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He Disappearing Christian Middle East: War, Displacement, Exodus and Vanishing
On an ordinary August evening in 2014, Mariam was preparing dinner while her husband, Nabil, closed the small repair shop his family had owned for decades.
Assyrian Politician Decries Militia Rule in North Iraq
Nineveh Plain, North Iraq -- As the United States has completed its military withdrawal from Iraq, Joseph Sliwa, a former member of the Iraqi Parliament and head of the Bethnahrin…
New Strategy to Protect the Assyrian Language in Syria
Beth Zalin, Syria -- Amid Syria's ongoing political and cultural transformations, renewed debate is emerging over the future of the Assyrian language and its place in the country'…
The Disappearing Christian Middle East
Worshippers attend Christmas Eve service at the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles, within the complex of the Assyrian Patriarchate, in Arbil, Iraq, on December 24, 2024.
Assyrians Make Gains in Sweden's Parliamentary and Municipal Elections
Stockholm -- The Assyrian presence has not been absent from the electoral scene in Sweden. Rather, it has been present, active, and influential, with considerable popularity at th…
Iraqi Lecturer Detained After Alleging Assyrian Archaeological Sites Are Being Sold
Amer Abdullah Najm al-Jumaili.A security force detained Amer Abdullah Najm al-Jumaili, a lecturer at the University of Mosul, on Monday after he alleged in a Facebook comment that…
Christian Persecution in Middle East Draws Renewed Attention At UN General Assembly
New York -- The persecution of Christians in the Middle East, including Syria, has drawn renewed international attention during the 81st session of the United Nations General Asse…
Iraq Expands Effort to Reclaim Stolen Antiquities Abroad
Assyrian artefacts originally from Mosul are displayed at Iraq's National Museum in Baghdad on April 4, 2016. ( AFP)Iraq has recovered more than 80 antiquities that had been stole…
Assyria's Lost Queens Were Buried With a Great Gold Treasure to Rival Tutankhamun
The kings of Assyria made certain that history would remember them. Their victories covered palace walls, their names filled cuneiform tablets, and colossal stone guardians stood …
Archbishop Warda Says Long-term Stability for Assyrians in Iraq Requires Jobs
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of Erbil in Iraq. ( ACI MENA)For Christians in Iraq, remaining in their historic homeland increasingly depends not only on security…
Two Assyrians Win Teacher of the Year Award in Sweden
Johan Mousa and Helena Malki.Södertälje, Sweden -- Two Assyrian educators, Helena Malki and Johan Mousa, have been recognized among the teachers honored by Södertälje Municipality…
Drought May Have Strained Assyria Before Nineveh Fell
When Babylonian and Median forces captured Nineveh in 612 BC, they brought down the capital of a vast empire. The years before the siege had been difficult too.
Patriarch Says Vatican Prefect Coordinated 'Rebellion'
Patriarch Ignatius Youssef III Younan.The patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church told The Pillar Tuesday that a Vatican cardinal is behind a recent papal law allowing Eastern Cat…
Assyrian Genocide Included in Dutch History Textbooks
Amsterdam -- The genocide of Assyrians is now explicitly included in a Dutch history textbook used in secondary education, marking a milestone in a decades-long campaign by Assyri…
Assyrian Genocide Exhibition and Lecture to Be Held in Belgium
Liege, Belgium -- On 4 October, an event will take place in Liège to commemorate the Sayfo Genocide against the Syriac (Aramean-Assyrian-Chaldean), Armenian and Pontic Greek peopl…