SAYFO

“I called my older brother, my father, and yet I was not able to imagine his face.” “They were putting a big stone on the back of the Christian soldier and breaking it.” “One of them stabbed me with a dagger and stepped on my head and fingers.” “He found…

BETH NHARIN — In commemoration of the 109th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, the Syriac newspaper Gazete Sabro interviewed several women from Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) institutions to highlight the enduring impact of the atrocities on Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) women. Tibelia Ahron, a member of the Bethnahrin Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe d’Bethnahrin, HNB),…

BADEN, Switzerland — On 16 June, a prayer service was held for the souls of the martyrs of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide in the Catholic Church in the Swiss city of Gebpenstorf. Following the service, a number of community members gathered at the Syriac Cultural Club in Torghe, located in…

AMSTERDAM — Marking the 109th anniversary of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide committed against the Christian peoples in the territory of the Ottoman Empire, the World Council of Churches highlighted the moral obligation to remember humanity’s historical tendency towards genocide, noting the resurgence of such tragic tendencies in recent times. In…

SONTRA, Germany — On the 109th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, the European Syriac Union (ESU) held a dialogue session in Sontra, Germany, under the patronage of Father Gabriel Safar, priest of Our Lady Church in Bebra. The event began with a minute of silence followed by a prayer for…

NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq — As part of its annual program, the Education Committee of the Beth Nahrin Patriotic Union (Huyodo d-Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) held a dialogue session at the Christian Cultural Center of the Syriac Catholic Church of Mor Gorgis in the Nineveh Plains town of Bartella, Iraq. The session…

ZALIN, North and East Syria — During an event in Zalin (Qamishli), North and East Syria, commemorating the 109th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, Georgette Barsomo, head of the Syriac Women’s Union (SWU), spoke to Suroyo TV about the devastating impact on Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) women during the massacres. She highlighted…

GÖPPINGEN, Germany — Following the sanctification of the Mor Jacob Serouji Church in Göppingen, Germany, the martyrs of the 1915 Sayfo massacres were commemorated during Sunday’s Mass. Father Melki Tabar addressed the congregation, recounting the atrocities faced by their ancestors, including murder, displacement, the erasure of their rights post-war, the…

VÄSTERÅS, Sweden — The Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo D’Bethnahrin, MUB) branch in Västerås, Sweden, commemorated the Sayfo Genocide massacres at the Bethnahrin Cultural Center. The commemoration began with a minute of silence for the souls of martyrs. Following this, MUB Official in Sweden, Yacoub Mirza, spoke about the Sayfo…

BRUSSELS — On the 109th anniversary of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire against the Christian peoples in the territory under its control, the European Syriac Union (ESU) held a conference in the hall of St. John the Baptist Church in Brussels to discuss the events surrounding…