The Plight of Religious Minorities
The Plight of Religious Minorities

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13:

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Assyrian History Culture and Traditions
Assyrian History Culture and Traditions

Author: Venesia Yacoub

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2021-12-22

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1664111328

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This book is the first of its kind and takes an in-depth look at one of the oldest nations in the world, while documenting various traditions and rituals tracing Assyrian lineage from cuneiform, the beginning of time and writing, until now. Their rich history has engaged various archaeological groups throughout the world to visit their homelands and conduct various excavations, which has led to incredible ancient discoveries that have been housed in universities and museums for centuries. Their heartland is called the Cradle of Civilization, and their legacy has earned the prestigious name of History of the World. They were one of the first people to convert to Christianity and have been mentioned in the Bible and various books throughout time. This book highlights information on their artifacts, including one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Hanging Gardens. We also take an insider look at some topics that have been extensively chronicled and studied, such as religion, the legendary Winged Bulls, the famous Tree of Life, and angels.

Assyrians of Eastern Massachusetts
Assyrians of Eastern Massachusetts

Author: Sargon Donabed

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780738544809

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The widespread persecution of the Christian Assyrians by neighboring populations in the Ottoman Empire led to their immigration to the United States. Beginning at the end of the 19th century, with an influx during the Great War, Assyrians settled mostly in eastern Massachusetts, finding an abundance of work along its ports and among its large factory base. Concerned with the welfare of their community, these immigrants established a multitude of cultural, social, and political institutions to help promote awareness of Assyria. The establishment of St. Mary's Assyrian Apostolic Church, the first of its kind outside of the Middle East, prompted the solidarity of Assyrians in Massachusetts and became a model for later settlements of Assyrians in the United States. Through family portraits and documents from both religious and secular institutions, Assyrians of Eastern Massachusetts addresses the adjustment of this community in the United States.

Christianity in Persia and the Status of Non-Muslims in Modern Iran
Christianity in Persia and the Status of Non-Muslims in Modern Iran

Author: Christian A. Van Gorder

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010-01-05

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0739136119

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This book focuses on the history of Christianity in Persia and the present-day relationship that Muslims in Iran have taken toward people of other faith traditions. The book provides a comprehensive and readable introduction to a fascinating history with important contemporary ramifications for interfaith and intercultural studies.

Shamshone: Sun of Assyria
Shamshone: Sun of Assyria

Author: Brian H. Appleton

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2013-03-19

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1621478084

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"With all its tidbits of historical facts, Gloria Elam's story of her ancestors would be of interest to people even outside her family. She paints a picture of characters reaching hundreds of years back, one that rolls nicely and is fun to read. You very quickly get involved with the tale." Carolea Hassard, Texas weekly newspaper journalist "In her book, Gloria Peoples Elam has traced her family from the ancient border area between Scotland and England to the present time. The coverage of the historical events in this book is impressive and complete. From 1649 and the first ancestry on the James River to the American Revolution, the Battle for Texas Independence, the Civil War, World War I, to World War II, Peoples ancestors have been involved. They have been part of the history of Parker County Texas, where she resides; and also throughout Texas and the State of Oklahoma. Down through the years the caretakers of our history have been invaluable. Gloria has been a very effective caretaker of her family history and much, much more." Laurie Moseley III, Curator, Springtown Legends Museum, Texas State Archaeological, Society Member and Past President, Retired Texas Educator "As you read the pages of this wonderful book you will quickly see Gloria's passion for history as she unfolds the history of her family in the settling of these United States. Her ancestry will come alive before you and you will be gently reminded that in some way we are all a part of this Great American Heritage." Pastor Doug Harris, Agnes Baptist Church, Springtown Chamber of Commerce President 2011-2012 "It was fascinating to read this genealogical history of Gloria's family that she so cleverly has woven through different eras of America's history. She managed to account for her family ancestors and established a legacy by placing them in the important events taking place in America from the 1600's to the late 1800's." Debbie Edwards, Genealogist/Historian

The Betrayal of the Powerless
The Betrayal of the Powerless

Author: Frederick Aprim

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2021-02-24

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1664157948

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The indigenous Assyrians, Yezidis and the other smaller groups in Iraq were jubilant listening to U.S. President Bush explain the objectives behind the 2003 war on Iraq, promising to end the oppressive regime of Saddam Hussein and securing freedom for all Iraqi people, regardless of their ethnicity or religious belief. It did not take long before the Assyrians began witnessing a genocide and yet another betrayal (the first was that promise made by of the British post World War I) when the U.S. deserted the indigenous Assyrians and Yezidis and surrendered to the demands of the Shi'a Arabs and the Kurds. The continuous attacks on the Christians in Iraq and bombing of churches started in 2004 and intensified through 2011. In 2014, ISIS invaded the Assyrian and Yezidi towns in northern Iraq and caused a new tragedy and genocide while the Kurds and Shi’a strengthened their positions in the new Iraq.

Genocide in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl
Genocide in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl

Author: Louise Hawker

Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Published: 2011-09-23

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0737754486

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This informative edition examines the important literary work of writer Anne Frank, whose meticulous diaries, which were kept and updated during her time in hiding, remain a haunting and necessary reminder of the ravaging effects of hatred. Readers are provided with a biographical sketch of Anne Frank, a series of essays that tackle the significance of her diaries as Holocaust documents, and a collection of modern thought on genocide in the twenty-first century.

Assyrians
Assyrians

Author: Frederick A. Aprim

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9780977187317

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After the establishment of Islam as a state religion in the Fertile Crescent by the 8th century, the ferocious attacks by the Timurids, plundering the region as they descended from Central Asia in the 14th century, drove many Christian Aramaic speakers who did not convert to Islam into the mountains of the Taurus, Hakkari, and the Zagros for shelter. Others remained in their ancestral villages on the Mosul (Nineveh) Plain only to face heavy pressure to assimilate into Arab culture. The greatest catastrophe to visit the Assyrians in the modern period was the genocide committed against them, as Christians, during the Great War. From the Assyrian renaissance experienced when, miraculously, they became the objects of Western Christian missionary educational and medical efforts, the Assyrians fell into near oblivion. Shunned by the Allies at the treaties that ended WWI, Assyrians drifted into Diaspora, destructive denominationalism, and fierce assimilation tendencies as exercised by chauvinistic Arab, Persian and Turkish state entities. Today they face the growing clout of their old enemies and neighbors, the Kurds, another Muslim ethnic group that threatens to control power, demand assimilation, and offer to engulf Assyrians as the price for continuing to live in the ancient Assyrian homeland. As half of the world's last Aramaic-speaking population has arrived in unwanted Diaspora, some voices are making an impact, including that of Frederick Aprim.