Private schools in Iraq, although offering a more rigorous academic experience and safer learning environment than their public counterparts, threaten to erase the Assyrian language and lead to young people leaving the country. Opinion by Noor Matti. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/02/03/opi…

The opening of private schools in Iraq have offered improved conditions. But these schools are instructed entirely in English, and young people are losing their ability to speak in Assyrian. Opinion by Noor Matti. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bdcwbyd9

“We don’t have as many places to congregate in Arizona. In Chicago and California, there are just more places to gather. This will give us a unique sense of unity,” said AACO Of Arizona 's Michael Mikho. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/02/25/ari…

In Diana, Iraq, siblings Roberta, 24, and Robert, 27, are asked what the Assyrian community will look like in twenty years. “No one will be here, only my sister,” Robert said. Read their story here: tinyurl.com/3uxpnthy #assyrianstories is a series by @theassyrianjournal

Lady Surma (1883-1975) fought to preserve an Assyrian homeland following the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, and later traveled the Western world to rally support for her community during one of its darkest periods. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/03/12/lio…

Anfiny Eshoo, 36, is a police officer outside of Chicago. Last year marked his first visit to Iraq since his family fled in the 1970s. Read his story: shorturl.at/hkHXY #assyrianstories is a series by The Assyrian Journal

Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a sermon in Sydney on April 15 at the altar of his church. Three worshippers were also injured in the attack. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/04/15/ass…

Mar Mari Emmanuel, the Assyrian Bishop who was stabbed during a bible sermon in Sydney on April 15, said he is recovering quickly, forgives his attacker and called on his community to act Christ-like. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/04/18/mar…

The Hammurabi Cultural Center opened in Alqosh, Iraq on April 7. The space includes a library, computer lab, lecture hall, workshop and souvenir shop. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/04/21/alq…

An Assyrian delegation traveled to New York in April to represent the Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq at the United Nation's Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/04/29/ass…

Robert Bet Sayad, Assyrian singer and songwriter who fled Iran during the budding Islamic Revolution, died on May 26. He was 72 years old. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/06/26/rob…

UFC fighter Beneil Dariush was presented this year's Forrest Griffin Community Award at a UFC Hall of Fame event on Thursday in Las Vegas. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/06/29/ass…

DEAR ATRA: The Journal asked young Assyrians whom had just visited the homeland to write letters recalling their visit, the people and places that stood out and how it made them feel. Here’s what they wrote. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/07/23/dea…

Resources to learn about the Assyrian genocide, including lesson plans and oral testimonies, are now included in a "toolkit" for Arizona high school teachers. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/11/26/ass…

Syrian opposition forces on Saturday seized one of the country's largest cities, Aleppo. The fighting has so far largely avoided Christians, but some are wary they will be caught in the crossfire. theassyrianjournal.com/2024/12/03/chr…

“When we’re doing research, what are we doing it for?" said Lolita Emmanuel, a musician and Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. "It’s important to have a real world impact." theassyrianjournal.com/bursting-the-a…

Opinion: Learning of her family surviving the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocide made Dr. Julia Bajone Hallisy hyper aware of the struggles of people today. "The parallels to our present world are impossible to ignore," she writes. theassyrianjournal.com/opinion-lesson…

Hormus Mesho, described by friends and family as a “ball of energy” with an unabashed love of life, who joined the Assyrian Riders in 2021, traveled the world connecting with his community. He died on Sept. 2. He was 34 years old. theassyrianjournal.com/hormus-mesho-w…

Despite Christians making up less than an estimated 1% of Iraq's total population, half of the fourteen women invited to compete on the national team identify as being Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac. theassyrianjournal.com/meet-the-assyr…