Q&A with Yasmeen

Yasmeen's soulful voice is meant to be heard worldwide.

Chicagoans demand action for oppressed in Iraq and Syria

Assyrians and others protest on March 13 in downtown Chicago. (Photo by Ramsen Shamon) — Assyrians and others protest on March 13 in downtown Chicago. *(Photo by Ramsen Shamon)*

Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs and others peacefully protested in downtown Chicago on March 13. First gathering at the Kluczynski Federal Building, hundreds then marched over a mile to chant slogans at the Turkish consulate.

Christmas in Baghdad

The celebration of the Christian Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in Baghdad in the 1920s. The patriarch, bishops, and priests of the Chaldeans [Catholic Assyrians], the most numerous of Iraq's Catholics, the Syriac Catholic and Armenian Cathol… — The celebration of the Christian Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in Baghdad in the 1920s. The patriarch, bishops, and priests of the Chaldeans [Catholic Assyrians], the most numerous of Iraq's Catholics, the Syriac Catholic and Armenian Catholic bishops are seen with their priests, deacons and students marching through the streets of Baghdad close to the old Christian Quarter of Agd al-Nasara. (*Text and photo courtesy of Wikipedia.)*

According to my mother, the Christmas traditions Assyrians practiced in Baghdad less than a century ago were both similar and different than the traditions Assyrians have in Chicago.

Q & A With Ryan Singer

(Photo courtesy of stock vault) — *(Photo courtesy of stock vault)*

Ryan discusses his path to Buddhism and the idea of religion itself.