Heavy rains damage 1,300-year-old church in Iraq
Heavy rains this week collapsed the stone walls at a church in northern Iraq, damaging a site that has stood for more than 1,300 years....
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Opinion: Finding my Assyrian voice
by Sarah Behjet
“Assyrian” and “advocacy” were two words I never dreamed would resonate with me. Until recently, I didn’t even think of myself as Assyrian. As the...
My father survived as a prisoner during the Iran-Iraq war. Others weren’t so lucky.
The bells of war rang throughout Iraq, and with each clang, Iraqis grew terrified of what their futures held. It was the summer of 1980....
What just happened to the Nineveh Plain Protection Units?
by Joe Snell
In the hours after the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) published a statement on Facebook, a message swirled across the internet: “The NPU is restored...
Meet the Assyrian women dominating Iraq’s professional volleyball league
When she’s not playing volleyball, Doreen Romel Shamow competes for Iraq’s national basketball team, a squad she has represented since she was 15. Balancing her...
Hormus Mesho, whose motorcycle riding changed his life and community, dies at 34
by Joe Snell
On a windy summer day outside of Stockholm, Sweden, Hormus Mesho plunged into a lake surrounded by his motorcycle-riding brothers. His unruly beard blowing in...
Bursting the ‘academic bubble’: How Lolita Emmanuel reimagines research through music
by Joe Snell
“When we’re doing research, what are we doing it for? It’s important to have a real world impact."...
Christians brace for retaliation as Syrian rebels overrun Aleppo
by Contribuitor
Syrian opposition forces on Saturday seized one of the country's largest cities, Aleppo. The fighting has so far largely avoided Christians, but some are wary...
Assyrian genocide curriculum added to Arizona teacher ‘toolkit’
by Joe Snell
“They drowned one of my sisters in the well in Saleh village,” said Ziyane Rhawi, born in 1908. “Another sister, they buried alive under a...
Life under fire in northern Iraq’s Assyrian villages
by Joe Snell
In the Nahla Valley of northern Iraq, Assyrians in the village of Rabatkeh live in constant fear of Turkey airstrikes and nearby PKK militants....