The Seyfo genocide of 1915 was recognized by the French Senate! Paris (SEYFOCenter)– Today, February 8, 2023, was a historic day in the French Senate. “Assyrian/ChaldeanGenocide Bill” drafted by the well-known French Senators Valérie Boyer and Bruno Retailleau was approved after it was presented. It is a well-known fact that, between 1914 and 1918, under the Ottoman Empire’s rule, hundreds of thousands of Assyrians were massacred in the context of the Armenian genocide. The Republic of Turkey, which still denies the …
Category: Articles
by Abdulmesih BarAbraham, MSc. === The French Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday, February 8th, calling on the government to recognize the genocide of the Assyrian-Chaldeans of 1915–18 and to make the day of April 24 a joint day of commemoration for the Armenian and Assyrian-Chaldean genocides. After the discussion, the resolution was adopted by 300 votes to two. In the shadow of WWI, the Assyro-Chaldeans (known also Syriac Christians), living in the southeastern region of the Ottoman Empire, too …
by Abdulmesih BarAbraham === The French Senate voted by a majority on Wednesday, February 8, in favor of a resolution calling on the government to recognize the genocide of the Assyrian-Chaldeans of 1915-1918 and to make the day of April 24 a joint day of commemoration for the Armenian and Assyrian-Chaldean genocides. The proposal for the resolution was introduced by Senator Valérie Boyer (Member of the Republicans – LR) under the title „On the recognition of the genocide of the …
FG Production & Frank Gilbert The Road to Urmi takes us back to 1915, following the Ottomans’ declaration of war against the Assyrians, who lived under their authority, viciously attacked, and impacted by the massacres committed by the Ottoman Turks, beginning with the kidnapping of the honorable Hormiz, Mar Benyamin Shimun’s brother, to force the Patriarch Mar Binyamin to surrender his people and weapons to the fate of death, that awaited them in the hands of the Turks. Tragically, Mar Benyamin …
We are delighted to announce a new publication by the Seyfo Center: The History of the Assyrian Nation in the Twentieth Century, with Special Emphasis on the Events of World Wars I and II, was written in Assyrian by Koorish Yacob Shlemon and translated into English by Arianne Ishaya. ‘This book provides a new and clearer view of the events that took place during this century, which was the most bitter in the history of the Assyrian people. Rabi Koorish …
Meet Enlil from Arizona, the winner of the elementary school category. Enlil wrote a letter to Agha Petros. Enlil was awarded $100.00. By Enlil Y. Shlama Agha Petros, I know you are in the middle of a big battle against our enemies. I know our people are getting killed. As you are a wise leader, I am sure that you will get our homeland back from the enemy. We are “Mighty Assyrians”, and our enemies will be scared to see …
Meet Enlil from Arizona, the winner of the elementary school category. Enlil wrote a letter to Agha Petros. Enlil was awarded $100.00. Notes from Enlil’s parents: Collecting and reading Assyrian children’s books will help your children gain knowledge at an early age. In addition, attending Assyrian cultural events with your child will also help them discover their roots. Enlil’s favorite books are the Epic of Gilgamesh series written by Ludmila Zeman and Assyrian Comics by Tony Shalalo. Meet Tiamet Lazar, a senior in High School from Valencia, …