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“Anything that goes wrong in your life is because the gods are angry with you. If you become really ill, it’s because you are estranged from the gods in some way,” Wisnom explains.
Offending a god might come through obvious crimes, like theft and murder, but also through acts that seem distant from modern morality.
“Some of the things seem really odd to us, like vomiting in a river is apparently a great offence to the gods,” Wisnom says. Worse still, guilt could be contagious: “If you sit in the same chair as somebody who’s committed an offence, you can pick up that guilt yourself.”
In a personal reflection, Assyrian-American student Sabrina Bet-Mansour draws on her family’s history of displacement and migration to examine today’s immigration policies and the growing challenges faced by those fleeing violence and persecution.
On August 7, 2026, Assyrian communities around the world observed the Day of Remembrance for Assyrian Martyrs. On this day, the victims of persecution and mass killings are commemorated, particularly those who perished during the Simele massacre in Iraq in 1933.
The best cookbooks offer more than recipes—they tell the stories of the people behind them, their heritage, and their struggles. That’s exactly what makes The Oldest Kitchen in the World by Matay de Mayee such a treasure.
From her early beginnings in the beauty industry to building an internationally recognized cosmetics brand, Swedish-Assyrian entrepreneur Gabriella Elio has transformed a professional makeup artist’s vision into a highly profitable business with growing global ambitions.
A new book about Seyfo, the genocide of Assyrians is now available in English. Based on oral histories, it recounts the history of Tur Abdin between 1830 and 1930, including events that preceded the 1915 genocide.
French author Claire Weibel Yacoub has published her new book Les tribulations de Paulus l'Assyrien, released in September 2026 by L'Harmattan in the collection Romans Historiques.
James Osborne
