CULTURE

Södertälje – In these times of pandemic, the elderly suffer most. Most elderly are confined to their houses these troubling days. But the scouts of St. Jacob of Nisibin Church in Södertälje are coming to the help of the Syriac elderly in the city of Södertälje. The chair of the scouts…

Stockholm – In a previous article SyriacPress reported how Sweden’s national radio broadcaster Sveriges Radio disseminated public health information on the coronavirus and the preventive measures the Swedish government imposed, in many different languages of the immigrant communities living in Sweden but not in the Syriac language (Suroyo / Suraya).…

By Michael Frey originally published on Nov. 25, 2008 in The Daily Star Lebanon BEIRUT – Did you speak any Syriac today? If you had an extended conversation in colloquial Lebanese Arabic, chances are you did. Although most languages are governed by rigid grammatical and orthographic rules, they are actually…

Omid / Diyarbakir – Against the backdrop of the global spread of Corona-virus, the Diyarbakir municipality held a massive cleaning and sterilization campaign in all mosques of the city in southeastern Turkey. But it “forgot” the Alewite place of worship (“cemevi”) and the Syriac church of the city. Municipal cleaners…

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden — Swedish radio broadcaster Sveriges Radio broadcasted news on the Coronavirus and the preventive measures the Swedish government imposed, in many different languages of the several peoples living in Sweden but not in Syriac. Because of the possible health implications for the population as a whole, Sveriges Radio broadcasted…

Culture – The 2019 Turkish film „Kapı” tells the story of a Syriac family in the diaspora in search of a lost child, a lost past, memories, pride and aspirations. It is a film with a message. The film Kapı, Turkish for “Door”, was directed by Nihat Durak and features…

Qamishli – On the occasion of the 84th anniversary of the 4th Scouts Regiment of the Syriac Orthodox, a special celebration was held on Sunday at Mor Gabriel Church Center in Qamishli city, Gozarto (al-Jazeera) Region. The celebration was attended by His Eminence Maurice Amsih, Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Gozarto…

Ankawa – Aiden Maarouf, the Minister for Components Affairs in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq visited the Suraya Foundation for Media and Culture in the majority-Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian town of Ankawa. The minister was received by the head of the Suraya Foundation Nozad Bulis al-Hakim and his deputy Habib Yusef Hanna.…

Södertälje – The Bethnahrin Women’s Union branch in Sweden held a lecture this Sunday on the occasion of International Women’s Day at the Bethnahrin Cultural Club in Södertälje. The celebration included a cultural lecture about women and the meaning of this day for them. The lecture was delivered by Ms. Phyllis…

DAYRIK (AL-MALIKIYAH), Syria – Professor Yaqoub Issa Hanna, linguist and head of the Syriac Language Authority in Dayrik (al-Malikiyah) in northeastern Syria, passed away on Sunday. Hanna’s passing is a great loss for the Syriac people as he was credited with playing an important role in helping reviving and strengthening…