It has been exactly one week since I voted in the Iraqi elections here in Toronto, Canada – as part of the out of country voting – and the ink is still visible on my finger. It is as if to remind us that the election wasn’t just a one time casting of a ballot, [...]
The Iraqi Elections have Come and Gone. What did Assyrians do?
March 12th, 2010As I write this, it has been exactly one week since the first day of ‘Out-of-Country’ voting started for Assyrians abroad. We have only gotten few figures of how many of our people voted and for whom. If these numbers are any indication, looks like more people outside of Iraq voted this time. This is [...]
Could iTunes Finally Save and Resurrect Assyrian Music?
January 29th, 2010The new Gaggi 2010 album “Sahdan” is out, and it is great. Oh, and I got it through iTunes!
Yes, Assyrian music is slowly but finally making the digital jump and embracing these technologies. Although Walter Aziz, Linda George and few others already had some of their music on iTunes and Amazon MP3 service, people weren’t [...]
الآشوريين والانتخابات العراقية المقبلة
January 20th, 2010اخواني وأخواتي الأعزاء : يجب على كل واحد منا ان يدلي بصوته في الانتخابات العراقية القادمة، الأحد السابع من آذار ٢٠١٠.
ان هذه الانتخابات ذو اهمية كبيرة للشعب الآشوري و مصيره في ارضه و ارض أجداده، العراق. لقد حان الوقت لكي يكون للآشوريين حصة و جزٍء من الارث العراقي الجديد. نحن هم اصحاب الارض الاصليين بالرغم [...]
Book Review: Andre Agassi ‘Open’
January 3rd, 2010Andre Agassi’s ‘Open’
By Abbey Mikha
I received Andre Agassi’s book Open as a Christmas gift from my sister in law Amber. I read it in three days because I couldn’t put it down. I’m a tennis fan and I was curious about Andre’s life story since I heard many times that he is actually ethnically [...]
Ashur TV off to a Hot Start!
January 2nd, 2010It has been less than two months since Ashur TV’s coverage started reaching North America, and so far the reception (excuse the pun) by people has been amazing. The chatter and the buzz about the channel is starting to intensify, and it is becoming like a ritual to walk into an Assyrian home and find [...]
Two Decades Later, Basil Gorgis is Finally Recognized
December 21st, 2009Basil Gorgis has finally been truly recognized, both in Canada and back in Iraq!
It took almost 20 years for Basil Gorgis to be finally and truly recognized. Within the span of one week, Basil Gorgis was recognized by both his Assyrian people in Canada and his country of Iraq, where he played all of his [...]
Ashur TV now Reaching North America
November 15th, 2009November 15, 2009: it is a great day for the Assyrian nation. It is the day Ashur TV has finally reached the North American continent, and our people can now watch it in this side of the world.
Ashur TV was launched in 2004, but its reach was only local and regional. But for the last [...]
Assyriska Player Attacked by 4 Syrianska Fans: Hitting the Red Zone
October 29th, 2009Whether you blame it on Sweden’s laughable and fragile legal system, or the idiocy of some punks, what happened last Sunday in Södertälje, Sweden is beyond appalling and outrageous.
For simply being Assyrian and playing for Assyriska, 18 years old Gabriel Awrohum was attacked by 4 Syrianska fans, when he was at a bar and refused [...]
Is the Internet Helping or Hurting Assyrian Music?
October 21st, 2009The last time you listened to an Assyrian song online, did you pause for a second and asked yourself: “Am I helping Assyrian music or hurting it by doing this simple act of listening to an Assyrian song online?”
Well you could be doing both! Welcome to the world of online music, where virtually any song [...]