Today, no one knows when the Assyrians settled in the mountainous region of Barwar in the Dohuk province of Iraq. Barwar also known as Barwari and Barwari Bala.
Do we know…
That Hormizd Rassam, born in Mosul (1826 – 1910), was a famous archeologist who made a number of important archaeological discoveries like Ashurbanipal Library, including the clay tablets that contained the Epic of Gilgamesh (An epic poem...
A new book was published in St. Petersburg (Russia), this is the third revised and edited edition of the book "Biographical Dictionary of Assyrians in Russia (XIX - mid XX century)" by Archimandrite Stephen Sado, 2021.
Pictured here, Dr. Joseph Yacoub, Professor of Political Sciences. He delivered his lecture on the Assyrian issue at the Assyrian National Council of Illinois, 2015.
Hormez (Alphonse) Mingana (1878- 1937) was a very prominent orientalist, who is best known for his preserving the Collection of Syriac manuscripts. He was born in Sharanesh, Zakho (Iraq).
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Shimon Ganja was one of the brightest figures of the early 20th century. He was born in 1870, in Kurtapa village, Urmia, Iran.
Rabi Odisho has been teaching Assyrian language, as mother tongue, in the Swedish official schools in the town of Jönköping since 1998 until he retired few years ago. Rabi Ashor is sharing his experiences with us in this interview. His son, the talented young man, Ninos Odicho, is studying at the university, and he will obtain his bachelor’s degree this summer. Ninos does read and write Assyrian, and he can speak it in a very good level.