Long-suppressed by the Assad regime, the Kurdish language underwent an educational and cultural revival in Syria over the ...

The 97-year-old Skordis is one of only 900 people in the world who speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic, or Sanna. Today, his ...

Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria's two oldest active monasteries.

The Culture and Antiquities Authority in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria issued a statement today, condemning the statements made by the Minister of Culture in the Damascus ...

Now residents and clergymen hope that Syria’s new leaders will protect them and their efforts to pass down Christian tradition and the Aramaic language. Many people who had fled the town have ...

Syria’s newly adopted constitution is facing ... undermining the inclusive language found elsewhere in the document.” Badrakhan told VOA that “the absence of any reference to the Kurds ...

Mr. al-Shara has appeared keen to assuage domestic and international concerns over the role of women in the new Syria. In January, he delivered a speech using gender-sensitive language ...