The inhabitants of Tur Abdin in the southeast of Turkey impress me most of all by their originality and simplicity, by their attachment to their native soil, by their fortitude in difficult times, by their self-confidence and lack of pretentiousness. In daily life they use the language spoken by Jesus, an Aramaic dialect which is now known as Turoyo. This makes them the bearers of an uninterrupted tradition from the beginnings of Christianity until the present day. Here, on the plateau of Tur Abdin, formerly isolated and cut off from the world, they have been able to preserve their culture, a culture which cannot be transferred to any other region. [Hans Hollerweger, TURABDIN – Living Cultural Heritage]
Mechelen aan de Tigris
Malki voetbalt Assyrisch
Armeense verte in Turkije
Duitse blik op Turkse horror
Joods verleden op Rhodos
Wie is Père Samuel?
Salma goes Sodom
De Koerdische sjaal
Chaldeeërs uit Herbul
Hela jij daar,communist!
Desmet wikt en weegt
Van Butsel bewondert
NVA wil niet knuffelen
Leterme over genocide
Dromen van Turkije
Lentekuren Hof van Egmont
Somers maakt zich sterk
Gennez belooft beterschap
Eieren op Eda Raba
Mechelen over Assyriërs
Zwanger in de media
Heilzame handel
Tafelgesprekken
Assyrisch toptennis
Verloren brief wordt boek
Expo Louvain-La-Neuve
Westerman op de Ararat
© shlama.be 2007
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