WELCOME to the renewed official website of the Syriac Universal Alliance
w w w . s u a - o n l i n e . o r g
Afram: Easterners We Are Despite the Sad Truth…Despite the Mockery of Our Fate
With the beginning of the 3rd millennium, we look at the human being. We attempt to understand the human and we see him, in the time of the major changes, torn between looking into invading the galaxies, discovering the DNA maps and the revolution of communications, and between the fighting of AIDS that is killing a continent, the poverty that is destroying countries, illiteracy and the ethnic and racial wars. He has not changed since the beginning of times. Despite all of that, he has witnessed in a single century the fastest change, the proficient conquests and the biggest wars.
Then you look at your own people! How can you, in the presence of such an amazing change, remain constant? How can you win the challenge? How can you remain in your lands, homes and countries until death, so that the winds of emigration do not uproot you and you do not assimilate in the emigration? So that the spreading, the distance and the world do not abolish your history, characteristics and civilization?
That is the Question!!
In this world that is enriched with nationalities, ethnicities, religions, denominations, beliefs and powers, how do we proceed as a part of many human civilizations? How do we proceed confirming modestly that we have contributed to its prosperity and that we still are a beloved color of the diversity of the world, or even in its strangeness?
Easterners we are, here since the beginning of time.
Christians we are, since the Word became a Body [meaning that God became human in the form of Christ]
We are a religious, kind, open-minded people and with Churches that are enriched with faith. We do not monopolize God. We acknowledge Polytheism and we respect and honor all the religions and peoples with whom we have learned to live. Despite the fact that we have suffered, maybe more than others, from the oppression of the past, of the Genocides and the Massacres committed against us.
We have also learned that inclusive and just peace alone is the only hope for people to advance. That no one group should strengthen itself in the might of power or money, but rather with truth and fairness. The acceptance of one of the other as he is and acknowledging him is the logical approach to the domestic and national peace within the frame of the absolute loyalty to the nation.
Freedoms, Human Rights, Human Beings and the Growth by themselves are the road to the dignity of the individual who is the objective of every political policy.
Easterners we are despite the sad and killer truth; despite the mockery of our fate.
The Syriacs of Stockholm are more than those in Qamishly.
The Maronites of Brazil are more than those in Mount Lebanon.
The Assyrians of Chicago are more than those in Nineweh.
The Chaldeans of Detroit are more than those in Tel-Keif and Alqosh.
We have learned that he who loses his land and country loses everything. Thus, we call to always remain in the homeland and to connect to the roots despite how difficult the circumstances may become.
It is our duty before we blame it on others. It is our will and decision. It is the responsibility of the regimes, the rulers, all the leaderships, parties and the idealists. Here I am calling from here, will the loss of the Christians continue? All the Christians in the Middle East?
The statistics are scary!!
Although I do believe that we have mission and that Christianity will not die here because it is from the true nature of the region, it is not an intruder. It doesn't constitute minorities studied in the cultural institutes. It is not attached to political goals rather it is deep-rooted, committed and nationalistic. It is here and it contains the historical existence with Islam.
We have learned that our scattering is a blessing and a fortune if it is correctly exploited for our cause, and it is a wrath and a failure if neglected. Wherever in the world we are, the east is our center of attraction, and without it we would perish. We want our ideological, social and educational revival in the world of emigration to motivate our organizations to protect our rights; in order to enter the world interactively and proving our ability to keep pace. As well as, to work in order to make it supportive for our Middle East, helping our sons and daughters living in it and for the revival of our countries.
This is our Syriac Universal Alliance, in the shadows of the United Nations and its Non-Governmental organizations; and in our strong relationship and our full cooperation with the Church, the house of faith, and its leadership; and in our tenaciousness in our rights of existing in our language, culture, freedoms, openness and our love to all the peoples, especially those with whom we shared food, air and the days; in our sensing to the pains of our people everywhere in every wound as if it was our own body.
Here I am inviting all our people to get out of the prisons of individualism, division, denominationalism and tribalism. I invite all to join the spacious horizons of open-mindedness and demolish the walls. Impossible walls have been brought down, why should we leave some of the rocks as obstacles in our minds?
It is my joy and pride to welcome you here in the heart of Mount Lebanon; in this model country, which we have given it its name of "The Heart of God," and in none other than this idealistic, spiritual and nationalistic palace to confirm that the Maronites are the pride of the Syriacs; in the nation of the free, liberal and social life. The nation, which a will freed its land and stood in hope despite its internal war, and despite its falls and some of its setbacks, it has welcomed you all. It has welcomed you in the rising nation from its own ashes. Welcoming you in the nation that is always renewing; promising that we render the title of this convention and meeting of "Lebanon the Heart of the Syriacs" into a scientific reality.
From here, every one of us gives a salute of love to the President of Lebanon, and its symbol and hope, the Lieutenant General Emil Lahoud, asking the Lord to give him the long life in order to finish the journey.
The days pass, you write on the face of the Earth with your blood and struggle whatever you wish; I am two words 'Lebanon' and 'Syriacs'.
Articles - Syriac Universal Alliance
read, choose and
download free spin slot game with gamble feature
travelocity promotion codes
