Ilyana Barqil wears skinny jeans, boots and a fur-lined jacket, handy for keeping out the cold in the Qalamoun mountains north of Damascus. She likes TV quiz shows and American films and enjoys ...

Marian Shanees had never seen the letters of her native language of Aramaic. Now, a new program in Maaloula, one of the few places where Aramaic is still spoken, will change that. "This is the first ...

It is the language that Christ spoke, but is regarded as "endangered" with ever fewer scattered groups of native speakers. But in Oxford, Aramaic has been flourishing again, with a course in the ...

TAYBEH, West Bank - From Jordan to the streets of Jerusalem's Old City and a refugee camp in the West Bank, final preparations are being made for Pope Francis' historic visit to the Holy Land. A group ...

The Aramaic language, one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in the world, holds a special place in the hearts of those who cherish linguistic heritage and cultural identity. As a native of ...

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MAALOULA Ilyana Barqil wears skinny jeans, boots and a fur-lined jacket, handy for keeping out the cold in the Qalamoun mountains north of Damascus. She likes TV quiz shows and American films and ...