by Abdulmesih BarAbraham (SEYFO Center) — In her new book, Claire Weibel Yacoub recounts the odyssey of an Assyrian in a historical novel about exile, war, and the unbroken will of a people. With Les tribulations de Paulus l’Assyrien (The Tribulations of Paulus the Assyrian), the French historian and specialist on the Assyro-Chaldean question, Claire Weibel Yacoub, presents a moving novel based on a true story. The book, which has just been published by L’Harmattan (ISBN 978-2-336-64526-1, €14), takes the …
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As a high school junior in Michigan, Gabrial Danial balances a rigorous AP curriculum with a passion for his Assyrian roots. In 2025, he turned a standard AP Seminar research project into a mission to educate himself and others on the preservation of his community’s history. …
Review of a Collection of Naum Faiq’s Poems by Abdulmesih BarAbraham A new book under title „The Poetry of The Assyrian Awakening: THE POEMS OF NAUM FAIQ“ appeared recently by the publishing house Lulu.com. The book is edited by Yosef Bahdi, who transcribed and translated all poems into English originally written and/or published by Naum Faiq. At first glance two reasons make this book particularly unique: First, and as Prof. Shabo Talay notes in the foreword to the book, this is …
By: Sarah Behjet “People ask me all the time: ‘Where are you from?’” This line marked the beginning of Dr. Sabro Bengaro’s presentation before the Ashur Assyrian American Association of Connecticut. While the question posed to Dr. Bengaro is relatively innocuous, it holds layers of complexity beyond face value. A dedicated researcher, Dr. Sabro Bengaro has dedicated his academic career to studying the Assyrian Genocide and its harmful repercussions. At the crux of Dr. Bengaro’s recent Connecticut visit was the …
SEYFO Center Appoints Dr. Anzhela Mnatsakanyan as Armenia Ambassador The SEYFO Center is proud to announce that Dr. Anzhela Mnatsakanyan has been appointed the Assyrian Genocide Research Ambassador in the Republic of Armenia. Dr. Mnatsakanyan is an Assyrian–Armenian political scientist from Armenia. She holds a PhD in political science and an MA in international relations from Yerevan State University, as well as an advanced MA in European interdisciplinary studies from the College of Europe (Poland). Her research focuses on Russian studies, the Eastern …
