Rip Bishop Polous Thabet Habeeb Mekko❤️‍🩹 Bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Alqosh. God rest your soul & we thank you for the love, support, and the truth you always gave the community. You filled our hearts with love & hope, you will truly be missed❤️‍🩹.

There are false statements made by individuals that Alqosh has “Kurdish Christians” so according to them this makes Alqosh “part of Kurdistan” - In reality there isn’t 1 Kurdish inhabitant in Alqosh, not 1 single house, or Kurdish family in Alqosh, only Assyrians live in Alqosh.

🧵> Historical references to Assyrians, along with other interesting pieces of information Like I said before, more often than not, Assyrians are attacked by imbeciles like him, but ones like this are a rare breed. Their obsession with Assyrians is on a mental illness level.

Illinois has officially become the second state, after Arizona, to approve and endorse our high school curriculum on the Assyrian Genocide. As the state with the largest Assyrian population in the U.S., this is a significant step toward recognition, education, and truth. The

🧵> Athura (Aθurā) literally Assyria. It was an Assyrian province (or country) that was part of the First Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire. In this thread, I will provide a description of its period of existence, its geographic reach, its impact on Assyrian

A word used daily by Assyrians today is “zūzē”, or “money.” Pl.form. According to the CAL, it’s from Akkadian. The Akkadian word “zuzu” (half-shekel) is attested in Mid. Babylonian and Nuzi. Attested in Neo-Assyrian w/ meaning “gold” in a syn. list from Kalhu/Nimrud. (1/2).

🧵> Assyrians in the Early/Mid Sassanid Period In this mini-thread about Assyrians during the Sassanid period, I will provide a brief overview of Assyrian life — including Assyrian churches and their influence, culture (language, religion, script, etc.), wealth, social status,

Modern “Arameans” are simply an Assyrian separatist construct. The genetic data speaks for itself, they share no real connection with the ancient Aramean tribes they claim to represent and in fact are closer to ancient Assyrians. Sources below:

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🧵> Assyrians during the Mongol Period (or, Assyrian-Mongol Relations) In this long thread, I will be giving you an overview and description of Assyrians during the Mongol Empire. The main reason I’m making this thread is because I’ve often seen people make threads about

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Modern Syriac-Arameans are not descended from ancient Arameans of the Levant, but from the ancient Assyrian populations of Upper Mesopotamia. Their claimed Aramean identity stands in clear contradiction to both genetic and historical evidence.

🧵> Small thread about the terms Asori, Asorik, Asor, and the name Syria (As-Syria). First of all, stop using Wikipedia. Asori / Asorik / Asor is associated with Assyrians. Harvard, Cambridge, Brill, and De Gruyter all agree on this. And before you try to say it means “Syria”,

Mor Saliba, a frail old man, attended Christmas liturgy 2 yrs ago. He was practically begged to do Gospel reading. His eyesight long gone by then and it was obvious he wasn't looking at the book, but he recited the whole section verbatim, his hymnody on point despite weak voice.

🧵> Regarding the claims of “Abgarid’s being Arab” (or, Osroëne) Before making such assertions, it’s worth noting that using Assyrian mosaics, Assyrian inscriptions, or the Assyrian language to support that argument is contradictory. This thread aims to clarify the historical

We learn that in the late Hellenic and Roman imperial periods, Greek-writing “Syrians” framed themselves as a certain type of Assyrian, but still shared a heritage as either descendants or heirs of an ancient Assyrian people. For example, Tatian says Assyrian as a continuity with