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Hey guys just wanted to say I really like this subreddit and while I am not Assyrian (I’m Greek), I feel a real kinship with my Assyrian brothers and sisters and your guys culture and history is awesome to say the least. I’m hoping that more people can speak up about your guys plight and hopefully one day we can create the country of Assyria! Any members in the LA area? 😎🙏🏼

Hi all,

I am wanting to organize a trip around May next year to visit my mother's village Azakh and the Tur Abdin region in general.

My question is how many days would be needed to see the must see sites in the region? I am hoping to spend 3 days, I don't need to see everything but want to see the most important and beautiful. Is this doable?

Thanks in advance

Hi guys,

I research religion at university. I’ve read here a few times that there are Assyrians today that are interested in Mesopotamian paganism and pre-Christian religion. Some Assyrians claim to try to revive the old beliefs. Can someone direct me to where I can find more info about this?

Assyrians and other Syrian Christians should not trust these “transitional HTS” government. We don’t want another Iraq. Any attempts to Sharia law should be abruptly protested and fought against.

Could somebody translate this song for me? Lyrics also on https://www.assyrianlyrics.com/ashur-bet-sargis/nahra-d-gazarta Thanks in advance!

Hi friends,

I’m doing some research and had a few questions. Looking at the Assyrian communities of Urmia and Salmas, I’m trying to understand their religious denomination.

From what I’ve deduced Church of the East was more dominant in and around Urmia, while the Chaldean Catholic Church is more dominant in and around Salmas. I may be wrong, but please let me know what you all know on the topic.

Thanks!

I was recently reading up on Ancient Middle Eastern history and I wondered how prevalent Aramaic is among modern Assyrians. I know its still used in Church, but is it still used in Assyrian communities in everyday conversations?

And if so, how different is modern Aramaic compared to the Aramaic used in the Church? I understand that liturgical languages tend to be more conservative, like how some Christians use Latin in Church or Ethiopians use Ge'ez or Copts use Coptic.

And how has Aramaic adapted to the modern world? I watched a few videos of Aramaic speakers and it sounded like they tended to borrow some of their vocabulary from Arabic but I wanted to ask you guys just to be sure.

Thanks!

Tried Google's text to image AI. OK with ancient Assyrians, not so good with modern Assyrians. Waiting for their text to video (Veo 2) to be available.

Assyrians in Hakkari 1915

Ancient Assyrians at walls of Jerusalem

Hoping to learn more about the Aramean movement soon, but compared to the Chaldean community it seems like there's less people amongst Suryoyo who are open to the conversation. Wanted to get some thoughts and see if there are people who had these experiences.

Is there a significant Assyrian community in New Zealand? If so i have some questions.

• What is the job market like in NZ, is it relatively easy to find employment?
• what is the cost of living like there especially compared to Australia?
• Is the healthcare, services and the social life good?
• What’s the weather like specifically during Winter and Summer in Wellington and Auckland?
• Do you guys have to deal with level of bug infestations we get here in Sydney?
• Lastly, is Auckland or Wellington better to live in?
• How well established is the Assyrian community in NZ? Are there churches, clubs, Assyrian New Year events, organisations and language schools, media and youth groups?

Hi! I have a question. I am Assyrian but where I live doesn’t have many other Assyrians (I’ve only met one Assyrian in my life who was not a family member) and I’ve been wanting to learn Sureth for ages now. What are some good recommendations to learning? Whether it be apps or websites, or I heard (correct me if I’m wrong) chat gpt could be a good way to learn. I’ll take any tips, thanks!

I’m so tired of Assyrians constantly trashing ourselves. Calling our own people ‘hateful,’ ‘judgmental,’ or ‘boring’ doesn’t solve anything—it just makes us look like we’ve given up on ourselves. Do we have issues? Of course. But so does every Middle Eastern culture. We’re not uniquely broken.

Instead of sitting around complaining about how awful we are, why not actually do something? If you think Assyrians lack creativity, be creative. If you think we’re stuck in the past, push for change. Complaining from the sidelines won’t fix anything—it just adds to the negativity you claim to hate.

Our culture has survived for thousands of years because our ancestors fought for it. Imagine what they’d think seeing us tear each other down instead of building something better. We need to stop this cycle of self-hate and start showing up for each other.

After reading a recent post here, I thought I should bring this matter into discussion, for the benefit of those who might not be aware.

I would've responded to the post, but I didn't for a couple of reasons:

1. We have a regular here who's unwilling to communicate makh bar nashe, seemingly due to only being out for blood and not really having the intent to communicate. I don't want to fall into a trap, especially after having already fallen into it once before. (My radar went off.)

2. This qualifies for a post, anyway.

My Generation's Progress Report:

I'm 36 years old, and I have to ask the newer generations to forgive mine for not having made things happen sooner, art- and media-wise.

Many of us (probably most, if not all) have also enjoyed a wide variety of genres in music, films, games, art, and so on.

Personally, If it doesn't djent, then I usually won't listen to it. It won't be exciting enough for me. (Yes, regardless of the fact that it's good art, I am mostly unable to enjoy Assyrian folk/country music – any folk/country music. That includes American country music. But please don't mind me. Please do enjoy! It is good art.)

I know a number of Assyrians, including myself, who would've facilitated the expansion of media genres. In fact, there were such conversations 5+ years ago; however, funding has been the key issue.

Some of us worked out the unit economics for music (and films) a few years ago, and we concluded that such undertaking would have to be postponed, as far as we (the some of us) could do something about it, at the time.

Artists will need financial cushioning for this, because there's almost no way to make enough money from such a small, mostly-disconnected and dispersed community – yet (keyword). (The conditions are rapidly getting better, not worse.)

So it'll have to be heavily subsidized for a few years. And in order to induce traction, historically, there have to be multiple artists (3-4+) pushing content within the same genre(s). Or it'll go stale and lose its momentum, if any is even gained by just a single artist/band. (Maybe two might cause some magic, but not one.)

Other Factors To Consider:

I have a bunch of guitars (electric, acoustic, and bass) eating dust for years. I was the stupid 19-21 year-old who bought guitars with his income tax returns – and with credit cards. (Horrible financial decisions... Just horrible...)

Definitely played them and was in multiple garage bands, though.

Performing is boring. All the practice hours, playing the same things over and over again. There's always that one bitchy bandmate that doesn't like anything you say. Even your compliments are offensive to them.

Me: "Bro, that new melody you just played is so good! It sounds like [some awesome band's song]." Bitchy bandmate: "I hate it when people say stuff like that."

The studio is my habitat. I'm a "studio artist."

I like to make music all day, every day, all the time. Making music makes me feel an intense orgasmic sensation in my head/brain. For whatever reason, it's more rewarding than anything and everything else – much more. (Is it a bug or a feature? I don't know, but it's extreme – like nothing else.)

Well, I couldn't go in that path. But I always say that, if my family had remained well-to-do all throughout time (after a revolution, nationalization of property, legislated wealth re-distribution, riots, looting, 8-year war, relentless bombing, and displacement of family and business network members), then I would've been a musician.

I would've been djenting the fuck out right now on an 8-string electric guitar in a studio – with clear vox in Eastern Assyrian and screamo in Western dialect. That would've interesting af.

For as messed up as it might be, I'm glad (when not considering my family's suffering, of course). Had that been the case, I might not have been on my current path.

This is where I need to be. I'm designed for this, too. This is good. I'll get to be a greater contributor to society. I'm more useful in this path.

Somewhere along the way, I can help others do the things that I would've done myself. One being, of course: make music – a whole lot of it.

So, to anyone who thinks the Assyrians wouldn't have done it where more feasible, then know that we would've. Not for obsession, but simply because it's super interesting, and it's a totally new, uncontested artistic territory up for grabs.

(Like, screamo in Assyrian? C'mon, just think about it. Trying to achieve a musical rendition of Ashur's overwhelming might with hardcore low growls on top of heavy guitar riffs/chugs with guitar harmonics, tower bell rings, and clock chimes, followed by high-pitched screams – makes me sweat just hearing it in my head... Imagine the breakdowns... Oof...)

But like one musically-talented Assyrian guy (with a similar fate) said a few years ago, "You gotta do what you gotta do."

My generation didn't do things soon enough for the newer ones. But it's not because we didn't want to or that we didn't have it in us. We did – a whole lot. And we do. It's just not that simple.

So appreciate the art that exists out there. It hasn't come easily.

The Assyrian art and media expansion will come, too.

I’m a 17 year old female Assyrian and i absolutely love my culture but honestly I can’t say the same about the people. I can already imagine the hate I’m going to cop but based on my experience I do not like Assyrian people. As an Assyrian obviously I have been around other Assyrians, and I’m not trying to stereotype and group all, maybe it’s just the ones here but Assyrians are honestly the most vile, hateful and judgmental people ever, it’s like they’re all filled with hate. Every Assyrian (that I’ve met) has the same mindset, young and old, so judgemental for what? Whenever I’m around them there isn’t a single conversation that does not revolve around hate, and I don’t like to be around that. I honestly feel so estranged and different from my people, and I don’t want to feel this way but I can’t help it. I cant even make friends w people my own age because they’re so judgmental I just don’t feel like I fit in. Assyrians used to be so cool but now they’re boring and hateful, and all the same. Even the way Assyrians express themselves cringes me. I wish Assyrians would express themselves creatively, I want to see more assyrian media, Assyrians songs in different genres (I love rock/numetal and would absolutely love to hear assyrian songs in those genres) I just want to connect to my culture and people on an artistic level. We have nothing to connect ourselves with, no media no art nothing. I just wish Assyrians can be better and different and be more united, what would our ancestors think to see us all hateful and judgemental towards one another? I’m genuinely tired of all conformity in our community, I’m tired of being around judgemental westernised assyrians who all act the same it’s driving me crazy. As I said I’m not trying to stereotype but every single Assyrian I’ve meet here where I live, and the ones ive encountered online, are all the same.

You guys have probably been asked this a million times, but im confused. born in baghdad, growing up my dad always told me we were chaldean, NOT assyrian. Im just wondering what i tell people when they ask my ethnicty, iraqi? chaldean? assyrian? or am i stupid and they're the same? thanks.

A while back I remember seeing a picture of ANZAC's in war, which showed an Assyrian in the background firing his rifle. I believe it was at Gallipoli. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?