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WEBBy Benjamin Martin. (AINA) -- In early December, Patriarch Awa spoke on the possible reunification of the Assyrian and Chaldean Churches, expressing opposition to any form of "uniatism" in the process. Patriarch Sako responded first on December 31 and then more fully on February 28.
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WEBBy Hugues Lefèvre. In the ruins of the former capital of ISIS in Iraq, on Sunday, March 7, 2021, a man in white stands in silent meditation. Seven years earlier, in this same city of Mosul, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had proclaimed the return of the caliphate, unleashing a furious new era of hatred and violence stretching far beyond the Middle East.
Victims of Iraq Wedding Fire Need Assistance Year After Tragedy
WEB4 hours ago — https://www.thenationalnews.com. Posted 2024-09-28 04:38 GMT. On the anniversary of a massive fire at a wedding in Iraq, which killed more than 100 and injured 150, victims of the tragedy and their families still need support. As bride and groom Revan and Haneen Isho were dancing during their reception …
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WEBOn Being Assyrian in America. •. Assyrian Bishop's Faith and Leadership Amidst ISIS Devastation. •. New Film on Australia's Efforts to Rescue Survivors of Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocide. •. Kurdish Leader Barzani Pledges to Protect the Rights of Assyrians. •. Michigan City to Form Sister City Assyrian City in Iraq.
Arizona Department of Education Approves Assyrian Genocide …
WEBAug 24, 2024 — Phoenix (AINA) -- The Arizona Department of Education has officially approved the inclusion of the Assyrian Genocide in the state's social studies curriculum 1, marking a significant step towards broader historical education in Arizona schools.The curriculum, approved on August 10, 2024, is now available in the ToolKit for high school educators across the state, to be utilized in the 2024-2025 ...
Cardinal Sako Calls on Iraq's Assyrians to Pray for Peace
WEB15 hours ago — According to tradition, Saint Meskinta was martyred along with her two children by the Persians during the anti-Christian persecution by the Sassanian king Yazdgerd II (438-457). Meskinta is mentioned in a breviary dating back to 1777, written in Aden--a mountainous village in northern Iraq. The Persian king …
Why Syria Will Always Be the Heartland of Eastern Christianity
WEBAug 26, 2024 — The war in Syria has had a profound impact on the lives of all Syrians. But just as in neighbouring Iraq and Lebanon, Christians in Syria have borne a heavy burden after being targeted by extremist groups simply because of their faith. In 2016, the war in Syria elicited the first meeting in 1,000 years between …
10 Things to Know About the Christians in Lebanon
WEB2 days ago — 2. The Christian population seems to be decreasing. Poverty and unemployment have risen in recent years. Political disputes have impeded progress. And the Lebanese currency has been in freefall. Many educated and qualified professionals who can find a better life abroad do so, and many of them are Christians.
Newly Launched News Channel in Iraq Tries to Preserve the …
WEBDec 30, 2023 — Presenters chat with each other on the Al-Syriania broadcast set at the station's headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2023. In a small church in Baghdad, Iraq, a couple dozen people have gathered for prayers on a sunny Sunday morning.
Ten Years After Genocide, Yazidi Culture is Still Absent From …
WEB2 days ago — Following the massacre of 2014, some 200,000 Yazidis still live in refugee camps in Kurdistan, unable to return to their destroyed homes. Hundreds of the women and children who were abducted and enslaved by Isis are still missing. Although many of the Yazidi shrines have been reconstructed, living Yazidi culture remains in a fragile state.