Monthly Archives: September 2007

By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer The three men glanced left and right before cautiously entering a liquor store on Saadoun Street, one of two areas where alcohol is…

by Khody Akhavi Despite the addition of 30,000 US troops to enhance security in the country, the freedom of average Iraqis to practice their religions deteriorated sharply during the…

WASHINGTON – The Iraqi government’s ability to protect religious freedoms in the conflict-stricken country is handicapped by insurgency, terrorism, and sectarian violence, according to the U.S. State Department.…

“We need signs of dialogue in Iraq, otherwise, all is lost”. This is what the Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk, Msgr. Louis Sako maintains, as he explains his initiative to AsiaNews which invites the Christian faithful of his diocese to unite themselves in…

Ahmadiya (AsiaNews) – Some 300 young people from ten different villages in Iraqi Kurdistan met last Saturday in Ahmadiya with the bishop and other priests from the diocese. Together they…

Shlama/Shlomo Ashur T.V. viewers, We are very happy to have two representatives of the Assyrian Democratic Movement from Atra in San Jose, California. We encourage all the Bay Area residents to come and meet Mr. Andrius…

Ahmadiya (AsiaNews) – “A concrete solution to the Iraqi crisis must come from the people themselves, not from the barrel of the gun,” said Mgr Rabban al-Qas, Chaldean…

Kirkuk (AsiaNews) – “We need signs of dialogue in Iraq, otherwise, all is lost”.  This is what the Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk, Msgr. Lois Sako maintains, as he explains his initiative to AsiaNews  which invites the Christian faithful of his diocese to unite…

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /Christian Newswire/ — The Faith and Action and the National Clergy Council, representing church leaders from Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox and Protestant traditions, will today deliver thousands of petitions to…

By Mokhtar Lamani and He Hany Besada ARMENIANS, Chaldo-Assyrian Christians, Faili Kurds, Shabaks, Palestinians, Baha’is, Mandeans, Yazidis, Turkomans, and Jews, together with their Sunni and Sh’iite…

The New York Times/ By ALISSA J. RUBIN Published: September 7, 2007 In Kirkuk, where doctors have increasingly become targets for insurgents, a well-known Christian doctor, Riadh Ramo, was kidnapped at his clinic in the center of the city.…

The U.S. Government needs to take action. That was the message from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal agency.…

By MARGARITA BAUZA The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce is hosting its second annual Real Estate & Franchising Conference. The conference is 11:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at Shenandoah…

The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) strongly condemned the bombings last month of two Yazidi villages. It is important to note, however, that these bombings took place in an area of the country administered by the central government of Iraq, not by the KRG…

Joe Dana Religious scholar Nina Shea of the U.S. Commission of International Religious Freedom recently wrote an editorial, titled, “Iraq’s Endangered Minorities.”…

In a recent article in the Washington Post, Nina Shea, the director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, paints a bleak picture for the future of non-Muslims in Iraq. She explains how some 60 years ago, Iraq’s Jewish population fled…

The president’s visit was made a week ahead of the much-anticipated congressional report from Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, on progress of the conflict.…

Mr. Bush Has Forsaken Iraq’s Minorities Nina Shea’s op-ed called attention to the important issue of protecting the diminishing number of religious and ethnic minorities in Ira…

The Chaldean Educational Center of America, in collaboration with the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs (MCACA), and Mesopotamia Art History & Beyond (Learning Studio & Art Gallery), presents a selection of 30 artworks by pioneer,…

Following on from the peace march the our Chaldean and Christian community in Auckland, New Zealand had done in mid July, an interview by a Christian TV channel was broadcast in NZ on 25 July…