https://www.facebook.com/61591624633048/posts/if-not-us-then-whoif-not-now-then-whenevery-generation-has-a-responsibility-to-p/122107385793387487/

Title self-explanatory. A relative showed me this post from Facebook. I don't have Facebook, so can't ask on there.

This senator contributed to the destruction and millions of deaths worldwide. The same Graham who:

Voted for Iraq War (2002): https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_107_2.htm

Backed Libya intervention: https://www.alquds.com/en/posts/249738-with-the-passing-of-lindsey-graham-one-of-the-most-prominent-architects-of

Supported Yemen war: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/Senator-Lindsey-Graham-Israel-supporter-dies-after-brief-illness

Now getting a statue in Erbil: https://shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/Erbil-plans-statue-for-US-Senator-Lindsey-Graham

https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/kurdistan/934886

Shlomo, well, as the title says.

I am looking for someone that can speak syriac aramaic, i want to learn it, but internet is really meh for it and language discord servers dont help so much about it, a lot of language but no aramaic.

Can someone help me pls? :ccccc tawdi

This will be a big night for us - would love to see you all there if you are in the LA area.

Hello ! I've been starting to learn about syrian history, mostly focusing on Assyria as of now, but i'm having trouble understanding which language is a dialect of another dialect/language and whatnot 🥲

Basically, from my understanding, before Assyria, most people in that region spoke ancient semitic languages. Then, when Assyria came by, akkadian became the "usual" language (maybe with an assyrian dialect being spoken? some sources say so while others don't mention that at all); while akkadian was the most widespread language, aramaic was also growing rapidly. Here is where my problem lies : what exactly is surayt? Some sources say it's a mix of akkadian and aramaic, others say it's a dialect of aramaic alone, and others say that it's a dialect of akkadian alone 🥲 🥲 And if i'm honest i don't even know if my timeline is correct : i know surayt is a dialect that exists, but i have no idea if it was spoken at the time.

Furthermore, is surayt a subdivision of the Assyrian language? If yes, then what is syriac?? Also, what exactly IS the Assyrian language? A dialect of aramaic or akkadian? A separate third entity? (i am losing my mind)

Another thing i'm struggling with is understanding how arabic came to be spoken : was it an evolution of aramaic? Of assyrian? of something else? 🙀

tldr : From what i could gather, my understanding is as follows : Akkadian and Aramaic were spoken at the same time, then they both came together to form what we call the Assyrian language, which is itself divided between surayt and syriac which BOTH evolved into/were replaced (?) by arabic (somehow).

Is any of this correct? I'm sorry if this doesn't make much sense : english is my second language and it's hard to even articulate what my problem exactly is. I don't even know if this is the correct subreddit to ask :((

Thank you so much to anyone who might answer ! Please consider helping my confused self 💔

This was originally posted in AskHistorians, but i figure this subreddit could also help! 🫶

Is there anybody that has a YT link to this beautiful Assyrian song? Bassima raba!

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܐܲܚܲܝ ܘܚܲܒܝܒܲܝ!
I’m Syriac Orthodox from Brazil, and i would like to learn more on the discussion between aramean and Assyrian ethnicity.

Here in Brazil the Conservatives Syriac orthodox are more aligned towards Syriac orthodox, ACOE and Chaldeans all sharing the same ethnicity as Assyrians.

However recently an European came to me saying that it is actually wrong and the are only arameans and Chaldeans in history and that Assyrian name was created earlier this century by British or something like that

He also mentioned that Mor Afrem used the Syriac term for Assyrian as an curse and that Assyrians have only ever been used for curses through history

So I’d like to understand more on it
I’m primarily aligned towards a common ethnicity between ours people. But I also need to learn arguments on it

So that’s why I ask your help!! 😁
ܬܘܕܝ

This is interesting, as it directly correlates to the ancient empires in antiquity.

Hi all,

I have a theological question. I am in the ACOE and when I go to Church that isn't ACOE, i.e., Roman Catholic, I receive Holy Communion. I have always done this because of my understanding of the Common Christological Declaration Between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East and the findings of the Joint Committee for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East.

However I just realized I may have misread the guidelines 🙃. I thought because of the resolution reached by this committee, I was able to get communion at any Catholic Church. However, upon further reading, I realized it specifically says at a Chaldean Catholic Church:

1. When necessity requires, Assyrian faithful are permitted to participate and to receive Holy Communion in a Chaldean celebration of the Holy Eucharist; in the same way, Chaldean faithful for whom it is physically or morally impossible to approach a Catholic minister, are permitted to participate and to receive Holy Communion in an Assyrian celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
[...]
4. The above considerations on the use of the Anaphora of Addai and Mari and the present guidelines for admission to the Eucharist, are intended exclusively in relation to the Eucharistic celebration and admission to the Eucharist of the faithful from the Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church of the East, in view of the pastoral necessity and ecumenical context mentioned above.

Would the fact that the Chaldean Church being a sui iuris church in communion with the worldwide Catholic Church mean that my permission is extended to the latter ? I am sensing no, and I guess from now on I will only cross my arms for a blessing lol

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I’m look for information about Assyrians in Mardin before Sayfo. I’m descended from Assyrians who originated from Mardin, but immigrated to Lebanon and became completely Arabized. I’m very interested in learning about a past that my family had entirely lost their connection with.

Hey, I'm Chilean and have been digging into my family history. My great-great-grandfather was Abdoun Jorge Zgheib (عبدون جورج زغيب), born December 15, 1892 in Homs, Syria.

He ended up in Chile via Argentina sometime in the early 1900s.

I actually have his Argentine identity card from 1928 with his photo and his name handwritten in Arabic — pretty wild that it survived this long in the family.

A few things I'm trying to figure out:

Does anyone know the Zgheib (زغيب) family from Homs?

What church would a Christian family from Homs with this surname likely have belonged to? Greek Orthodox, Syriac, Melkite?

Could the name Abdoun point to Assyrian or Syriac roots?

His wife was Lebanese, surname Marduj (not sure of the Arabic spelling — could be مردوج or something else). Anyone recognize it?

Any leads appreciated. Thanks!

Hey guys has anybody here ever heard of the tribes: Basimi, Nikalint, Omiqi, and Orzo?

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Hello to all Chaldean and Assyrian friends, and to anyone familiar with their languages.

What does "قوماخا" mean?