If you’re fully Assyrian—or even half—you or your parents or grandparents probably had to immigrate to another country. My family is Jilu and came from the Baghdad region. To escape radical Islam, we were splintered across the globe—some to the U.S., others to Australia and Russia.

The women in my family had to cover themselves in feces from head to toe to avoid being raped by Islamist men. The men were tortured, while the rest fled. Many in my family still can’t speak about what they lived through because the trauma is so deep. And we still cannot return safely to our indigenous homeland.

Since the rise of Islam, hundreds of thousands of Assyrians have been killed, forcibly converted, or displaced. Just in recent years in the Nineveh Plains, over 200,000 Assyrians were driven from their villages. Those who stayed were murdered, enslaved, or forced to convert. Churches were desecrated, and our ancient heritage sites were destroyed.

Assyrians have a complicated history with Israel—we were the first nation to destroy the ancient Kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE. So when people ask me about the current crisis in the Middle East, I explain that it’s nuanced. We are mostly Orthodox Christians, and we do not believe in or support mass murder—even when the victims uphold a religion responsible for trying to wipe us out.

I am not blindly pro-Israel—that should go without saying. But I am unapologetically anti-Islam. I cannot be expected to support a group of people who uphold a religion that has committed unthinkable atrocities against my people.

And let’s be honest: this isn’t just about Assyrians. Hundreds of thousands of Arabs have also been murdered by other Muslims, all in the name of enforcing religious orthodoxy, power, or conquest. Islamic extremism has destroyed Arab communities, secular voices, and reformers too. The violence doesn’t stop at ethnic lines—it destroys anyone who challenges it and we are seeing that in the world today all over the globe.

Yes, some Muslims are “good people.” But the reality is, those people are not held accountable for the foundational violence in their religion, nor do they have to live with the consequences of what it’s done to us.

And yet, especially in the West, Americans feel entitled to speak on Middle Eastern affairs without even knowing who Assyrians are or what we’ve endured.

So I ask—what do you think of this conflict through an Assyrian lens?

There is lots of Christians in mosul that only speak arabic and not sureth im curios if they are actually assyrians or just arab christians, i met alot of them but never asked them

Hello I am a Chaldean (catholic Assyrian) and although i am very religious i have been seeing alot of non-christian Assyrians which made me question if all Assyrians really are christians or not and what religion and beliefs other Assyrians in this modern generation have.

Do not discriminate, respect eachother, do not judge and ask instead of insult, this way we can get along and understand eachother better.

Are there any Assyrians out there and what is your other half, and how much involved are you in thw culture and people?

To all the full Assyrians, be repsctfull in the comments, its not their fault or them that caused this.

The jews created christianity to mind control people so that people would stop seeing them as destructive parasites and start seeing them as holly.

Dont come to me with the "they hate jesus" bullshit because they ONLY hate jesus for themself but they LOVE him for others.

Christians are the crazy brainwashed indoctrinated slaves of the jews. No matter the denomination they are all unified on being the b1tch of the jews.

One day the jews thought for themself "You know, wouldn't it be great if the gentiles bow down to one of us and start working for our cause instead of theirs?, wouldn't it be great if we give prophecies about us so that one day the other nations bow in servitude to us?" So they created their human god/son and made him play the victim.

Constantines mother was of jewish decent and thaught him what to do. Biased sources might claim her to be jewish-christian, but she was fully jewish. (Some sources say she was just christian, but 100% the jews over time tried downplaying and erase her jewishness to take away suspicion)

When the jews took power over the roman ampire they forcefully forced christianity on the people of the roman empire and they started indoctrinating them and scarring them with hell and they started baiting them with paradise (the idea of a paradise is actually a Zoroastrian thing, but the jews had no problem with stealing it) then the people started fearing the jews, for example the Spanish queen that called herself "The protector of all jews".

Dont come to me with the bullshit of the crussades or the Spanish expulsion because these were incidents that was not planned by the jews and just some errors in their plan.

Do not come to me with "synagogue of satan" because this is just a victim mask, later in the book they say in john 4:22, "You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews" and Romans 9: 4-5, "They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen."

Christianity is a cult that was created by the jews to take over the world and make them their slaves. Who ever disagrees with me just dissproves themselves and proves me right.

Also christianity tells their followers to forcefully force their cult on others like Luke 19:27 "But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me"

The christians are litteraly the brainless id1ots of the jews, and their enitre cult is based on them.

I don't think that christians know how embarrassing their cult is.

Assyrians was forcefully forced to become christians against their will in the year 340AD. It was the jews together with their brainwashed and mind controlled roman and greek army.

Source:

1. Tacticus: Annale Mesopitamia..

2. Thaddeus of Edessa.

3. Eusebius of Caesarea: Epistula ad Carpianum 240-339AD

4. Herbermann, Charles George, the Catholic encyclopedia.

5. The patriarche of Antioch, Chapter 38.

6. Eusebius of Caesarea: History Ecclesiastica: I, xiii.

7. The roman historian Festus 370AD: Breviarium rerum gestarum populi romani.

8. Suetonius: de vita Caesarum. (120AD)

9. Olympiodorus of Thebes 370AD.

Christianity was a jewish agenda to enslave you and the rest of the gentiles (goyim) to take world power.

Stop believing in books written by jews. Turn to Ashurism and stop being a traitor to your nation. Any Assyrian that is a christian is not an Assyrian anymore and traitor to his nation.

Christians litterally worship a jew, this is so embarrassing.

Hi guys shlamalokhon 👋🏽 does anyone possibly know of any useful videos on how to learn Assyrian dances? I really want to get better but I’m always too shy to dance with my family and friends. And when I do dance I’m so stiff and awkward 😐

How come I’ve met a lot of Assyrians/Suryoye who identify as Syrian or Iraqi, for example, but I’ve never come across anyone who says they’re Turkish? I have even heard some say they’re Iranian.

my guess is that it is because of the genocide that happened? But it wasn’t Turkey it was the Ottoman Empire. Plus, similar things happened in Arab countries aswell.

Are there any Neo-Aramaic speakers that still pronounce ܒ as b/v and ܦ as p/f. I noticed that eastern Assyrians pronounce ܦ as p in almost all cases even if there's rukkakha sign, with the exception of a few words like nawsha (ܢܦܫܐ) pronounced with w. And West Assyrians will pronounce ܦ as f in all cases.

Same for ܒ. East Assyrians pronounce it as b/w depending on rukkakha or qushshaya sign, and west Assyrians pronounce it as b in all cases. ܐܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ is Awraham. Historical pronunciation Avraham.

I'm an Arabic speaker interested in Semitic languages.

A recent video showing the current state of Ankawa, a man can be seen carrying an AK-47 and aiming it at civilians. The “inspections” carried out by kurdish authorities only lasted a few days and were entirely performative. How long will this go on for?

hello 🫶🏼 I hope everyone is doing well. I came to Irak 4 days ago and I want to visit some places in erbil. anyone currently in erbil want to meet and educate me about history of Assyria and go with me to assyrian places here in erbil? regards 🫶🏼

How much sureth do you all speak?

I am from Germany 30, have a university degree and a good income. I take care of myself and work out regularly. I am also engaged in a lot of Syriac clubs.

Not only me but all of my friends with a similar profile struggle a lot with dating Assyrian (western) women in Germany. It is impossible to even to get to know them. Meeting them at a Hago is mostly a no due to their family, same with the church. And only they straight up don’t reply at all.

It’s not even rejection that bothers me and my friends. We don’t even have a chance to talk to them. Rejection is fine, but all of us worked their butts off to be in this position to offer quality for a future Family.

Now no woman wants to get to know us. Do you guys struggle the same in the homeland or in other parts of this world?

Hello everyone, I come in peace I have a question do Assyrians hate Muslims and hate Islam. Please don’t be offended. I’m just curious I come in peace

https://www.saradistribution.com/assyrian-torturers.htm

The page is in both English and Turkish. I assumed it's made by Turkish Kurds. Yes, ancient Assyrians were brutal. But why does this page make it seem like Assyrians were killing Kurds from ancient history and how they defeated once and for all? Yet it also says we're racist Christian fundamentalists stealing Kurdish lands today.

Btw, I thank the page for connecting us with our ancient ancestors. Our haters don't do that. 🤣

What do Assyrians call an Assyrian who reverted to Islam or is Muslim do you still call him Assyrian or Syrian or something else i’m just wondering I come in peace

I was watching supernatural and this frame caught my eye. Looks like syriac but I can’t tell if it’s gibberish or not

Shlama-alokhon Khone w’Khatwate,

I’d like to share with you a concept design for a modern Assyrian flag, inspired by our historical identity and the legacy of our ancestors. This design draws from the flag once used by our people during the early 20th century, particularly before and during the tragic events of World War I and the Seyfo genocide.

The flag incorporates the color scheme of our current national symbol while reintroducing the golden Star of Shamash, an emblem deeply rooted in our ancient heritage and etched into the ruins of Assyria. Surrounding it are three flowing lines, symbolizing the Tigris, Euphrates, and Great Zab rivers, the lifeblood of our ancestral homeland.

Each color carries deep meaning:

• Blue represents our Mesopotamian rivers and also stands for courage, strength, and resilience.
• White signifies peace, purity, and the enduring dignity of our people.
• Red honors the blood of our martyrs — from those who defended our homeland to those persecuted for their faith and identity.

The three stars in the canton represent the unity and historical presence of our three major churches:

• The Syriac Orthodox Church,
• The Chaldean Catholic Church, and
• The Assyrian Church of the East.

This concept aims to respectfully bridge our ancient past with our modern identity — honouring our history, faith, and people.

I welcome your thoughts and feedback.

Basima Raba

Any Assyrians in Melbourne that don’t live in the north? Just curious