NINEVEH PLAINS

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — Students at the Mar Ephrem School in the Nineveh Plains town of Baghdede (Qaraqosh / Hamdaniyah), Iraq, have shown remarkable progress in mastering the Syriac language, excelling in reading, writing, and grammar during the annual summer program organized by the school. The program, dedicated to teaching the…

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — Under the theme “Hope and Leader Makers,” the Baghdede Local Committee of the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) organized a lecture for the youth of the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian community in the Nineveh Plains town of Baghdede (Qaraqosh / Hamdaniyah), Iraq. The event began with a moment…

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — In celebration of the 38th anniversary of the Sun of Faith Choir, Mar Youhanna Church (St. John the Baptist Church) held a spiritual hymn evening titled “Start Again” in the Nineveh Plains towns of Baghdede (Qaraqosh / Hamdaniyah), Iraq. The event was attended by Syriac Catholic Archbishop…

WASHINGTON, D.C. / NINEVEH PLAINS — Rayan Kildani, head of the Babylon Movement, has assumed control of the Nineveh Provincial Council, replacing 15 mayors and directors and appointing five new officials to previously vacant positions, according to Nadine Maenza, Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and President of the International…

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — Under the slogan “Reviving the Spirit of Baghdede Heritage,” the Baghdede Museum of Syriac Heritage hosted its third Creativity Festival. The event was attended by representatives of the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA), Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul and its Environs Mar Younan Hinno, Mayor…

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — Under the slogan “Today’s Youth Are Future Leaders,” Beth Nahrin Youth held its second camp at the Syriac Catholic Monastery of the Martyrs Mar Behnam and Marth Sarah in the Nineveh Plains town of Baghdede, Iraq, from 8–11 August. The camp, which brought together 58 male and…

SHIGUR, Iraq — In response to the ongoing challenges facing the return of displaced Yezidis to their homes in Shigur (Shengal / Sinjar), Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, issued a directive to address key issues hindering their resettlement. After being driven from their homes during the Islamic State’s (ISIS)…

BAGHDEDE, Iraq — Under the patronage of Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul and its Environs Mar Younan Hinno, the 6th Syriac language course at Mar Ephrem Summer School for primary students in the Nineveh Plains town od Baghdede (Qaraqosh / Hamdaniya), Iraq, has officially commenced, following the Ministry of Education’s…

KERKESLOKH, Iraq —  “Stolen lives, stolen houses: the plight of Iraqi Christians,” with these words, the Iraqi Shafaq News Agency reported the situation of Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people in their land of ancestors.   The report included extensive information on the effects of wars in Iraq on Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people.   The report…

BARTELLA, Iraq — With a significant turnout, the committee representing five Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian political parties in Iraq, including the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA), organized a memorial vigil to honor the victims of the 1933 Simele Massacre and to remember the 2014 displacement of Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people from Nineveh Plains…