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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…
Read moreVATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Benedict XVI begins a weeklong tour in the Middle East on Friday, a self-described «pilgrim of peace» seeking to strengthen frayed ties with Muslims and Jews and give support to his beleaguered Christian flock in the region. The trip is designed along the lines of Pope John Paul II’s historic…
Read moreReligious leaders in Metro Detroit hope he speaks on Palestinian-Israeli conflict Gregg Krupa / The Detroit News Pope Benedict XVI on Friday will embark on an eight-day trip to much-troubled lands in the Middle East where Christianity is fading and perceived missteps by the pontiff and the Vatican involving Jews and Muslims still echo.…
Read moreAssyryt: The Symphonic Suite Assyria and The Opera Qateeni Two years ago, The Central Valley Chapter of AAS-A took on the creation of the Assyrian opera Qateeni as part of its initiative to expand Assyrian cultural and art activities. This project now has come to fruition and on August 15th 2009, the first act of…
Read moreBy Regina Linskey Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although the situation in Iraq has improved recently, a Catholic archbishop from Baghdad, Iraq, said challenges for Catholics remain.…
Read moreBy: Helen Talia Chicago The color purple (benawshaya, Assyrian) accompanied by the symbol of love can only be a privilege for any recording artist to sing about a young Assyrian lover that embraces the passion for his nation and martyrdom in one breathe. These are the…
Read moreI’ve been the last seven days in Baghdad, lodging in a Chaldean Catholic convent in a Shiite neighborhood across from the green zone. The two nuns here – protected round the clock by guards of their own choosing who are paid by the Iraqi government – leave their small compound only to go to the…
Read moreRome, Italy, May 5, 2009 / 01:39 pm (CNA).- The Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan, Archbishop Francis A. Chullikat, told the Italian agency SIR that Pope Benedict XVI does not have any plans to visit Iraq in May, despite comments made by some Iraqi lawmakers.…
Read moreby Franco Pisano Benedict XVI leaves Friday for an “important, interesting and complex†journey. In Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Territories he will visit Holy Sites, bring his support to Christians and meet with Muslims and Jews.…
Read moreBy Obaida Hamad Photos Phil Sands Aleppo is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East and has for hundreds of years been a global centre for trade and culture. It has also long served as a model for peaceful coexistence between Muslims, Christians and other religions.…
Read more Baghdad – A report published in a leading Baghdad daily that Pope Benedict XVI may visit Iraq in mid-May as part of his tour of the Middle East sparked instant excitement among Iraq’s Christians on Monday. Baghdad’s al-Sabbah newspaper quoted an unnamed lawmaker as saying that the Vatican was considering a visit to…
Read more Baghdad – A report published in a leading Baghdad daily that Pope Benedict XVI may visit Iraq in mid-May as part of his tour of the Middle East momentarily sparked excitement among Iraq’s Christians on Monday, until the Vatican quashed the rumour. Baghdad’s al-Sabbah newspaper quoted an unnamed lawmaker as saying…
Read more Informed Parliamentary sources reported that Pope Benedict XVI may visit Iraq as part of his Middle-eastern tour which starts on Friday. The same sources told Al Hayat Newspaper that the Vatican was considering a visit to Baghdad upon an official invitation from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki. The Pope’s…
Read moreCritics of Youssef Zeidan’s historical novel Azazeel, postulates Gamal Nkrumah, are far less interested in the rigour of his meticulous method than in the import of its implications “These people discredit themselves by opening their mouths and speaking ill of the…
Read moreWho is behind the current escalation of violence mere weeks before the scheduled withdrawal of US troops from Iraq cities? Is it friend or foe, asks Nermeen Al-Mufti One of the many victims in Iraq’s latest series of violence, in this case a double suicide bombing in Kadhimiya in Baghdad which killed 55 people, including…
Read moreAccording to the website Ankawa.com and an eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous, the Guard of Mar Yousif Church in Ankawa was beaten heavily on April 26, 2009. On the evening of April 26, 2009, while the Mass was being held in the Mar Yousif…
Read more BAGHDAD — Forty-two political parties and dozens of candidates will begin campaigning on April 29 for the 111 seats in the Kurdish region’s parliament, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports.Iraq’s independent electoral commission in Irbil said Kurdish regional government…
Read moreBy ZEINA KARAM – DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The vast majority of Iraqis who fled their country have no plans to return even though violence is way down, many hoping instead to resettle in the West. The trends, uncovered on the basis of scores of interviews by The Associated Press…
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