http://www.aina.org/News and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian Related Issues Worldwide.en-us10/31/2026Figurine of the demon Pazuzu (911 and 604 B.C.; bronze; 15 x 8.6 x 5.6 cm; Paris, Musée du Louvre). ( Musée du Louvre/Thierry Ollivier)Anyone who has seen *The Exorcist* will most likely remember Linda Blair as the young girl Regan MacNeil, the menacing figure of an ancient statuette, the soundtrack--with those notes from Mike Oldfield's *Tubular Bhttp://www.aina.org/ata/20261031154335.htm10/31/2026Being a non-Muslim in Turkey is extremely difficult. While non-Muslims accounted for around 30 percent of the country's population before 1914, the presence of these ancient peoples, whose roots in this region predate the arrival of the Turks and Muslims, has dwindled to a tiny fraction of the population, as reflected in demographic statistics.http://www.aina.org/news/20261031133700.htm10/31/2026The victims of the massacre.October 31 marks the 16th anniversary of the massacre at the Syriac Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance in Baghdad, one of the deadliest attacks against Christians in Iraq during years of violence and political and security instability.http://www.aina.org/news/20261031133130.htm10/30/2026This is an invitation to explore the Syriac tradition of Christianity. The Syriac communities form one of the three historic traditions of the Church, of which the others are the Greek and the Latin.http://www.aina.org/news/20261030121320.htm10/28/2026An aerial view shows a newly unearthed structure at the Kultepe archaeological site in Kayseri, central Turkey. A joint excavation team from Korea's National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Ankara University uncovered the site using 3D scanning and digital documentation technologies.http://www.aina.org/ata/20261028154723.htm10/23/2026According to a report by Christian Solidarity International (CSI), Christians and other minorities are at greater risk of being killed or abducted under the Syrian Transitional Government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.http://www.aina.org/news/20261023120456.htm10/21/2026The state of Assyrian language education in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has returned to the forefront following a visit by a delegation from the Assyrian Writers and Authors Union to the General Directorate of Education in the Soran Independent Administration.http://www.aina.org/news/20261021125035.htm10/20/2026Years after violence forced Christian families from Baghdad and other parts of Iraq, some of those displaced say repeated government promises have failed to give them enough confidence to return, leaving families still living with the physical, financial and emotional consequences of displacement.http://www.aina.org/news/20261020141600.htm10/20/2026Rome -- The Chaldean bishops issued a final statement at the end of their synod, which was held in Rome from 16 to 19 October. In it they express "concerns about employment, stability, education, and the future" of families and the entire community," which is "very close to our hearts", and is "always present in our prayers and pastoral responsibilhttp://www.aina.org/news/20261020141443.htm10/19/2026From ancient Assyrian heritage and Mosul's post-ISIS reconstruction to Sinjar's displaced communities and a recovering economy, Nineveh embodies both Iraq's extraordinary past and the challenges shaping its future.http://www.aina.org/news/20261019150426.htm10/19/2026Yezidi Prince Anwar Muawiya.Yezidi Prince Anwar Muawiya has called for closer cooperation between Yezidis and Assyrian people, warning that continued displacement, political marginalization and disputes over historical identity threaten the future of both peoples in Iraq and the wider region.http://www.aina.org/news/20261019132411.htm10/19/2026Kurdish pastor Ender Peker, who claims Assyrians are Kurds. A newly published academic research paper by Dr. Daniel Sada delivers a rebuttal to controversial claims advanced by Kurdish Protestant pastor Ender Peker, challenging his attempted reclassification of the Indigenous Assyrians of Hakkari as ethnically Kurdish.http://www.aina.org/news/20261019130245.htm10/19/2026Assyrian genocide refugees.In the spring of 1915, as violence spread across the Ottoman Empire, Christian leaders in Merde (Mardin) feared for their communities' survival.http://www.aina.org/news/20261019122723.htm10/19/2026Yusuf Aydin (right), Assyrian member of Swedish Parliament.Geneva, Switzerland -- Assyrian member of the Swedish Parliament Yusuf Aydin took part in international meetings in Geneva focused on defending religious freedom and strengthening protections for Christians facing persecution, with discussions examining cases in Nigeria, Syria and Pakistan.http://www.aina.org/news/20261019122153.htm10/18/2026Sulaymaniyah, Iraq -- Sanharib Women's Club retained its Iraqi Women's Volleyball League title on Saturday, defeating Akad Ankawa 3--0 to reaffirm its position among the country's leading women's volleyball teams.http://www.aina.org/news/20261018105940.htm