Sinjar — Part 8: Teachers and Educators

By Ablahad Hanna Saka | Member of the Bethnahrin National Council in Iraq The Syriac and Armenian teachers and educators in Sinjar formed a bright page in the history of education and community service. With their knowledge and educational mission, they contributed to building educated generations while consolidating knowledge, openness and coexistence among the people of Sinjar. These educators carried the message of education with sincerity. Their profession was not merely a job, but a humanitarian and national service that left a clear impact on the lives of students and the Sinjar society. Their presence was an extension of the historical role of our people's craftsmen, professionals and skilled individuals, who contributed to the renaissance and development of Sinjar and lived there alongside its various components in a spirit of love, cooperation, and peace. Documenting the names of the Syriac and Armenian teachers and educators who served in the schools of Sinjar is a tribute to their giving, a preservation of an important part of the city's educational and social memory and an introduction for new generations to the men and women who made knowledge a message and the school a home for building the future. Teachers and Educators 1. Adam Sharro Malke 2. Ramzi Bashir Mansour 3. Adib Malke 4 . Jirjis Bulos  5. Adib Jirjis 6. Butros Bashir Mansour 7. George Hanna Baghdo 8. Joseph Anton Yusuf 9 .George Agob  10. Rasho Yusuf Malke 11. Danial Issa Malkoun 12. Adwar Hanna Baghdo 13. Amer Koria al-Asmar 14. Ablahad Issa Suleiman 15. Raid Munir Yusuf 16. Wissam Elias Shamoun 17. Rian Elias Shamoun 18 . Sarmad Sabri Shamoun 19 .Sabah Khajo Matti — a school principal  20. Antoinette Jirjis Francis 21 . Anahid Jirjis Francis 22 . Muna Jirjis Francis 23 . Jacqueline Yusuf Jarjour 24. Virgin Youssef Jarjour 25. Janette Jirjis Francis — Secondary school teacher 26. George Anton Yusuf — Preparatory chemistry teacher 27. George Bahdi Hindo 28. Hanan Abdulmasih Miro 29. Nawal Malke Suleiman 30. Iqbal Abdulmasih 31. Najah Jamil 32. Nuha Jamil 33 . Nadima Jibrail  34 . Sabah Jibbo Slivi  35. Nadira Hanna Estefo 36. Taysir Munir al-Farro In this series: Sinjar — Part 1: The Origin of the Name   Sinjar — Part 2: Land of Monasteries, Churches, and Memory of Christian Presence Sinjar — Part 3: Sinjar and the Christian Presence During the Islamic Military Conquest Sinjar — Part 4: The Return of Christians to Sinjar in the 20th Century Sinjar — Part 5: Neighborhoods of Sinjar in the 20th Century Sinjar — Part 6: Neighborhoods and families of Sinjar in the 20th Century Sinjar — Part 7: Sinjar and the memory of its skilled Syriac and Armenian artisans and traders