Slow Death, Identity Erosion, and the Lingering Effects of the Faith Campaign to Eradicate the Syriac Language - Syriac Press

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Slow Death, Identity Erosion, and the Lingering Effects of the Faith Campaign to Eradicate the Syriac Language - Syriac Press

By Jamil al-Jamil | Poet and Activist The injustices faced by Syriac-speaking Christians do not only include discrimination, segregation, killings, and massacres — they extended to the deprivation of their right to practice their identity and traditions. Many came to believe that their geography was their only shield against recurring oppression. To this day, more than 100,000 Christian men and women struggle with reading, writing, and speaking …