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Assyrians

Christians Enjoy Freedom and Safety in Iraqi Kurdistan

March 4th, 2010Vahal

Salahadin, Erbil – Reports from Mosul indicate that hundreds of Christian families are fleeing the city after a series of terrorist attacks directed at them. The local government of Mosul has never, not even once, not even for a little bit failed to disappoint their constituents.
One of my earliest memories of interacting with [...]

Assyrian blogger arrested in Syria

March 4th, 2008Esra'a (Bahrain)

We have been alerted, although without official sources yet, that this blogging journalist (Osama Edward Mousa) was arrested in Syria on the 27th of February by Syrian authorities. No one knows where he was taken or where he’s exactly imprisoned within Damascus, and his friends and family fear that he is undergoing torture. Osama is [...]

Assyrian Report on CWN

July 7th, 2007Andre Slewa (Assyrian)

It’s an 8 minute news video, if you have time, please watch it!

Christian Assyrians Demand Protection, Take to the Streets Around the Globe

July 7th, 2007Andre Slewa (Assyrian)

According to the Assyrian International News Agency:
(AINA) — A string of demonstrations have been witnessed around the world this summer. The common denominator has been the persecution of the Christian Assyrians (also called Chaldeans and Syriacs) in Iraq.
Thousands of Assyrians, inspired by the first demonstration by the community in the Swedish capital in May, have [...]

Christian Minorities in the Islamic Middle East

July 6th, 2007Andre Slewa (Assyrian)

According to the Assyrian International News Agency:
Welcome to The Religion Report.

Stephen Crittenden: The plight of Christian minorities in the Islamic Middle East is one of the 20th century tragedies to which we pay least attention.
From the Copts in Egypt, to the Maronites, the Melkites in Lebanon, Orthodox and Chaldeans, the Christian population of the Middle [...]