“Seeing our flag wave at city hall fills my heart. It's a voice to our people that we are still here in New York and our existence as Assyrians [continues].” via @morningsidepost
https://t.co/oaLLllPkch
Here is an #Assyrian picnic photograph around the 1900s. Assyrians of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut gather in Rhode Island for fun.
Donabed, Sargon, and Ninos Donabed. Essay. In Assyrians of Eastern Massachusetts, 29–29. Charleston, SC: Arcadia,2006.
#ACF#Tbt
Reminder: Assyrians in Iraq upholding traditions central to their cultural and religious identities is a testament to Assyrian resilience in the face of mass atrocities and injustice—not a sign of prosperity and equality for Assyrians in the country.
Photos by Eduard Pröls.
Stone tablet depicting a fight scene
This tablet dates back to the Assyrian
It shows the scene of collecting the heads of the enemies after cutting them off
The Illinois Assyrian Caucus launched today in the Illinois General Assembly—making Illinois the first in the nation to establish a statewide caucus on Assyrian issues. API Vice Chair @AtourSargon delivered remarks at the press conference announcing its formation.
Did you know in 1957, an Assyrian woman named Lily Oraham Taimoorazy formed an Assyrian folk dance group in Tehran, Iran called the Shamiram Folkloric Group? They appeared on t.v and performed throughout Europe.
Visit our recent blog for more:
https://t.co/J1YNJbATr1
#Assyrian