Monday 11 September

09:30-13:30 Registration | Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology
09:30-10:30 Inauguration of Nineveh Academic Chair Congress | Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.

Raúl Sánchez Prieto Vice-Chancellor of the University

Manuel González, Dean of the Faculty of Philology

Efrem Yildiz, President of Nineveh Academic Chair

Inaugural conference: Efrem Yildiz | Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
The Revival of the Modern Assyrian Language through Nineveh Chair and its Teaching activities and research projects.

10:30-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:30 Language Panel: Conference: Moderator: Efrem Yildiz | Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Geoffrey Khan, University of Cambridge. The Classification of the Modern Assyrian Neo-Aramaic dialects.
12:30-13:10 Conference| Moderator: Shabo Talay |Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Samir Khoshaba, Linnaeus University.Transmissions in different machines as an example of development of the Assyrian language in the field of mechanical engineering.
13:10-13:50 Conference| Moderator: Efrem Yildiz |Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Vega García González, University of Salamanca.The development of Late Eastern Aramaic Studies in Europe.
14:00-15:45 Spanish Wine Welcome Lunch
16:00-16:40 Conference| Moderator: Efrem Yildiz |Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Michael Abdalla, University of Poznan.Linguistic image of the body in the Tur Abdin dialect.
16:40-17:20 Conference| Moderator: Geoffrey Khan |Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Shabo Talay, Freie Universität Berlin.Turoyo/Surayt a Peripheral Dialect of NENA? Reflections on the Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialect Continuum.
17:20-17:50 Conference| Moderator: Geoffrey Khan |Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Mikhael Benjamin, Nineveh Centre for Minority Rights, Duhok.Documentation of Assyrian dialects, Nahla dialect as a case study.
17:50-18:20 Conference| Moderator: Eve Georges Sada |Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Susan Khoshabah, University of Salamanca.Symbols of ancient Assyrians in Assyrian literature after Christianity.
18:20-19:45 City Walk
20:00-21:30 Dinner

 


 

Tuesday 12 September

09:30-12:30 Registration | Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology
09:30-10:10 ASSYRIAN IDENTITY Panel| Conference | Moderator:
Efrem Yildiz. Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Aryo Makko, Stockholm University. Assyrian Youth Activism in the Western Diaspora: Roads to Salvation, Perdition or Nowhere?
10:10-10:50 Conference | Moderator: Efrem Yildiz.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Shana Zaya, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.Assyria, Identity, and Empire.
10:50-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-12:00 Conference | Moderator: Aryo Makko.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Nicholas Al-Jeloo, Duhok UniversityUniversity.Exploring Psychological Reasons for the Rejection of Assyrian Identity.
12:00-12:40 Conference | Moderator: Nicholas Al-Jeloo.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Zeitoun Hadad, Midyat/Tur.Abdin. How do we enquire our identity, a work of the Assyrian identity.
12:40-13:20 Conference | Moderator: Efrem Yildiz.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Samira Sare, Bielefeld University.The Protection of Minority Identity as a Human Right, using the example of the Assyrians.
13:20-14:00 Conference | Moderator: Efrem Yildiz.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Members of Assyrian Art Institute. Nora Betyousef Lacey, Dalia Ashurina; Omar Bashir, Sargon Youkhana.
14:00-15:45 Lunch
16:00-16:40 Conference | Moderator: Efrem Yildiz.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Robin Bet Shamuel, Former member of Salahadeen University.The Mother Tongue and Identity.
16:40-17:20 Conference | Moderator: Aryo Makko.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Abdul-Massih Saadi, Baylor University.The Syriac Literature in History and Self Identity.
17:20-18:00 Conference | Moderator: Efrem Yildiz.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Eve Georges Sada University of Harvard and Lolita Emmanuel, University of Sydney. Preserving and Documenting the Assyrian Musical Legacy: A Valuable Contribution to the Global Cultural Heritage.
18:00-18:30 Coffee break | Hospedería
18:30-20:30 Assyrian Art | Moderator: Efrem Yildiz.Amphitheatre Juan de Encina/University of Salamanca.
Assyrian Art Institute: Nora Betyousef Lacey, Dalia Ashurina Assyrian Music Concert.
20:30 Dinner

 


 

Wednesday 13 September

09:30-10:10 ASSYRIAN IDENTITY Panel| Conference | Moderator:
Efrem Yildiz. Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Etlal Al Kass Hanna, Alhamadanya University. Identity struggle and biblical prophecies: The Great Middle East and the Prophecy of the Egyptian-Assyrian-Israeli Alliance.
10:10-10:50 Conference | Moderator: Shabo Talay.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Abdulmesih Bar Abraham, Mor Afrem Foundation.Missionary Activities in the Vilyat of Diyarbakir: An Overview.
10:50-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-12:00 Conference | Moderator: Samir Khoshaba.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Rony Beth Yawalaha, PhD Freie Berlin University.The Literature of Durekyatha and their Starting. The Example of Mar Khnanisho of Rustaqa.
12:00-12:40 Conference | Moderator: Shabo Talay.Aula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Lawrence Nader, Zakho University.Panqitha Journal 1951-1953 a Study in Content.
12:40-13:20 Conference | Moderator: Eve Georges SadaAula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Kristina Beniaminova, Russian State University for the Humanities.Object markers in Modern Assyrian Aramaic dialect of Ṭal.
13:20-14:00 Conference | Moderator: Efrem YildizAula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Michel Shamoon-Pour, Binghamton University.Assyrian Identity in the Genomic Era: What Paleogenomics and Population Genetics Can and Cannot Tell Us.
14:00-15:30 Lunch
16:00-16:40 Conference | Moderator: Efrem YildizAula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Alda Benyamen, Berkeley University.Assyrians in Iraq: History, Politics and Archives.
16:40-17:20 Conference | Moderator: Efrem YildizAula Magna/Faculty of Philology.
Sargon Donabed, Roger Williams University.An Overview of Assyrian History Through a Lens of Assyrian Studies: Obstacles, Theories, and Narrative.
17:20-18:30 NAC General Assembly: Present and Future of NAC Projects and constitution of the Assyrian Academic Council. Closing of the International Congress.
20:30 NAC Gala Dinner
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