishment of a Syriac Language Department at the University of Mosul.

Assyrians Make Pilgrimage to Ancient Church in Iraq

By Ayub Nasri

Assyrian Christians in Duhok province trekked around 1,500 meters up a remote mountain on Saturday to pray with joyous spirits at the Mar Qayum Church, one of the oldest in the area. The church, located near the Assyrian village of Dooreh in the region of Barwari Bala, is built in front of a rock and a dam and has been destroyed and rebuilt several times.

Assyrian Party Accuses Kurdish Officials of Land Confiscation

The Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) issued a strongly worded statement criticizing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for failing to enforce court decisions related to the confiscation of Assyrian lands in areas such as Nala, Hazarjut, Zakho, Sabna, and Barwari Bala.

News

Assyrian Husband and Wife Bike From Germany to Iraq
Assyrians Call for International Recognition of ISIS Genocide
Assyrian Artists Exhibit Visual Works At Festival in Iraq
Assyrian Clay Tablets: the Original Blockchain Technology
Assyrian Martyrs Remembrance Day in Australia to Be Held At New South Wales Parliament House
Mass Ordination Revives Assyrian Orthodox Tradition in Turkey
Assyrian Archbishop Gregorios Saliba Shamoun Dies in Iraq
The Blind Spot of the West: Failed Collaboration With Jihadists
Assyrians Splash Each Other With Water
Mosul University Opens Assyrian Language Department

Reports

•  Report to the Iraq Special Rapporteur on the Assyrians
•  The Struggles of the Indigenous Assyrians in their Homelands
•  Assyrian-European Fieldwork Delegation to Iraq
•  ISIS and the Assyrians: Intergenerational Trauma
•  Post-conflict Reconstruction in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq
•  Assyrians and The Turkey-PKK Conflict In Iraq
•  Turkish-Backed Militants Target Assyrian Towns in Syria
•  The Future of Security in Iraq's Nineveh Plain
•  The Destruction of Assyrian Cultural Heritage in Syria
•  Turkish Human Rights Commission Report on Assyrian Nun, Villages
•  Assyrian Genocide in Modern History
•  Recognition of the Simele Massacre of 1933
•  The Systematic Repression of Assyrians
•  Iraq's Stolen Election: How Assyrian Representation Became Assyrian Repression

Articles

•  The Founding of Kanem by Assyrian Refugees
•  Hydraulics of Neo-Assyrian Canal Systems
•  Paternal lineages of the Northern Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Syriacs, Turkmens and Yazidis
•  The Assyrian Genocide As A Part Of The Christian Genocide In The Ottoman Empire
•  Demographic and Climatic Factors in the Decline of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
•  The U.S. Legal Regime Governing Iraqi Refugee Resettlement
•  Theater, Language and Inter-Ethnic Exchange: Assyrian Performance Before WWI
•  Assyrians In Iraq
•  Description and Significance of the Nestorian Stele in China
•  The Cross and the Lotus

All Things Assyrian

Assyrian Clay Tablets: the Original Blockchain Technology
Assyrian Dogs of War
Alexander's Journey
The Monastery of the Holy Savior in Ghosta
Ancient Assyrian Swimmers and Goat Skins
Apple Strudel: Thank You, Assyrians
June 15, 763 BC: Assyrians Record a Solar Eclipse
The First Conspirators
From Hunter's Assistant to Sparring Pal
Ancient Assyrian Words in Turkish

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911-609 BC: When Assyria Ruled the World

(AINA) -- There were three Assyrian empires in BC times. The first was from 2000 BC to 1750 BC; the second was from 1365 BC to 1076 BC; the third and most famous and influential was called the Neo-Assyrian Empire, ruling from 911 BC to 609 BC. The following video from the History Time youtube channel presents the history of the neo-Assyrian empire. ...

AINA News

911-609 BC: When Assyria Ruled the World
Is Kurdish Protection of Assyrians in North Iraq a Myth?
Interview With the Director of the Assyrian Genocide Research Center
Assyrians After the Fall of Nineveh
Visiting Assyrian Villages in Armenia
Assyrian Genocide Researcher Professor David Gaunt Receives Award
Assyrians and Aramaic
The Journeys of an Assyrian-Chaldean
The Assyrian Genocide At 110 Years
Reflections on the Armenian Word 'Asori'
Report Highlights Assyrian Fight for Their Future in Their Homelands
Renowned Assyrian Surgeon Dies in Russia
Video of Assyrian Nuns At Hockey Game Goes Viral
Assyrian Parties in Syria Issue Joint Statement
Meet Dr. Hanna Bit Murad, Renowned Linguist

Assyrian Organizations Must Support Assyrian Artists

(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.

Editorials

Assyrian Organizations Must Support Assyrian Artists
Feud Between Chaldean Patriarch and Iraq's President Reinforces Islamic Status of Minority Groups
Assyrian Churches: Unity in Faith
Obstacles in the Unification of Assyrian Churches
The First Assyrian Workers From Turkey in Germany
US Attorneys May Have Violated Constitutional Rights, Immigration Law in Prosecuting Assyrian Lawyer
Conference Expropriates Assyrian Christian History, Denies Assyrian Identity
The Unethical Prosecution of an Assyrian Attorney
German Recognition of Armenian, Assyrian Genocide: History and Politics
Senator McCain Sends Letter on Assyrians to Kurdish President

The Three Challenges for 'Liberated' Syria

By Najib Awad

(AINA) -- 'Syria is free'; thus screamed the Syrians as they celebrated the tumbling down of the criminal regime during a whole week. Thousands, even millions, of Syrians strolled the streets of the entire major cities of Syria. They were from all societal segments, strata, trends, genders, religious beliefs and non-religious ones, convictions, sects, confessions, parties, and orientations.

The Future of Assyrians in the Middle East and the World

By Feyyaz Kerimo

(AINA) -- The collapse of the Syrian regime has added yet another chapter to the cycle of deep crises that perpetually plague the Middle East. Yet, these devastations increasingly render ancient peoples, burdened by the weight of historical memory, invisible.

Opinion Editorials

The Three Challenges for 'Liberated' Syria
The Future of Assyrians in the Middle East and the World
Iran is Hijacking Assyrian Politics in Iraq
Turkey's National Pride is Based on Genocide Denial
Turkey's Violation of Human Rights Must Be Challenged
EU Conference on Nineveh Plains Favors Kurds, Marginalizes Assyrians
Trump's Immigration Order and Christianity
The Winds of Change Are Blowing in Europe
Erdoğan's Gambit for Mosul
The Genocide of Assyrians and Yazidis and the Next American President

Assyrian Clay Tablets: the Original Blockchain Technology

What if I told you that the core principles driving blockchain technology were actually explored over 5,000 years ago? Not in Silicon Valley boardrooms, but in the dusty archives of ancient Mesopotamia. Sounds unlikely, so let me explain how it worked.

Assyrian Dogs of War

By James Osborne

Perceptions of ancient Mesopotamia -- the birthplace of the world's first civilisations, which emerged more than 4,000 years ago across what is now Iraq -- are dominated by stories of divine kings, their monumental stepped ziggurats, and vast libraries brimming with forgotten knowledge.

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