For Nineveh Press’s readers and followers, we are here publishing a series of selected extracts from the book “Armenia, mon amour”, edited by Svante Lundgren & Serafim Seppälä. The second extract, published here below, is from Bernard Coulie‘s contribution to the book (pages 50–51). ______________________ To visit Armenia is to remember the Armenians who have …
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Extract from “Armenia, mon amour” (2)
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Extract from “Armenia, mon amour” (1)
For Nineveh Press’s readers and followers, we are here publishing a series of selected extracts from the book “Armenia, mon amour”, edited by Svante Lundgren & Serafim Seppälä. The first extract, published here below, is from Seppälä’s contribution to the book (pages 152–154). ______________________ There is more in life than Europe can offer I first …
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Assyrian Quotes 2021 Wall Calendar
Assyrian Quotes 2021 Wall Calendar – be inspired by Assyrian quotes written by the late Dr. David B. Perley. Our Assyrian Quotes 2021 Wall Calendar features 12 Assyrian quotes on full color backgrounds which is hung up on the wall with a string. The title on the cover page is hot foil printed. Purchase the Assyrian Quotes 2021 Wall …
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Dr. Pera Sarmas
On this day, 48 years ago, the Assyrian author Dr. Pera Sarmas (1901–1972) passed away. Dr. Pera Sarmas was born in the village of Adah and studied at the Lazarist and American mission schools in Urmia and Tabriz. In 1923 he came to the United States to study medicine at the Loyola University of Chicago …
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Dr. Abraham K. Yoosuf’s unique report
On this day, exactly 100 years ago, on September 20, 1920, Dr. Abraham K. Yoosuf completed his unique report to the Assyrian National Association in America. Dr. A.K. Yoosuf was one of the Assyrian delegates at the Paris Peace Conference. He describes the day-to-day efforts the delegation made to get the Assyrian voice heard. Below …
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Hormuzd Rassam
On this day, 110 years ago, the Assyrian archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam (1826 – 16 September 1910) passed away. Hormuzd Rassam was an Assyriologist who made a number of important archaeological discoveries from 1877 to 1882, including the clay tablets that contained the Epic of Gilgamesh, the world’s oldest literature. He is accepted as the first-known Middle Eastern and Assyrian archaeologist from the Ottoman Empire. Later …
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Sir Max Mallowan
Sir Max Mallowan (6 May 1904 – 19 August 1978), a prominent British archaeologist, specialising in ancient Middle Eastern history, died on this day 42 years ago. He was the second husband of Dame Agatha Christie. When Sir Max Mallowan passad away, author Dr. David B. Perley wrote the following tribute, included in his anthology …
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Legendary American Assyrian’s works published
By Svante Lundgren It is gratifying that the texts of David B. Perley have now been published in a voluminous compilation, Svante Lundgren writes in his review. David B. Perley was one of the 20th century’s most influential figures among America’s Assyrians. Perley was born in 1901 in Harput but fled during the genocide and …
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Nineveh Press in 2019, a Recap
2019 has been a pretty good year for Nineveh Press, based on what has been produced and published.During the year, two new and important books were published and no less than 24 new posters were released. Here below is an overview of the past year: Books The Assyrians – Fifty Years in Sweden, by Svante …
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The Assyrian-Armenian Genocide – A Select Bibliography
Several of Nineveh Press‘s readers have contacted me to ask what literature there is about the Assyrian-Armenian genocide? I therefore present here a select bibliography, with links to each book. I hope you find it rewarding. Akcam, Taner. The Young Turks’ Crime Against Humanity: The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire. Princeton: …
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