CULTURE

TUR LEVNON / METN, Lebanon – The Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) in Lebanon calls for the Syriac language to be recognized as a national language in Lebanon. Official recognition would do right to the Syriac language representing Lebanese national identity, history, heritage and culture. USUP Vice-President Laila Latte made…

By Amir Polous Ibrahim | Syriac writer, and poet The Syriac language is one of the most ancient and deeply rooted languages in history. It was the language in which Jesus Christ preached His humanitarian message. It represents the age-old identity of our Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people, which has existed in history…

BETH NAHRIN — The Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo D’Bethnahrin, MUB), released a statement titled “Our Mother Tongue is Our Existence” in celebration of International Mother Language Day. The statement extended congratulations to all Suryoye/Suryaye on this occasion and called for the preservation of their ancestral language. Rich History of…

SALAH AL-DIN, Iraq — Iraqi and German archaeologists have launched a new excavation project in the ancient city of Assur, a UNESCO World Heritage site, to uncover further insights into the heart of the Assyrian Empire. The excavation, led by a team of specialists from Iraq and Germany, seeks to…

LONDON — This weekend, the Assyrian Church of the East dedicated the Virgin Mary Church in Saint James district, London. The former cathedral was closed for eight years until it was purchased by the local Assyrian Church of the East congregation.   The church was dedicated by the Patriarch of…

BAGHDAD — Speaking from the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced the return of ancient artifacts to the Baghdad Museum from Japan and Switzerland. The recovered items include the statue of the sun god, Maran Shamash, rare murals from the 8th century BC linked to ancient…

Saffron Kingdom is a drama that follows Masrat, a Kashmiri woman who flees her homeland to America with her son Rizwan, where they struggle to cope with the trauma caused by her husband’s abduction and the loss of Kashmir’s autonomy. Based on true events and directed and produced by Arfat…

BETH ZALIN (QAMISHLI), North and East Syria — The Syriac Women’s Union (SWU) organized a special event to mark the breaking of the Nineveh Fast, featuring traditional food, music, and folkloric dances. The event took place on Friday afternoon at the union’s center in the city. It brought together women…

MOSUL, Iraq — The Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul, Kerkheslokh (Kirkuk) and Kurdistan Mor Nicodemus Daoud Matti Sharaf rung the bell of the Syriac Orthodox Mor Tuma Church in the Al-Saa’a neighborhood in central Mosul for the first time after a years-long period of reconstruction. The ringing of the church…

HASAKAH, North and East Syria — To strengthen collaboration, a delegation from the Culture Authority of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) visited the Abdul Masih Qarbashi House for Culture and Art, managed by the Syriac Cultural Association in Hasakah. The delegation was…