The eradication of a people and their identity is not carried out solely through physical destruction, but also through a systemic process of identity destruction, coercion, misclassification, and structural pressure, writes Dr Daniel Sada.
Remarks made by Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako during Christmas Mass in Baghdad have sparked controversy in Iraq, after his use of the term “normalization” was interpreted by some as carrying political implications in a country where such language is legally and socially sensitive.
The Swedish government is currently investigating a proposal to revoke stay permits for immigrants. Many Assyrians who sought refuge the past ten years could face difficulties.
The killing of Assyrian colonel Zaid Jirjis was not motivated by sectarianism or terrorism but personal disputes, according to Iraq's ministry of interior.
The political order that emerged in northern Iraq after 1991 departed sharply from its original pluralistic vision. Instead of an inclusive post Ba’ath framework reflecting ethnic and historical diversity, governance consolidated around a single ethno nationalist project, writes Ninos Marcus.
Dozens of Assyrian graves were vandalized in Shaqlawa, near Erbil, in mid December, marking the latest incident in a string of Kurdish attacks against Assyrian cemeteries and churches in northern Iraq.
Launched in 2023, Chicago’s Assyrian language program has grown into a four year high school offering, as advocates now work to replicate the model in California.
The Assyrian American Chamber of Commerce used its “Christmas Revival” event in Chicago to signal a renewed push to strengthen Assyrian economic and communal life, marking what leaders describe as a new chapter for the organisation.
