Monthly Archives: July 2010

Ankawa.com – Dohuk In the presence of the appropriate legal authorities in Kurdistan region, the official decrees took place today, Wednesday 14th of this month, to open the, collectively, Sorya cemetery in the town of Sumail that related to the province of Dohuk.…

This is the 93rd anniversary of the Ottoman genocidal killings of the Assyrians carried out in cooperation with many fundamentalist Kurdish tribes when more than half a million Assyrians lost their life. The peak of the genocide took place between 1914-…

Impressive minarets and domes dominate the skyline of Istanbul, and no tour to the ancient Turkish city is complete without a visit to one of the most important landmarks — the Hagia Sophia. Built in the 6th century, it functioned as a church for…

By Susan Corica Staff Writer NEW BRITAIN — The Assyrian Church of the East has survived from the dawn of Christianity in the Middle East to take root in New Britain.…

 Assyrian American Civic Club of Chicago proudly presents the first annual Tammuz Festival, an Assyrian Festival in the Greater Chicago. Live Music, Food and more… Festival will be at Saint Paul Woods forest preserve in Morton Grove, Illinois. It is…

SYDNEY: At the invitation of the Australian Hellenic Council (AHC NSW), the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) and the Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) held a three-way conference in Sydney to discuss genocide awareness in Australia.…

Yerevan Armenia – June 29, 2010 Proposed project of the Monument The Assyrian Association of Armenia “Atour” is pleased to announce of its plan to build the genocide memorial at Yerevan city, Armenia. We are seeking your support…

Ankawa.com – Mosul – Exclusive Sources of Ankawa.com in Mosul reported to the site that the Christian citizen Kamal Behnam Sebti was killed in the city after the explosion of a bomb explosive device placed in his car on Monday afternoon, the 5th of July 2010.…

A Colloquium commemorating the life and works of Barhebraeus, the famous Syrian polymath and renowned Church father, was held in Aleppo, Syria, July 1 – 4th, 2010. The participants who came from Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy,…

Kurdish imam, head of the local Sunni community assets office, target of attack. He was wounded along with his bodyguards. The blast destroyed the doors and windows and damaged the cathedral of the archdiocese. AsiaNews sources: political instability means a” difficult July” in Iraq.…

A car bomb damaged the residence of the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Kirkuk, Iran on July 4. The primary target of the bomb was apparently not the Catholic Church but a Sunni Muslim leader working at a neighboring office. The target had left the building and was not hurt.…

Ordination marks milestone in his 15-year journey Oralandar Brand-Williams / The Detroit News Southfield –The Rev. Fawaz Kako’s journey to priesthood began 15 years ago and was marked by war in his native Iraq and separation from his family.…

As American troops withdraw from Iraq this summer, expect the democratic freedoms Iraqis have enjoyed in recent years to recede as well. Already, the Iraqi government is restricting freedom of the press, expression and…

Division among the Christian communities augments the drama of the faithful. Requests for programs to facilitate the return of refugees. The Immigration Minister asks the EU, U.S., Australia to reject asylum applications by Christians.…

Baghdad, Iraq, Jul 2, 2010 / 12:43 am (CNA).- A leading bishop in Iraq has that violence has decreased in the country, but advises continued vigilance. Neither terrorism nor fear have been defeated, he reported, urging the establishment of a…

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The pastor of St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in southern California said that Christians in Iraq “are facing extreme persecution. Some are fleeing without even taking their clothes because of the persecution,” Father…

Gunmen have killed a professional Swedish football player and another man in southern Sweden, according to police and the player’s club Assyriska.…

STOCKHOLM (AP) ― Gunmen shot and killed Swedish soccer player Eddie Moussa as well as another man early Thursday in southern Sweden, according to police and the player’s club Assyriska.…