Debate | Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The differences are superficial; the sense of community runs deep

När AI och techjättarna driver världen framåt i full fart väljer kyrkan, som så många gånger tidigare, att stanna upp, blicka tillbaka och bidra med perspektiv. Detta visas tydligt genom påve...

Sports

Finally, three points – Assyriska broke their losing streak against Enköping

It has been a spring of narrow margins and agonizing final minutes. Time and again, Assyriska FF has Assyriska FF the lead only to see it slip away in the closing stages of matches. But at Södertälje Fotbollsa...

Debate | Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The Survival of the Assyrians Requires Political Protection

After thousands of years in Mesopotamia, Assyrians/Suryoye risk losing their historical continuity. Without long-term collective protection—whether in their homeland or in the diaspora—the continuity of a...

Opinion | Editorial

Kurdish historical revisionism: claims that don't hold up

An increasing number of social media accounts are portraying the Kurds as the heirs to virtually every ancient people in the region—while at the same time denying the existence of the Assyrians as a living people. These claims are baseless, m...

History | Seyfo

HEMO HAJE, HEMO HA, HEMO HAJE, HEMO HA

This is a collection of accounts from various men and women who survived the final major battle in the village of Aynverdo during the late summer and fall of the Seyfo in 1915. The village of Aynverdo was besieged and attacked...

Film | Culture

"Son of Assyria" is now showing in Södertälje

It all started with an award in Baghdad and has since spread throughout the Assyrian diaspora in Chicago and Los Angeles. Now it’s Sweden’s turn again. On Sunday, May 31, *Son of Assyria* will be screened...

Debate | Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: A language without its own alphabet loses its soul

When Assyrian/Suryoyo is written using the Latin alphabet, we risk losing more than just words—we risk losing our history and identity. This is what Zekiye Cansu writes in her letter to the editor. The As...

Ashur Darmo
Diaspora | The World

Ashur Darmo – Using Martial Arts as a Tool

Ashur Darmo grew up in Chicago without a father in his life. His mother and grandmother—both immigrants—were the ones who held his life together. In a neighborhood dominated by gangs and unstructured free time, he found...