It's been 400 days since Hurmuz and Şimoni Diril disappeared from Kovankaya (Meer), Turkey. The inadequate response to this tragic incident sends a harmful message to Assyrians in the country and those who may wish to return. Thread. ⬇️
#HurmüzDiriliBulun#ŞimuniDirilİçinAdalet
We have completely revamped Khoshaba and Abiot’s shop. Now their return to Tel Keppe is stronger after we installed a proper window & door, repaired the lights, put up a sign, 4 fridges, heating/cooling unit, power generator, updated the electricity & filled their shop with stock
It's been one year since members of the Diril family last heard from Hurmiz and Şimoni Diril before they disappeared from their village in southeast Turkey. Tragically, Şimoni's remains were found in March last year, but there have been no sign of Hurmuz's whereabouts...
Even while on vacation, our engineers have been working day
and night on the solar project in partnership with @usaid. Please join us in congratulating our engineers on today’s successful implementation of the first solar water pump system in Alqosh!
The NPU provides security for Assyrians in the Nineveh Plain town of Bakhdida as they attend Christmas Mass services.
[Pictured] St. Behnam church (restored). This also shows that ISIS could not defeat these indigenous natives as they have prevailed over terror. @NinevehPU
A very Merry Christmas to all
Edokhon Breekha/Edo Bricho
Christmas word of the day: Barnasha
When Christ referred to himself he often used an Aramaic figure of speech, Barnasha, which means 'Son of man'. The word is still used in the Assyrian vernacular.
On this day 4yrs ago, Ashur Qeryaqos was killed whilst defending the village of Tel Tamer - Khabour region, Syria.
Never Forget
May the Lord bless your soul
The mound behind Mart Barbara Monastery is said to house an ancient temple in honor of Mullissu (the consort of Aššur). Assyrians built monasteries atop, or adjacent to their ancient structures - as a way of adaptive-reuse and purification.
Photo credit: @acsyaorg