Tag: Iraq
The Assyrians of Paris
St. Thomas The Apostle Assyrian church in Sarcelles, France. (AINA) -- The shocking terrorist strikes in Paris on the evening of November 13 have caught ... Read More
Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II visits St. Mary’s Assyrian Church in Moscow
13/11/15- FB Page of Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited St. Mary Assyrian Church in Moscow. The Primate and the ... Read More
METROPOLITAN HILARION OF VOLOKOLAMSK MEETS WITH YAZIDI LEADERS
On 10 November 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, met with the Yazidi community ... Read More
Islamic State Bombs Christian Convent in Iraq
http://www.transconflict.com/ Raymond Ibrahim - Coptic Solidarity -12/11/15 The Islamic State reportedly detonated the convent belonging to the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena on the morning ... Read More
Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Arrives in Russia
HEAD OF SYRIAC ORTHODOX CHURCH ARRIVES IN RUSSIA On 9 November 2015, the Primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem ... Read More
Radio Interview: Raymond Ibrahim on Jihad and Forced Conversions
Raymond Ibrahim - November 2015 I was recently interviewed on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo. Among other topics we discussed Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah’s comments on “defensive ... Read More
St George Assyrian Church Reopened in the Baghdad Suburb of Dora
November- Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East Iraq: After being bombed and destroyed by terrorists following the commencement of the 2003 war in ... Read More
A Vicarious Letter to Obama From the Assyrian Hostages
Assyrians in Chicago rally in support of Assyrians in Syria and Iraq. By Peter Ahern - 29/10/15 (AINA) -- Dear President Obama: After months of ... Read More
ISIL Will Eradicate Christianity in Iraq, Syria Unless Stopped
www.sputniknews.com/- 20/10/15 UK-based charity Aid to the Church in Need issued a worrying report to the British House of Lords this week, warning that Christianity ... Read More
A Future for Minorities in the Middle East?
The Arabic letter "n" (inside red circle), signifying "Nasrani" (Christian), on an Assyrian home in Mosul. By Peter Ahern - 16/10/15 (AINA) -- Consider this ... Read More
Russia Declares ‘Holy War’ on Islamic State
Raymond Ibrahim - FrontPage Magazine - October 2015 The Orthodox Christian Church, which is reclaiming its traditional role in post-Soviet Russia, has just described its government’s fight against ... Read More
Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Meets Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Gewargis III
September- October 2015 - FB Page of Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Erbil- Iraq: His Holiness Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II met with His Holiness ... Read More
BIOGRAPHY OF HIS HOLINESS MAR GEWARGIS III – CATHOLICOS-PATRIARCH OF THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST
29/9/15 - Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East His Holiness was born Warda Daniel Sliwa, in Habbaniyah, Iraq 1941, from his parents the ... Read More
New Assyrian Catholicos-Patriarch to be Consecrated at St John’s Cathedral in Erbil
September 2015 His Beatitude Mar Gewargis Sliwa, Metropolitan of Iraq has been elected as the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. The Metropolitan ... Read More
THE 6TH ASSEMBLY OF CANONICAL ORTHODOX BISHOPS OF THE USA CONCLUDES IN CHICAGO
September 2015 September 15-17, 2015 – The 6th Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA, who carry out their pastoral service in that region, ... Read More
Interreligious Meeting Between Christians and Muslims in Athens
September 2015 On behalf of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), intergovernmental organization by the Republic of Austria, the ... Read More
Assyrians Should Leave the Middle East
Peter BetBasoo - August 2015 (AINA) -- On June 10, 2014 ISIS captured Mosul, Iraq's second largest city. On August 7, 2014 ISIS drove into ... Read More
Australian Labor Party National Conference Condemns Attempted Genocide of Assyrians in Iraq
http://yalibnan.com/ July 2015 (AINA) -- The 47th National Conference of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) was held between June 24 -- 26 in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Read More
Priest Feared Kidnapped in Syria Released
July 2015 (AINA) -- A Franciscan priest who was fear kidnapped three days ago in northeast Syria has been released, according to a report by ... Read More
Assyrians Fleeing Hasaka – Syria
Assyrians leaving Hasaka. Syriac Orthodox Patriarch, Ignatius Afram II (right), in Qamishle, Syria. July 2015- Bar Daisan Qamishle, Syria (AINA) -- After some fighting close to ... Read More
Assyrian Conference Concludes in Sydney
July 2015 Sydney (AINA) -- The 2015 Assyria Day Conference, dedicated to helping Assyrians through advocacy, education and communication, concluded on Sunday, June 28. Hosted ... Read More