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[henri @realhzakaria]

Al-Julani’s mobs parade through Damascus’s Christian districts to intimidate them. Despite so few Christians left in Syria, they still face pressure to leave through psychological terror tactics.

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

BREAKING: Dozens of Christians were massacred in Ethiopia over the course of the last week by Islamists.

Tens of thousands of Christians have been slaughtered by Islamists across Africa, and the world doesn’t seem to care.

[Shukri Hamk 🇦🇺 @Yazidisto]

Asia is a young Yazidi woman who was kidnapped by ISIS at just sixteen.
For ten years she endured repeated rape, multiple sales as a slave, torture, and being forced to wear a burqa.
She was finally rescued from Turkey and joyfully reunited with her surviving relatives from the Yazidi Genocide.

[ASSYRIA TODAY ܐܬܼܘܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ @TodayAssyria]

🕯️✝️ A Historic and Sacred Occasion for the Suryoye/Assyrian Community.

Dear Suryoye/Assyrians in the Netherlands 🇳🇱, Germany 🇩🇪, and all of Europe, and all friends of our community,

📢 SAVE THE DATE – SAYFO/Assyrian/Suryoyo Genocide of 1915 MEMORIAL 2026 🕯️✝️Do not miss this important and historic occasion.

The Board of the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese in the Netherlands has the honor of inviting you to the solemn unveiling of the Sayfo Monument, dedicated to the memory of the innocent Suryoye victims and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their faith during the Sayfo Genocide of 1915.

❤️ This special memorial stands as a lasting tribute to their courage, faith, and sacrifice, ensuring that future generations will never forget.

📅 Date: Sunday, 14 June 2026

📍 Location: Mor Ephrem Monastery, Glane, Netherlands
Glanerbrugstraat 33, 7585 PK Glane
🗓️ Program

🕝 14:30 – Reception at Mor Ephrem Monastery

🙏 15:00 – Solemn Prayer Service in the Cathedral of Mother of God Mary

🕯️ 16:30 – Official Unveiling Ceremony of the Sayfo Monument

🤝 18:00 – Closing

🌹 Wreath-Laying Ceremony
Organizations and individuals wishing to lay a wreath are kindly requested to register before 10 June 2026 via: [email protected]. Floral arrangements may be delivered to the entrance of the Cathedral.

Your presence on this meaningful day will be a powerful sign of solidarity, remembrance, and respect for the Syriac Orthodox community and the memory of the Sayfo martyrs.
✝️ May their memory be eternal, and may their testimony continue to inspire generations to come.

With prayerful regards,

Archbishop Mor Polycarpus Augin Aydin
Archbishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Netherlands

On behalf of the Syriac Orthodox Diocese of the Netherlands & the Diocesan Board

#Sayfo #Sayfo1915 #NeverForget #Suryoye #Assyrians #Arameans #SyriacOrthodox #MorEphremMonastery #Glane #Netherlands #Germany #ChristianMartyrs #SyriacHeritage #RememberSayfo #Suryoyo #ܣܝܦܐ #AssyrianCommunity #SyriacCommunity

[Cem Özdemir @cem_oezdemir]

Die Anerkennung des Völkermordes an den Armeniern durch den Bundestag im Jahr 2016 war ein überfälliger Schritt historischer Verantwortung. Umso wichtiger ist es heute, die Erinnerung daran wachzuhalten und entschieden gegen Hass, Gewalt und das Vergessen einzustehen.

[ASSYRIA TODAY ܐܬܼܘܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ @TodayAssyria]

📜 Malik Kambar and Lady Shooshan in traditional Jilu Assyrian Christian attire, 1924. Malik Kambar was commander of the Assyro-Chaldean Christian Battalion under the French Army and a representative of the Assyrian delegation to the League of Nations.

⚔️ Malik Kambar (1888–1969) was one of the most prominent Assyrian leaders of the twentieth century and the hereditary Malik of the Jilu tribe of Hakkari. Following the Assyrian Genocide and the mass displacement of the Assyrian people during and after World War I, he emerged as an important military and political figure.

As commander of the Assyro-Chaldean Battalion under French command in Syria, Kambar helped organize Assyrian volunteers and veterans who had survived war, exile, and persecution. Composed of volunteers from Hakkari, Urmia, Tur Abdin, Salamas, and other regions, the battalion brought together members of one Assyrian nation, known throughout history by various names and ecclesiastical designations, including Assyrian, Chaldean, and Syriac, in a common struggle for survival, security, and national rights following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

🛡️ The battalion played an important role in maintaining security and safeguarding displaced Assyrian populations during a period of instability in the aftermath of World War I. Many of its members were survivors who had lost their homes during the Assyrian Genocide and the destruction of their ancestral lands.

🏛️ Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the devastation of the Assyrian Genocide, Kambar participated in diplomatic efforts aimed at securing international protection, political recognition, and national rights for the Assyrian people. As a representative of the Assyrian delegation to the League of Nations, he advocated for the rights, security, and future of the Assyrian nation on the international stage.

👑 The traditional garments worn by Malik Kambar and Lady Shooshan offer a rare glimpse into the cultural heritage of the Jilu Assyrians of Hakkari. Their attire reflects the rich traditions, craftsmanship, and identity of a people whose presence in their ancestral homeland stretches back thousands of years.

✨ This photograph not only preserves the distinctive traditional dress of the Jilu Assyrians, but also captures two figures who symbolize the resilience, leadership, and enduring heritage of the Assyrian people. More than a century later, it remains a powerful reminder of a nation that endured persecution, displacement, and exile while preserving its identity, faith, and history.

#Assyrian #Assyrians #Jilu #Hakkari #Urmia #TurAbdin #MalikKambar #LadyShooshan #AssyroChaldean #AssyrianHistory #AssyrianHeritage #AssyrianCulture #LeagueOfNations #HistoricalPhotography #AssyrianGenocide #AssyrianPride

[ASSYRIA TODAY ܐܬܼܘܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ @TodayAssyria]

✨ A beautiful and historic moment! ✨

Assyrian Christian star singer Faia Younan proudly sang in the Assyrian language on a stage in Saudi Arabia, bringing the voice of one of the world's oldest living cultures to a new audience. ❤️

Hearing Assyrian, a language rooted in ancient Mesopotamia, echo through AlUla was more than music—it was a celebration of heritage, identity, and cultural diversity. 🌹🎶

May the Assyrian language, culture, and songs continue to shine across the world for generations to come. 🙏✨

💙🤍❤️

#FaiaYounan #Assyrian #AssyrianCulture #AssyrianLanguage #Assyria #Syriac #Aramaic #Mesopotamia #ChristianHeritage #MiddleEast #AlUla #SaudiArabia #CulturalHeritage #MusicUnites #ProudAssyrian

[Mor Aphrem II @MorAphremII]

It was a great blessing and joy to have attended the installation of the new Chaldean Patriarch His Beatitude Mor Polis III. Once again we congratulate him and the sister Chaldean Church on behalf of the entire Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch.
ܣܝܡܝܕܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ.
#SyriacOrthodoxChurch
#Iraq

[Isaac @isaacrrr7]

Un hombre afgano compra a una niña de 10 años como su tercera esposa, tras asesinar a sus dos primeras esposas menores de edad por "deshonrar" a su familia musulmana al desobedecer y no complacer a su dueño.

Como su tercera esposa, la niña sufrió años de tortura, violación y abusos inimaginables hasta que finalmente logró escapar.

Esta espeluznante historia se presenta en el documental "Valía por 50 ovejas", que narra la valiente historia de Sabere y su lucha por la supervivencia en Afganistán antes de la llegada de los talibanes al poder.

La vida de las mujeres y las niñas ya era brutal bajo las normas islámicas. Desde la toma del poder por los talibanes y la imposición total de la estricta ley islámica, la situación ha empeorado infinitamente:
• Las niñas tienen prohibido el acceso a escuelas y universidades.

• Las mujeres son obligadas a cubrirse completamente y permanecen encerradas en sus casas.

• Los matrimonios infantiles, las palizas y los crímenes de honor se han disparado.

Esto no son "diferencias culturales".

Esto es opresión islámica sancionada por el Estado.

Sin embargo, el mundo permanece en gran medida en silencio.

Reconocer este horror implicaría admitir la verdad sobre el islam político: trata a las mujeres y niñas como propiedad, no como seres humanos.

Occidente sigue importando esta ideología mientras pretende que todas las culturas son iguales.

No lo son.

Compartan esta verdad.

El abuso sistemático de niñas bajo el islam debe ser denunciado, no ocultado tras la corrección política.

[Mikha’el | בדרך ליהדות @MikhaElTzaDiK]

🚨🔥 𝐄𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐬 𝐊𝐮𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐥ä𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐍𝐎‼️

𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝, kuwaitischer Journalist:

»Herr Präsident,

ich habe den Begriff 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧 gehört. Aber wer sind denn die wirklichen Kolonisatoren?

Ein jüdisches Königreich herrschte tausend Jahre lang über Judäa. Wir Araber waren es, die dieses Land eroberten.

Wer hat die Ägypter, Phönizier, Perser und Amazigh arabisiert? Wir waren es. Die Araber.

Warum also hält dieser Rat an einer Lüge fest, indem er Palästina dauerhaft auf die Tagesordnung setzt, während er die Heimkehr Israels in sein indigenes Kernland ignoriert?

Lassen Sie uns klar benennen, wer unsere Souveränität tatsächlich verteidigt. Heute kämpft Israel für Frieden, indem es Gaza von den Terroristen der Hamas befreit und die Iraner vor der Islamischen Republik schützt.

Was Israel gegen die Islamische Revolutionsgarde tut, nämlich ein genozidales Regime daran zu hindern, Atomwaffen zu bekommen, ist ein Geschenk an die Menschheit.

Es gibt 57 islamische Staaten und nur einen einzigen jüdischen Staat: Israel.

Trotz des ständigen Hasses und trotz aller Versuche, diesen Staat auszulöschen, hat Israel nicht nur überlebt. Israel ist gewachsen, stark geworden und aufgeblüht.

Ich glaube nicht an Wunder. Aber wenn es eines gibt, dann ist es Israel.

Darum frage ich die UNO: Wann beenden Sie endlich dieses Ritual, Israel ständig zu verurteilen?

Wäre es nicht an der Zeit, stattdessen von Israel zu lernen?

Wie man Terrorismus besiegt. Wie man freie Gesellschaften verteidigt. Und wie man Frieden sucht.

Danke.«

via @isaacrrr7

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

The Arab slave trade started centuries earlier, enslaved millions more Africans, and lasted longer than the European/Atlantic slave trade.

So why are we only taught about the latter in school?

[Sumeyra @_sumeyra1_]

Ülkemin bu hale gelmesini istemiyorum demek islamofobi değildir..

[ASSYRIA TODAY ܐܬܼܘܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ @TodayAssyria]

🕯️ In memory of the twelve Assyrian Christian martyrs of the 1915 Genocide from Qarabash 🕯️

The systematic executions of 12 Assyrian young men, who had been conscripted into the Ottoman Army, were among the earliest warning signs and indicators of the Assyrian Genocide (Seyfo/Sayfo) of 1915.

These twelve young men from the village of Qarabash near Amid (Diyarbakir) — Assyrian Christians and former Ottoman soldiers — were imprisoned together on 18 February 1915. Later, Ottoman authorities ordered their executions, which were carried out separately in different cities: Urhoy (Edessa/Urfa), Kharput (Harput), Almadina, Mardin, and Amid (Diyarbakir).

The names of these Assyrian martyrs from Qarabash are:

✝️ Saliba Bar Eramyo
✝️ Kadrasho Bar Garbo
✝️ Abdulnur Bar Isa
✝️ Osyo Bar Sayde
✝️ Kadrasho Bar Yoqen
✝️ Fetros Bar Hanush
✝️ Hanna Shagula
✝️ Karim Hanna
✝️ Numan Abdulahhad
✝️ Garabet Yacob
✝️ Hanush Ager
✝️ Bulus Hanna
Their faith, sacrifice, and endurance remain a testimony to the suffering and resilience of the Assyrian people. 🕯️
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❓ A question to all Assyrians:
Should 18 February become the official Assyrian Seyfo Memorial Day?
On this date in 1915, these twelve Assyrian young men from Qarabash were imprisoned before later being executed across different cities of the Ottoman Empire. Their martyrdom stands among the earliest known acts signaling the beginning of Seyfo — the Assyrian Genocide.
Many nations commemorate their genocide through one united national memorial day:
🇦🇲 Armenians commemorate 24 April, marking the arrest and deportation of Armenian intellectuals in Constantinople.
🇬🇷 Greeks commemorate 19 May in remembrance of the Pontic Greek Genocide.
Yet Assyrians still remain divided regarding a unified remembrance day. Some commemorate Seyfo on 24 April alongside Armenians, while others observe 15 June according to the tradition established within the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Could 18 February — connected to the imprisonment and executions of these twelve Assyrian young men from Qarabash — become a meaningful national memorial day for all Assyrians? 🕯️
I would truly like to hear the thoughts of our people. ✍️

#Seyfo #Assyrian #Assyrians #ܣܝܦܐ #AssyrianGenocide #NeverForget #Qarabash #1915 #Mesopotamia #AssyrianHistory #Sayfo #ܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ #Assyria #RememberSeyfo #GenocideRemembrance #MiddleEastHistory #ChristianHeritage #AssyrianMartyrs

[ASSYRIA TODAY ܐܬܼܘܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ @TodayAssyria]

📜 A 1916 photograph of Assyrian Christian Maryam Yauvre and Dr. David Yuhannan with their children in Salmas, Persia. Maryam belonged to the prominent Yauvre family of Urmia. Educated in America at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Yuhannan was forced to serve as the personal physician to Kurdish traitor leader Simko Shikak—the man who betrayed the Assyrian Christians and was responsible for the assassination of Patriarch Mar Benyamin Shimun and over 150 of his men.

✝️ The Assyrian Christians of Urmia and Salmas formed one of the oldest Christian communities in the Middle East, with deep roots in ancient Mesopotamian Christianity. Before World War I, Assyrians in Iran were known for their schools, churches, multilingual education, and close ties with American and European missionaries. Many Assyrians became doctors, teachers, writers, and intellectuals, with some studying abroad in the United States and Europe.

⚔️ During the Assyrian Christian Genocide (Seyfo/Sayfo) of 1914–1918, tens of thousands of Assyrians across Persia and the Ottoman Empire were massacred, displaced, or died from starvation and disease. The assassination of Patriarch Mar Benyamin Shimun in 1918 marked one of the darkest moments in modern Assyrian history and led to the mass exodus of Assyrian Christians from Urmia and surrounding regions.

🕯️ Despite genocide, exile, and persecution, the Assyrian people preserved their language, faith, and identity.

#Assyrian #Assyrians #Sayfo #Urmia #Salmas #Iran #Persia #MiddleEastHistory #AssyrianGenocide #MarBenyaminShimun #SimkoShikak #ChristianHistory #AssyrianHistory #AssyrianHistory

[Ahmad Mansour @AhmadMansour__]

Wo bleibt der Aufschrei der Empörten? Wo melden sich die selbsternannten Demokratieschützer zu Wort? Wo sind die akribischen „Recherchen”? Und wo sind die nicht enden wollenden Debatten in den sozialen Medien??

[ASSYRIA TODAY ܐܬܼܘܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ @TodayAssyria]

OTTOMAN TURKISH FORCES TURNED THE DIYARBAKIR REGION INTO A SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN 1915 — OVER 200,000 ASSYRIAN AND ARMENIAN CHRISTIANS WERE ERASED 💔🕯️

The image below shows the infamous killing rafts of the Tigris River during 1915, where leading Assyrian and Armenian Christians from Amid (Diyarbakır) were taken onto rafts under the false promise of relocation and murdered in the river. 🌊

AMID (DIYARBAKIR) DURING 1915.

The infamous killing rafts of the Tigris River. On rafts like these, leading Assyrian and Armenian Christians of Amid (Diyarbakır) were taken into the middle of the river and drowned.

One group of Assyrians and Armenians that had been sent from Amid (Diyarbakır) to Mosul by rafts along the Tigris River was betrayed and executed by Ottoman forces on June 10, 1915. ⚔️

Amid, known today as Diyarbakır, was once home to thriving Assyrian and Armenian Christian communities. For centuries, church bells echoed through the ancient city walls, while Syriac and Armenian prayers filled its monasteries and churches. ⛪

The Assyrians preserved one of the oldest Christian traditions in the world through the Syriac language, liturgy, monasteries, and ancient churches. Armenian Christians also maintained a rich apostolic heritage, building churches, schools, and neighborhoods that became part of Amid’s spiritual and cultural identity.

In 1915, this ancient Christian presence faced destruction.

In the region of Amid (Diyarbakır), around 142,000 Assyrians and 58,000 Armenians were massacred. Nearly 82% of the Christian Assyrian and Armenian population of the region was erased.
(Source for massacre statistics: Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I — Prof. David Gaunt.) 💔
Under wartime governor Dr. Mehmed Reshid, Diyarbakır became one of the centers of terror against Christians during World War I. Many Assyrians and Armenians were deported, executed, drowned in the Tigris River, or forced into deadly marches toward the Syrian deserts. 🏜️

Before 1915, Amid was filled with ancient Assyrian and Armenian churches, monasteries, Christian traditions, and centuries-old Syriac and Armenian religious life. Today, only a very small Christian community remains in Amid, and many of its ancient churches stand as silent reminders of the city’s lost Christian heritage. 🕊️

The tragedy of 1915 permanently changed the history of Amid and destroyed much of its ancient Christian identity. Yet the memory, faith, language, and history of the Assyrian and Armenian Christians of Amid continue to endure across the world through the descendants of survivors. 🌍

#AssyrianGenocide #ArmenianGenocide #Sayfo #Sayfo1915 #Amid #Seyfo #Diyarbakir #AssyrianGenocide #AssyrianHistory #ArmenianHistory #ChristianHistory #Mesopotamia #NeverForget #Syriac #Assyrians #Armenians

[Mor Edge Insight @MorEdge_Insight]

another week, another village in Nigeria massacred and slaughtered by Islamists.

And as always, the world is silent.

No word from the Pope.
No word from the UN.
Nothing from France. UK. Italy. Spain. Anyone.

Just silence. So weird.

[Nick Matau @nick_matau]

Over 50 years ago, Palestinians went into a Christian town and slaughtered, raped, and tortured Christians. They shot babies in the back of the head!

Never forget The Damour Massacre!

Credit: @realMaalouf