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On April 1st, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Syriacs in Iraq celebrate the "Akitu" festival, marking one of the oldest known ...

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“Everywhere there were pictures of the Holy Father and the Vatican flag,” he added ... sacred sites for Christianity in ancient Mesopotamia. “We made the Stations of the Cross for Pope ...

The complex history of the Kurdish people, from nomadic tribes to modern-day struggles for autonomy and recognition.

Zionism and the Arabs Moshe Smilansky, a founder of Rehovot in 1890, became intimately familiar with Arabs in the country. He ...

In this book, we have sought to fill the gaps of knowledge on subjects that the average Jewish college student might confront ...