17/09/2025
As a distinct ethnic group with their own language, culture, and indigenous to the region, Assyrians maintain a unique cultural identity, despite displacement and emigration. While many Assyrians have formed diaspora communities abroad, particularly in North America and Europe, a significant population still lives in their ancestral homeland. Through her poignant family history, Alfreda Eilo recounts what it means to hold on to one's heritage and to be part of a marginalized group in the diaspora, weaving intergenerational sentiments from and into the homeland.
Learn more about Alfreda's story in her article with Ruya through the link: https://www.goethe.de/prj/ruy/en/dos/diaspora-et-exile/26922031.html
This article is part of our new dossier: Diaspora and Exile. In it, and through testimonies from Sudan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Syria, as well as the Palestinian, Assyrian, and Tuareg, we explore the stories and experiences of the various diaspora and exile communities from and within the MENA region, their challenges, but also their successes. You can find the articles from the dossier in our website through the link: https://www.goethe.de/ruya_diaspora
Goethe-Institut Libanon
