The Kurdish Role in the Armenian and Assyrian Genocide By Abdulmesih BarAbraham To address the historically still debated issue, the extent of the participation and responsibility of the Kurds in the genocide of the Armenian [and Assyrians], Fırat Aydınkaya, lawyer and writer, published on April 18, 2020 an article under the title “The Armenian Genocide and the Kurds in Eight Questions”. [1] Originally published on nuptal.net, the article triggered a discussion among Kurds on social media with support and criticism. The …
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By Sabri Atman Before trying to give an answer to the above question or a number I hope the reader will pause and ask, which genocide do we mean? It is obvious to many people that the Assyrian nation went through several genocides in their history. Therefore, we need to be very specific when there is a question concerning this topic. Otherwise, the answer we give can appear to be the wrong answer. The Assyrians were persecuted from the fall …
By Abdulmesih BarAbraham (AINA) — An article titled The Year of the Sword – The Assyro-Chaldean Genocide under the Ottoman Empire (1915-1918) appeared in the history section of the March-April issue (no. 103) of the French magazine Diplomatie affaires stratégiques et relations internationales. The article was authored by Joseph Yacoub, honorary professor in political science at the Catholic University of Lyon. Prof. Yacoub is an Assyrian (also known as Chaldean and Syriac). He was the first chairholder of UNESCO’s ‘Memory, cultures and interculturality’, …
By Terry.Stavridis The document attached provides an excellent and succinct overview of Assyrian history from 1914-1944.[1] There are undoubtedly important themes that emerge in the reading of this document from the National Archives of Australia collection. These are: The Assyrians were driven out from their ancestral lands in the Hakkiari mountains of Eastern Turkey and ended up in the Urmia district of Persia during the First World War. The collapse of Tsarist Russia in 1917 did not assist the Assyrian …
Evet, başardık! Bugün, 3 Mart 2020 tarihinde, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Arizona Eyaleti oybirliğiyle sunulan HCR 2006 kodundaki Asur (Süryani) Soykırım önergesini kabul etti. Asur soykırımı Seyfo tasarısı, Parlamento temsilcileri Nancy Barto (R), Jennifer Jermaine (D) ve Frank Carroll (R) tarafından önerildi. SEYFO Center kurumu olarak, aylardır yılmadan, yorulmadan ismi geçen temsilcilerle çalıştık. Bilgiler sunduk ve talepte bulunduk. Bunun karşılığını gördük. Hepsine desteklerinden dolayı teşekür ederiz. Bu karar Arizona Eyaleti olmak üzere Amerika ve dünyadaki bütün halkımıza armağan ediyoruz. Hayırlı olsun! …
Delstaten Arizona i USA har erkänt det assyriska folkmordet Ja, vi gjorde det! Idag, den 3 mars 2020 antog delstaten Arizona i USA enhälligt den assyriska folkmordsmotionen. Motionen föreslogs utav ledamöterna i representanthuset Nancy Barto (R), Jennifer Jermaine (D) och Frank Carroll (R). Från Seyfo Center har vi sedan flera månader samarbetat outtröttligt med dessa företrädare för representanthuset. Vi har bidragit med sakkunskap och framfört begäran om erkännandet. Nu ser vi resultatet av våra ansträngningar och vi tackar dem alla …
To our dear friends in Arizona and abroad—we did it! Today, March 3rd, 2020 the Arizona House of Representatives in a unanimous vote passed the HCR 2006 Assyrian Genocide: Remembrance Day. This resolution was introduced by Representative Nancy Barto (R) and brought to fruition by The Assyrian Genocide Research Center (Seyfo Center). HCR 2006 Assyrian Genocide: Remembrance Day was also co-sponsored by Representatives Jennifer Jermaine (D) and Frank Carroll (R). SEYFO Center is forever thankful to these amazing representatives for their courage and compassion! …