The probable time frame in which the first Assyrians came to Chicago initially as seminarians and later as medical students would be between the 1880's and 1890's. Eventually, by the turn of the ...

A photograph genuinely shows a 2,700-year-old Assyrian deity statue that was discovered in Iraq in 1992, intentionally buried ...

The sixth annual Assyrian Food Festival returns August 17 and 18 to the Morton Grove Park District. The two-day celebration is a rich expression of Assyrian pride and culture, featuring live music ...

Hundreds of thousands of cuneiform texts pressed into clay and carved in stone hold the key to understanding life in the Fertile Crescent. In 1921, James Henry Breasted formed the Chicago Assyrian ...

The Assyrian American National Federation rings in the new year of 6775 with a parade featuring flags, dancing the khigga, and celebrating Assyrian pride. The parade starts at Western and Devon ...

UChicago scholars have worked to decipher languages that haven’t been spoken for thousands of years. The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary, finalized after nine decades, was the key to unlocking ancient ...

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Assyrian-speaking Australians. Hear from people who have built successful lives in this new country. Get the latest with our ...

The twenty first day refers to the 21 volumes of the Assyrian Dictionary authored by the University of Chicago, a project that took almost hundred years to complete. April is an important month in ...