Monthly Archives: September 2009

The Assyrian Medical Society in Chicago declares “Evanston Hospital” as a healthcare provider for the Assyrian refugees in the Chicagoland area who have exhausted their healthcare benefits, commonly offered by the Department of Human Services upon their arrival to the United States.…

Kirkuk, Iraq, Sep 29, 2009 / 03:18 am (CNA).- In advance of next year’s special synod for the Middle East, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Kirkuk Louis Sako has said the event could be “a new Pentecost.” He also said the Eastern Churches must use the event to rediscover their identity and mission and to…

Pope Benedict XVI has said he plans to summon a special synod of bishops to discuss the Middle East in October next year. He was speaking to Roman Catholic Church leaders from the region at Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence outside Rome, the Vatican said.…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ45WUbi_Mc&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]Where o where to begin… The build up to the game was less animated than usual. This can be attributed to the fact that, for the first time in the derby, the 3 points on offer far outweighed local bragging rights in terms of importance. Both teams are in…

By Hannah Allam | McClatchy Newspapers BAGHDAD — “Mozart” is the screen name of a 44-year-old guitar-playing Iraqi refugee who was resettled in the United States recently. In a posting this month to a popular online forum for Iraqis emigrating to the West, Mozart rattled off his many accomplishments: an economics degree from a prestigious…

 The Swedish football teams Assyriska and Syrianska, first formed in the early 1970s by Christian exiles from the Middle East, have grown a fervent cult following in their hometown and around the world. A small town just outside Stockholm is home to one of Europe’s most extraordinary…

An international Pax Christi delegation visited Iraq last week. They went to Kirkuk, Mosul, Erbil and Dohuk from 10 September to 17 September. The situation for the Iraqi people is very uncertain and more violence being expected in the period leading up to the elections in January 2010. The delegation encountered many good examples of…

By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was convening a Synod of Bishops for the Middle East to be held in October of 2010, to address the trials and tribulations of the Christian population in the region.…

Zeena Yonkers, born Zeena Tawfik, was a child when her journey around the Middle-East began with her benevolent parents, between Iraq, where she was born, Lebanon and Kuwait, before making the United States her home. Her unique story of activism began rather early in life, when she sought to reform…

Elucidation of the “ankawa.com” on the articles that are not published on the site. Arrive “ankawa.com” A lot of articles on various issues, carries with it the ideas and attitudes and different information to a very large extent, commensurate with the most to our Terms of Use, you can find its natural place in it,…

Mosul – Ankawa.com The Bishop, Baseliose Al-Kass Mossa, the Pastor of Mosul Parish and the Syriac Catholic vicinity, strongly denied that the Christian of Qaraqosh is source of threats to the other non-Christian people. He expressed his surprise from Al-Zamman news paper who published such allegations few days ago, entitled,” threats targeting the…

Pope Benedict XVI will meet on September 19 with seven patriarchs of Eastern Catholic churches, for a discussion of the challenge posed by militant Islam in the Middle East. The extraordinary meeting is also expected to set the stage for a special Synod of Bishops for the Middle East.…

Meet Danny, 16, and Michael, 9, Peera, two brothers who have designed flyers that they’ve placed on recyclable cans and bottles at neighbors’ doors with a message that says “We Will Redeem These Cans and Bottles for Cash,” in an effort to raise money to help needy Assyrian children in Northern Iraq.…

By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Vatican sources said Pope Benedict XVI was preparing to convene a Synod of Bishops for the Middle East to be held in October of 2010, to address the trials and tribulations of the Christian population in the region.…

by Fady Noun The audience with the Pope of the heads of the region’s seven Catholic Rites will focus on the growth of fundamentalism in the Middle East and the concerns it is generating among Christians as well as on the importance of Islamic-Christian dialogue, the status of Eastern Catholic Patriarchs in the Universal Church…

Ankawa.com – Baghdad – Syriac Language Department at the University The Syriac Language Department at the Faculty of Languages – University of Baghdad announces opening the door of the admission for the students who graduated in the academic years, 2007 – 2008 and 2008 – 2009. The applicants must be from those of native speakers…

Ankawa. Com – Ankawa In a report to Ankawa.com, the secretary of Beath Nahrain Democratic Party, Romeo Hekary demands the assignment of special Kota for our people Chaldean Assyrian Syriac in the election law of the Iraqi Parliament which should not be less than 10 seats. He added, the number of members will increase from…

Abp. Avak Asadourian, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Iraq, with the children of a parish in Iraqi Kurdistan. Sevan Palanjian and Vahe Avedisian Abp. Avak Asadourian, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Iraq, in Iraqi Kurdistan. Sevan Palanjian and Vahe Avedisian…

 13 September, 2009 The Assyrian Universal Alliance (“AUA”) has been participating for years in United Nations meetings. This participation has become more effective since AUA joined the International organisation known as the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO).…

Ankawa.com. Mosul A well known and trusted source reported to “Ankawa.com” that the abducted Hikmat Saeed was release today, Friday, the 11th. of September 2009 after he was Kidnapped since two Weeks ago. The source did not mention whether the process was accompanied by paying a…