HOW TO SAVE A DYING LANGUAGE
Geoffrey Khan is racing to document Aramaic, the language of Jesus, before its native speakers vanishBy Ariel Sabar, Smithsonian magazine, February 2013It was a sunny morning in May, and I…
SYRIAC ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS IN TURKEY: ”THIS IS SIMPLY OUR HOME”
In recent years, around 60-100 Syriac Orthodox families have returned from central Europe to Turkey. Encouraged by changes in the political atmosphere, the minority nonetheless faces a host of problems,…
CHRISTIANS SQUEEZED OUT BY VIOLENT STRUGGLE IN NORTH SYRIA
By SUSANNE GÜSTEN MIDYAT, TURKEY — The bright voices of children at play echoed off the ancient walls of Mor Hanonyo last week, breaking centuries of stillness in this 1,600-year-old…