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Naum Faiq

Naum Faiq

Naum Faiq (1868–1930) was a Syriac intellectual, journalist, and nationalist thinker who played a central role in the early modern revival of Syriac identity, promoting education, unity, and cultural awakening through his writings and publications such as Bet Nahrin.
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On Aramean Suffering and Identity

On Aramean Suffering and Identity

"For about twenty-five centuries, our Assyrian homeland [waṭanunā al-ʾĀthūrī] was under the control of many nations… Its Aramean inhabitants [sukkānuhu al-ʾĀrāmiyīn] were under the yoke of slavery… We and our homeland, O Syriac people [maʿšar al-Suryān], are like a ball in the hand of sports players… We the Arameans [al-ʾĀrāmiyūn] have been suffering for 2,500 years… What shall we, the Syriac [al-Suryān] people, do? … Which nation is more oppressed than our Syriac [al-Suryān] nation? And which people were subdued for such a long time more than our Aramean people [šaʿbuna al-ʾĀrāmī ]? And which people was suppressed with much persecution as much as our Assyrian people [qawmunā al-ʾĀthūrī ]?"

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About the Intibāh

About the Intibāh

"The history and desire for this Intibāh and its necessity for our Aramean nation [qawminā al-ʾArāmī ] was kept in my heart for more than thirty years, ever since I entered school and began learning our beloved Syriac language [al-lugha al-Suryāniya]."