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Baghdad opens first-ever Jewish Museum in former Shamash Jewish Secondary School
BAGHDAD — Jewish presence in Iraq was neither limited nor marginal during the first half of the twentieth century. Jews were actively involved in Iraqi society in religious, cultu…
Syria’s school curriculum faces renewed scrutiny over Islamic references, position of women and civic education
DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) — The removal of a sculpture depicting the ancient Bethnahrinian (Mesopotamian) singer Ornina, the disappearance of lessons on citizenship and democratic parti…
Jordan arrests three perpetrators in deadly terrorist Church attack in Karak
  KARAK, Jordan — Jordanian authorities have arrested three perpetrators accused of carrying out a deadly terrorist attack on the Rûm Orthodox Church of St. George in the vil…
Two cultural events in Alqosh and Arba’ilo (Erbil) promote reading and linguistic diversity in Iraq
ALQOSH / ARBA’ILO (ERBIL), Iraq — Two cultural events in Alqosh and Arba’ilo (Erbil) highlighted the importance of reading in spreading knowledge and the role of liter…
Sanharib Women’s Volleyball Team to represent Iraq at West Asia Volleyball Championship
NOHADRA, Iraq — After representing Iraq at the 2025 edition of the West Asia Volleyball Club Championship, Sanharib Women’s Volleyball Team, based in Nohadra (Duhok), has once aga…
Bethnahrin National Council: We call on our people and all Christians to organize and defend themselves, their institutions, and their churches against aggressors and perpetrators of genocide
BETHNAHRIN — In response to the barbaric attack carried out by terrorists against the parishioners attending a funeral at the Rûm Orthodox Church of Mar Georgios in the village of…
Beth Nahrain Women’s Union calls for independent probe into Karak Church attack
BETHNAHRIN — The Beth Nahrain Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe d’Bethnahrin, HNB) has condemned the attack on the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church of Saint George in Hamoud village, in Jo…
Jordan mourns nine martyred in the terrorist attack on Rûm Orthodox Church as international condemnation grows
KARAK, Jordan —Jordan is mourning nine people martyred in a terrorist attack on a church in the southern governorate of Karak, as international condemnations continued on Sunday a…
Syriac Union Party in Syria: The terrorist attack on Saint George Church threatens the Christian presence and the religious and cultural diversity of the Middle East
BETH ZALIN (QAMISHLI), Syria — The Syriac Union Party (Gabo d’Ḥuyodo Suryoyo, SUP) in Syria condemned the attack on the Rûm Orthodox Church of St. George in the village of Hamoud …
The experiences of Çiço İbrahimke during the Sayfo Genocide
By Suphi Aksoy | Member of the Presidential Committee of the Bethnahrin National Council The 1915 genocide, known as Sayfo in Syriac, was carried out against the Syriac, Arme…
