SYRIA: Delegation from Syriac Union Party in Qabre Hewore visits Olaf Taw Association

QABRE HEWORE, Syria — A delegation from the Syriac Union Party’s (SUP) Qabre Hewore (Al-Qahtaniyah) office visited the Olaf Taw Association’s office in the town. The Olaf Taw Association is a Syriac organization working towards ensuring a future for the Syriac language in Syria.

During the visit, the work of the association was discussed with a focus on how to expand its reach.

The visiting delegation was received by the associations’s official in Qabre Hewore, Saliba Bahno, alongside the office’s administrative staff and a number of Syriac language teachers.

The SUP delegation was headed by Habib Ardish, SUP official in Qabre Hewore, member of the SUP Organizing Committee in Qabre Hewore Suhail, and party members Faya Ardish, Adib Gawriye, Soumi Antar, and Yousef Alo.

Ways in which to increase the number of the teaching staff was a particular focus of the meeting as it poses the biggest hurdle to the wider usage of Syriac in schools across North and East Syria.

The delegations also discussed how to spread awareness and enlightenment among the Syriac–Assyrian people, in addition to educating the other peoples of the region about the culture and history of Syriac–Assyrian people.