We are delighted to announce a new publication by the Seyfo Center: The History of the Assyrian Nation in the Twentieth Century, with Special Emphasis on the Events of World Wars I and II, was written in Assyrian by Koorish Yacob Shlemon and translated into English by Arianne Ishaya. ‘This book provides a new and clearer view of the events that took place during this century, which was the most bitter in the history of the Assyrian people. Rabi Koorish …
Year: 2022
Meet Enlil from Arizona, the winner of the elementary school category. Enlil wrote a letter to Agha Petros. Enlil was awarded $100.00. By Enlil Y. Shlama Agha Petros, I know you are in the middle of a big battle against our enemies. I know our people are getting killed. As you are a wise leader, I am sure that you will get our homeland back from the enemy. We are “Mighty Assyrians”, and our enemies will be scared to see …
Meet Enlil from Arizona, the winner of the elementary school category. Enlil wrote a letter to Agha Petros. Enlil was awarded $100.00. Notes from Enlil’s parents: Collecting and reading Assyrian children’s books will help your children gain knowledge at an early age. In addition, attending Assyrian cultural events with your child will also help them discover their roots. Enlil’s favorite books are the Epic of Gilgamesh series written by Ludmila Zeman and Assyrian Comics by Tony Shalalo. Meet Tiamet Lazar, a senior in High School from Valencia, …
Book review by Lucine Kasbarian Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam Authored by Raymond Ibrahim (Bombadier Books, 2022) Defenders of the West chronicles the lives of eight great Crusaders who defended Christians against Islamic extermination, savagery, occupation and slavery. These heroes demonstrated great courage on the battlefield and a fierce devotion to their Christian faith. Academic/author Raymond Ibrahim, an expert in Islamic history and doctrine, spotlights Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, France; El Cid (Roderick Diaz …
An Autonomous Assyria in the Nineveh Plains. By Maria Ghatine Introduction This paper seeks to argue for an Assyrian autonomous governorate in their ancient homeland of the Nineveh Plain, located in Iraq and part of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). The purpose of this is to remedy the persecution of Assyrians as an endangered minority in their ancient homelands, and for the preservation and rebuilding of their existence. Evidence of the Iraqi and Kurdish Governments ethnic-cleansing, genocides, and human rights …
By Serhat Ertuna My great-grandmother, Seyran, was born in 1904. According to the official registers, she was then an Assyrian Christian. She had 6 brothers and sisters: Isa, Musa, Yosef, Abraham, Gulê and Mence. They lived in the village of Kerkine in Tûrabdîn, whose original name was Assyrian. In the past, only Assyrians lived in Kerkine. Muslim Kurds came later and settled there. Seyran was 11 years old during the “Seyfo” of 1915—the Assyrian genocide. According to what I partially …
Bu benim büyük büyükannem Seyran, 1915’ten önce Süryani Hristiyan’dı. Resmi kayıtlara göre 1904’te doğmuş. 7 kardeşlermiş: Seyran, İsa, Musa, Yusuf, İbrahim, Gulê ve Mence. Tûrabdîn’de orijinal adı Süryanice olan Kerkine köyünde yaşıyorlardı. Kerkine’de eskiden sadece Süryaniler yasarmış, Müslüman Kürtler sonradan gelip yerleşmişler. Seyran, 1915’teki Süryani-Ermeni soykırımı “Seyfo” sırasında 11 yaşındaydı. Kısmen ailemden duyduklarıma göre; Temmuz 1915’te babası Evdê, katliama gelen Osmanlı askerleri tarafından üzüm bağlarında vurulur. Bölgedeki aşiretlerin katliamcı ve talancı silahlı adamları, 7 yetimi öldürmek için geldiklerinde aynı köyden …