SENIOR There is no doubt about which team has the best players, which team is the big brother and which team that is best in Södertälje, it is no other than the fantastic Assyriska Fotbolls Förening. Weiterlesen
The President of SİİRT Medical Board, Dr.Ekrem Bilek, states regarding the 1915 Seyfo Genocide, in order not to be repeated again, enormous obligation falls upon the intellectuals and democratic people. Weiterlesen
Diyarbakir, Turkey (AINA) — The 4th of August 2009 was not an ordinary day for the archaeological team working at Ziyaret Tepe nor for his grace bishop Saliba Ozman, the Assyrian bishop of Mardin. The team of excavators had just unearthed a small tablet when they learned that the secretary of Bishop Ozman had called and expressed his wish of visiting the historical site of Ziyaret Tepe. This site corresponds to the ancient Assyrian city of Tushan and is now manifest as a high mound surrounded by a lower town. Tushan served as an imperial provincial capital in the Neo-Assyrian period. Weiterlesen
KRÖNIKA We have the honor to present Broula Adde, Assyriska supporter and guest writer directly from New York, United States. Broula describes her love for Assyriska and the team as a symbol and an inducer of the Assyrian identity. Without revealing too much, we recommend readers to revel in this wonderful text. Weiterlesen
Four Kurdish men gathered a group of Christian female survivors in the cathedral’s yard. They pointed their weapons at the women while forcing them to carry out all the books they could find in the cathedral’s library and pile them up on the yard. Weiterlesen
As heir to the ottoman empire, Turkey has during 94 years denied the genocide they committed on the Assyrians and other Christian minorities. Lately some intellectual Turks have tried to settle with their history by publicly apologizing for the actions during 1915. This reconcile-process has however not reached the impact that many had hoped for and was subdued in Turkish media. Weiterlesen
Södertälje, Sweden (AINA) — The annual meeting of the Social Democratic party in the town of Södertälje chose on March 28 Mr. Yilmaz Kerimo as the parties new leader. A longstanding member of the Swedish Social Democrats, Mr. Kerimo, has been elected into the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag, twice. Weiterlesen
Does the Mor Gabriel monastery play a significant role for you?
If so, assist us in keeping it for future generations and participate in the Enschede Marathon on the 26th of April 2009. 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