Spotlight: Assyrians Without Borders
An Assyrian Rights interview with Robel Malki, President, Assyrian Without Borders (AWB): – Please describe AWB: when was it established, by whom, and what is the objective or statement of purpose for the organization? AWB was founded in 2007 by young Assyrians from Sweden who had traveled to Tur Abdin, South-Eastern Turkey, to visit their [...]
Help Save Assyrian Heritage: The Ziyaret Tepe Archeological Project
The site of Ziyaret Tepe is an ancient Assyrian provincial capital on the river Tigris in southeastern Turkey, 60 km east of Diyarbakir. As an archaeological site it is of exceptional importance, as it is a provincial capital of the Assyrian empire. Since 1997, an international team has been exploring the ancient site of Ziyaret [...]
Violence in Zakho and Kurdistan’s Response
A fiery sermon after Friday prayers in Iraq’s Kurdistan region sparked two days of violence as about 100 Kurdish youth burned businesses belonging mainly to Assyrians and Yezidis. The sermon given by Ismael Osman reportedly called on worshipers to attack a Chinese massage parlor, which was destroyed by the rioters before they moved on to burn several liquor stores and hotels. [...]
- Assyria Council of Europe
- Assyrian Aid Society
- Assyrian Aid Society Australia
- Assyrian Association in Sweden
- Assyrian Chaldean Syriac Association
