Culture Council condemns minister's remarks about Syriac language

Culture Council condemns minister's remarks about Syriac language

The Culture and Antiquities Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria condemned the statements made by the Syrian regime’s Minister of Culture regarding the Syriac language. A press statement addressing the issue was read in Arabic, Syriac, and Kurdish outside the council building in Raqqa. The statement, denouncing the words of the Syrian regime’s Minister of Culture Muhammad Salih, emphasized that such remarks are the pr…

Syria's Islamist Government Claims Assyrian is an ‘Arabic Dialict’! - Coptic Solidarity

By AINA – The Culture and Antiquities Authority in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria issued a statement on April 9, condemning the statements made by the Minister of Culture in the Damascus Authority regarding the origin of the Syriac language. The statement was delivered in front of the Culture and Antiquities Authority building in Raqqa Province in three languages: Arabic, Kurdish, and Syriac. It stated: “Out of our commitm…

Cultural Board of North and East Syria rebukes Syrian Minister's remarks on Syriac language, calls for respecting cultural diversity - Syriac Press

BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — The Cultural Board of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) issued a sharp critique this week of recent statements made by Mohammad Saleh, Syria Transitional Government (STG) Minister of Culture, accusing him of undermining the linguistic and cultural identity of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people. In an official statement released on Monday, the Boa…