Ahmad Khalel is not an apprentice in the formal sense but that is what it feels like as he works at the Al-Basha sweet shop, located at 87th and Harlem Street in the Bridgeview neighborhood of Chicago. “I’ve learned so much working here that I will put one day to good use,” said the 23-year-old […]
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Every Sunday at Saint Mary’s Assyrian Church of the East in Roselle, IL, the pews are lined with first to third-generation Assyrians who fill the church during the weekly service. The choir, comprised mostly of members from Saint Mary’s youth group, sings praises in Aramaic, the ancient language of Assyrians. “We started by forming […]
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