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Ancient gods, epic battles and a timeless adventure. The “Epic of Gilgamesh” is among the world’s oldest stories, dating back to 2100 B.C. This month, it’s being revived in Los Angeles through the art of song and dance. theassyrianjournal.com/the-e…

The ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ finds new life at the opera

Ancient gods, epic battles and a timeless adventure. The “Epic of Gilgamesh” is widely considered the world’s oldest story ever told, dating back to 2100 B.C. This month, it’s being revived in Los...

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🚨 Now Live: Follow our Middle East War updates blog for short, daily coverage of the war and its impact on Assyrians across the region. Led by voices from on the ground and telling the stories that matter the most to our community. theassyrianjournal.com/middl…

Middle East War Live Updates

Daily updates on the war in the Middle East and its impact on Assyrians across the region.

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A fence built at Simele seems innocent at first glance — just a few hundred meters of metal posts and barbed wire coiled around a mound of dirt. But for those who know what lies beneath the soil, the barrier stands for something far greater. theassyrianjournal.com/on-a-…

On a hilltop of bones, a fence guards over a century-old massacre

Atone Sliwo Ashur’s desire to build a fence around an elevated hilltop in Simele, a town in northern Iraq’s Dohuk district, seems innocent at first glance — just a few hundred meters of metal posts...

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Among the leaders King Charles welcomed was 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚, bishop of the Assyrian Church of the East. "Being included in national events gives us an opportunity to share our heritage, our faith, and our story," the bishop said. theassyrianjournal.com/at-we…

At Westminster Abbey, King Charles confronts Christian persecution, elevates London's Assyrians

History collided on Dec. 10 on the marble floor of Westminster Abbey — the Gothic-inspired church inside the heart of London — as King Charles III welcomed heads of Eastern churches and other...

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Sarah Behjet didn’t always see herself as Assyrian. That changed as she grew closer to her grandmother. “One thing matters most,” she argues, “our Assyrian identity is, at the very least, acknowledged.” theassyrianjournal.com/opini…

Opinion: Finding my Assyrian voice

“Assyrian” and “advocacy” were two words I never dreamed would resonate with me. Until recently, I didn’t even think of myself as Assyrian. As the daughter of Iraqi immigrants, I viewed myself...

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Marael Youkhana shares the story of his father’s capture by the Iranian army during the Iran-Iraq war, one of the deadliest conflicts in the 20th century. "Assyrian culture breathed alive as the men held private prayers..." theassyrianjournal.com/my-fa…

My father survived as a prisoner during the Iran-Iraq war. Others weren’t so lucky. 

The bells of war rang throughout Iraq, and with each clang, Iraqis grew terrified of what their futures held.  It was the summer of 1980. Saddam Hussein began assembling an army of over 200,000...

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After years of its forces divided & moved under the control of an Iran-aligned militia, the Nineveh Plain Protection Units announced it would be reunited and operating independently under the PMF, but questions remain about where the group goes from here. theassyrianjournal.com/what-…

What just happened to the Nineveh Plain Protection Units?

In the hours after the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) published a statement on Facebook, a message swirled across the internet: “The NPU is restored to its independent status.” In reality, what...

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Despite Christians making up less than an estimated 1% of Iraq's total population, half of the fourteen women invited to compete on the national team identify as being Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac. theassyrianjournal.com/meet-…

Meet the Assyrian women dominating Iraq's professional volleyball league

When she’s not playing volleyball, Doreen Romel Shamow competes for Iraq’s national basketball team, a squad she has represented since she was 15.  Balancing her final year of high school with...

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Hormus Mesho, described by friends and family as a “ball of energy” with an unabashed love of life, who joined the Assyrian Riders in 2021, traveled the world connecting with his community. He died on Sept. 2. He was 34 years old. theassyrianjournal.com/hormu…
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Opinion: Learning of her family surviving the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocide made Dr. Julia Bajone Hallisy hyper aware of the struggles of people today. "The parallels to our present world are impossible to ignore," she writes. theassyrianjournal.com/opini…

Opinion: Lessons of survival one hundred years after genocide

Discovering in my mid-fifties that I’m one generation removed from genocide changed my life.  I now live with the understanding that my very existence is miraculous — and I feel a responsibility to...

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“When we’re doing research, what are we doing it for?" said Lolita Emmanuel, a musician and Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. "It’s important to have a real world impact." theassyrianjournal.com/burst…
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Syrian opposition forces on Saturday seized one of the country's largest cities, Aleppo. The fighting has so far largely avoided Christians, but some are wary they will be caught in the crossfire. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…
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Resources to learn about the Assyrian genocide, including lesson plans and oral testimonies, are now included in a "toolkit" for Arizona high school teachers. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…

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DEAR ATRA: The Journal asked young Assyrians whom had just visited the homeland to write letters recalling their visit, the people and places that stood out and how it made them feel. Here’s what they wrote. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…

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UFC fighter Beneil Dariush was presented this year's Forrest Griffin Community Award at a UFC Hall of Fame event on Thursday in Las Vegas. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…
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Robert Bet Sayad, Assyrian singer and songwriter who fled Iran during the budding Islamic Revolution, died on May 26. He was 72 years old. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…
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An Assyrian delegation traveled to New York in April to represent the Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq at the United Nation's Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…
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The Hammurabi Cultural Center opened in Alqosh, Iraq on April 7. The space includes a library, computer lab, lecture hall, workshop and souvenir shop. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…
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Mar Mari Emmanuel, the Assyrian Bishop who was stabbed during a bible sermon in Sydney on April 15, said he is recovering quickly, forgives his attacker and called on his community to act Christ-like. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…
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Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a sermon in Sydney on April 15 at the altar of his church. Three worshippers were also injured in the attack. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/…
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