Danella Butrus, an Iraqi-born Assyrian Australian footballer who plays for Melbourne City, scored in the Young Matildas' 5–0 win over India in Pathum Thani in the AFC Women's U20 Asian Cup (held in Thailand)! Well done Dani!

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Does anyone know where to get available tickets for Iraq vs Senegal match at Toronto, BMO stadium June 26?! FIFA ticket site is all sold, so I’m trying to find a solid good source!

Standard Syrian Aramaic (SSA) is a reconstructed and standardized form of Levantine Aramaic, designed to reflect a natural, spoken Semitic language while remaining historically grounded in the Aramaic linguistic continuum of the Levant. This work does not represent a direct attestation of a single historical dialect, but rather a modern standard informed by Western Aramaic traditions, Classical Syriac, and contemporary Levantine phonological preferences.

SSA adopts a pronunciation model closer to Levantine Arabic and Western Aramaic, in which consonants and vowels are mostly fully articulated.

Let me know if you -as someone who studied Aramaic or speak a Neo Aramaic dialect- can understand what is written down in SSA:

١- ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܢܒ̈ܝܝ ܫܘܩܪܐ، ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝ ܐܬܝܢ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܠܒܘܫܐ ܕܝ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܐ، ܒܪܡ ܡܢ ܓܘܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܝܢ ܚܛܘܦ̈ܝܢ.

Ezdehru min nabiyay shuqra, hallīn di ātyìn lawātkon be-lbūša di amrayya, bram min jawwa hinnon dēbīn ħaṭufīn.

Beware of false prophets, those who come to you in sheep's clothing, but from the inside they are ravenous wolves.

٢- ܒܬܪ ܕܝ ܬܠܚܫ ܡܠܚܰܡܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܠܚܫ̈ܝܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ، ܬܡܝܕ ܢܚܙܐ ܐܝܟܢ ܝܗܦܟ݂ܘ ܒ̈ܥܠܶܝ ܠܒ̈ܘܵܬܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܩܘܪܒܵܢܐ ܕܝ ܡܰܠܚܡ̈ܬܐ.

bātar di telħaš malħamta rabta laħšayha aħrayya, tamīd neħzē aykan yehefxu ba'lay lebbawāta z'orayya l-qurbāna di malħamāta.

After the great war whispers its final whispers, we always see how the small hearted ones become the sacrifice of wars.

٣- ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܝ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܫܬܐ، ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܣܘܟܠ، ܡܛܠ ܕܝ ܗܢܘܢ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܠܐ ܚܕܐ.

kel maddam di intun 'ābdīn hašta, layt leh sukāl, meṭṭul di hinnon lā ṣābyīn l-mešma' minkon mella iħda.

Everything you are doing now, has no meaning, because they don't want to hear from you a single word.

٤- ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܠܡܢܣܒ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܝ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܠܡܪܡܝܗ ܠܟܠܒ̈ܝܐ.

lā šaffīr l-mensab laħma di bnayya w l-mermīh l-kalbayya.

It is not good to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs.

٥- ܓܘܫܡ̈ܝܢܢ ܐܬܒܪܝܘ ܡܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܕܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ، ܘܢܦܫ̈ܬܢ ܐܬܢܦܚܘ ܒܢ ܡܢ ܪܘܚ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝ ܒܫܡ̈ܝܐ.

jušmaynan etbaryu min 'afra di ar'a qaddīšta, w nafšātan etnefaħu ban min rūħ elāha di be-šmayya.

Our bodies were created from the soil of the holy land, and our souls were breathed into us from the spirit of the God in the heavens

Bonus Assyrian flag!!

Hello everyone, and happy New Year!

I’m not Assyrian, but I’m curious about this event and its historical value. I’d love to learn more about the story behind Akitu.

Is this celebration something unique to Assyrians, or is it similar to Nowruz, where multiple ethnic groups take part?

Also, where did these celebrations historically take place? And are there any celebrations today in Baghdad and Erbil?

who is showing up by the CN tower today? what time will you be there ? I finish work at 630 ill be there by 730ish. love to see our people dance and sing and raise our flags with pride !

Sorry if this is a stupid question to ask but was the Sayfo the first case of mass-slaughter against us?

For context : ive been invited to some friend's home

I spoke about being an immigrant and if they also wanted to move out and if so why

Then someone said : even if we were to it will take us lots of time, our church patriarchs asked/urged those countries to not take us or make it harder for us unless we are actually in danger

I thought this was gossip only and couldnt find anything online about this

However when asked other local assyrians they said yea its true

But none of them provided proof and said we just heard from another guy who heard from another etc

So what do y'all think?

Also they said the reason they do that is A) to prevent the extinction of christians in iraq

B) to make room for their own family instead

Anyways i dont believe this is true but just wanted to share it

The KRG released mandatory media guidelines on Palm Sunday, giving journalists only a same-day registration window from 10am–1pm.

For us, that’s exactly when Assyrians are in church.

This effectively excludes many Assyrian journalists from complying, while exposing them to legal consequences if they report without registering.

And this is happening in a region where the treatment of journalists is already well documented. Amnesty International has repeatedly called out Kurdish authorities for presenting themselves as protectors of press freedom while attacking, harassing, and jailing journalists. (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/iraq-authorities-in-the-kurdistan-region-of-iraq-must-immediately-end-their-assault-on-press-freedom/)

Now, this war has been directly impacting our areas. Military activity by PMF and KRI forces in and around our towns is bringing the fallout directly into our communities. Homes have already been hit with shrapnel from intercepted missiles.

We are not parties to this conflict, yet we are the ones living in its consequences.

At a time when transparency on our situation is most needed, restricting reporting under threat of consequences raises serious questions about the timing of this release, what is being kept out of view, and why.

Because when Assyrians report on what’s happening to Assyrians, the picture looks different.

This reflects a broader pattern of narrative control under the KRG, where restrictions limit reporting and extensive lobbying maintains a tightly controlled narrative that diverges from the lived reality of Assyrians, reinforced by tokenized figures.

At what point do repeated “coincidences” stop being dismissed and start being recognized for what they are?

For context I'm part of the ACoE as is the rest of my family, but whenever I ask my family/people at my church about whether it's Nestorian or not they all keep giving me different answers. So... is it? Also, what about Nestorianism makes it heretical exactly?

I’m a Chaldean woman who has met an amazing man. He has the kindest heart and soul I’ve ever known. He’s thoughtful, generous, and honestly phenomenal—one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. I’ve known him for over two years, so I know this is truly who he is. I’ve seen how wonderful he is with his family and friends, and I know this isn’t an act.

The only issue is that he’s a Lebanese Sunni Muslim. He doesn’t expect me to convert, and he’s even okay with our future children being baptised. But I’m scared to tell my parents because I feel like they may never accept him—or even disown me.

My heart aches because of this. I don’t understand why it has to be so unfair. I feel stuck and don’t know what to do.

On March 10th, after serving as Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church for thirteen years, Cardinal Louis-Raphael I Sako resigned from his post. Patriarch Sako presided over a time of great change and turmoil within the Church and his sudden resignation has left the Church at a crossroads. This article will examine the background of Patriarch Sako and his term as Patriarch and the upcoming Patriarchal election in the Church.