A new chapter for Amsterdam's Assyrian community
After four decades, the community in the Dutch capital once again has a cultural center, presenting itself as a complementary institution to the existing church congregations.
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Renewed Kurdish land encroachments against Assyrians in Northern Iraq
Residents of the Assyrian village of Kashkawa in the Nahla Valley have issued a public appeal calling for immediate intervention after Kurdish settlers have once again cultivated disputed village lands despite court rulings ordering the encroachments to be removed.
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Renewed Kurdish land encroachments against Assyrians in Northern Iraq
Residents of the Assyrian village of Kashkawa in the Nahla Valley have issued a public appeal calling for immediate intervention after Kurdish settlers have once again cultivated disputed village lands despite court rulings ordering the encroachments to be removed.
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A new chapter for Amsterdam's Assyrian community
After four decades, the community in the Dutch capital once again has a cultural center, presenting itself as a complementary institution to the existing church congregations.
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From Survival to Rights: A Strategic Shift is needed in the Assyrian Collective Mindset
Assyrians need to shift from a survival mindset to a rights based mindset to be able to harness their intrinsic collective power in a more effective way, writes Edward Oraha.
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The Assyrian twin brothers building a sushi empire
Swedish-Assyrian twin brothers Sargon and Ninos George have built Sushi Yama, a nation wide sushi chain with with more than 400 employees and a turnover of 450 million SEK.
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Culture
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English edition of Seyfo novel to launch this summer
From the villages of Tur Abdin to readers around the world. Ten years after its original Swedish release, Nemrud Kurt-Haninke's novel about the Seyfo genocide is now entering the English-speaking world.
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History
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New research reassesses Assyria under the Achaemenid empire
A newly published study is challenging long-held assumptions about the fate of Assyria after the fall of Nineveh in 612 BCE, arguing that Persian-era evidence demonstrates the continued existence of both Assyria and the Assyrian people throughout the Achaemenid Empire.
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Politics
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U.S. law firm explores legal action for victims of ISIS and Al-Nusrah Front
A New York-based law firm has announced it is investigating potential legal action on behalf of individuals allegedly harmed by extremist groups in the Middle East, according to a recent press release.
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Religion
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From Assyria to the Netherlands: the life of a dedicated abbot
Abbot Eliyo Atto, one of the founders of the Mor Ephrem monastery in Twente, the Netherlands, was a friend of young people, a brother to the elderly and a paternal teacher.
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UFC Star Beneil Dariush Visits Assyrian Community in Sydney Following UFC Perth
Assyrian-American UFC fighter Beneil Dariush recently visited Sydney following his appearance at UFC Perth, spending time with the local Assyrian community through a series of meet-and-greet events and school visits.
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