Chicago Assyrians confront stigma of mental health, drug addiction
Closed-door conversations about mental health and drug addiction in Assyrian homes were made public at an event last month for students, parents and doctors in...
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Australian Embassy, Assyrian Aid Society build irrigation canal in Kashkawa
Australia's Embassy in Iraq partnered with the Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq to replace weathered irrigation canals with concrete channels in the village of Kashkawa....
Church restoration project aims to reclaim, repair northern Iraq worship places
A new project in northern Iraq seeks to protect hundreds of historical Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac worship spaces and reclaim their lands from growing encroachment...
Law scholarship for Assyrian American students names winner
One of the nation’s sole scholarships reserved for Assyrian American students pursuing a law degree has named its 2022 winner. Ronnie Kawak, an Assyrian attending...
Wine festival in northern Iraq passes on Assyrian heritage to next generation
With the support of Assyrians across northern Iraq, a new wine festival seeks to retain the Assyrian village of Dehe’s storied history, pass it on...
Book review: Strong case made for Hanging Gardens of Babylon in ancient Nineveh
Stephanie Dalley, in her book "The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon," makes a convincing argument that the ancient world wonder was situated in...
Assyrian language course passes crucial hurdle in Chicago-area school district
A committee tasked with reviewing and implementing curriculum changes to a Chicago-area public school district voted this month to recommend an Assyrian language and culture...
Book review: Assyrians flourish following collapse of ancient empire
Author William Warda, in his novel, "Assyrians Beyond the Fall of Nineveh: A 2,624 Years Journey," presents a case for the continuation of the Assyrian...
ACOE youth conference returns to Chicago, sets record participation
The Assyrian Church of the East youth conference took place in Chicago from June 30-July 5 and set record participation....
Returning to Tel Keppe
A journey from Metro Detroit to the northern Iraqi village of my ancestors....