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Jul. 12

Dr. David Ghahraman

Assyrian-Alphabet Keyboard Preserving the Assyrian language and literature has proven to be a great challenge throughout the ages. In the early eras, our forefathers stored written communication on earthware and […]

Jun. 21

Youel A. Baaba

In 2020, the Ashurbanipal Library received a donation of approximately 300 books from the personal library of Youel A. Baaba.  Among Baaba’s many accomplishments were co-founding the Assyrian Foundation of […]

Jun. 14

Gibrail Yosip Sayad

One of the most iconic Assyrian songs is Ya Nishra Tkhuma.  The lyrics are based on a poem by the Assyrian nationalist, Dr. Freydun Atturaya, which he wrote while in a Soviet prison in the 1920s.  However, […]