Heute, dem 31. März 2014, wurde Mor Ignatius Aphrem II. Karim im St. Jakob’s Kloster in der Atchaneh (Libanon) zum 123. Patriarchen der Syrisch-Orthodoxen Kirche von Antiochien ernannt. Weiterlesen
(AINA) — She opened the door quietly and looked at us. Her eyes caught Linda Asmar, the only woman among the crowd and stepped in the room cautiously. Adult men suddenly began to raise their voices, shouting and interrupting eachother. The girl’s face flushed red for a moment and leaned against the wall. When the men became calmer, she approached Linda and smiled at me. Her almond shaped blue eyes were so sweet. I was about to ask her name when the crowd got mad once again. Weiterlesen
Tur Abdin, Turkey (AINA) — Kurdish leaders from the villages of Yayvantepe, Eglence and Candarli, in cooperation with influential members of the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), are continuing their so-called „lawful means“ campaign to confiscate the land of the Assyrian monastery of St. Gabriel, founded in 397 A.D. Weiterlesen
The second International Symposium of Religions and Peace in the Light of the Common Ancestor (Abraham) (Harran Meetings), organized by Intercultural Dialogue Platform of Journalists and Authors Foundation (JAF), begins in Mardin today. Weiterlesen