Science & Technology Big city life: Why are hyraxes making Palestinian urban areas their new home? Furry, gregarious and full of surprises – rock hyraxes are increasing in numbers outside their natural habitats in Palestine and […]
Arts & Humanities After Saturday Comes Sunday The heartland of the Chaldeans always was northern Iraq – the Nineveh Plain – and nearby areas of Syria. The Assyrians lived primarily in the mountainous heights of southeastern Turkey and Iran. Now as ISIS and its multiple successor organizations have murdered the Christians and chased them out of their villages, Aramaic is endangered as never before, and it could finally die as a spoken language.