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Western Assyrians (also known as '''Syriac-Aramaic people''' (''''), '''Jacobites''', after Jacob Baradaeus ) consist of members of the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church , forming a subset of the Assyrian People .12 They speak the Neo- Aramaic dialect, called Turoyo . In Sweden , the Syriac Assyrians have created the Soccer team Assyriska , which is seen as a substitute national soccer team for all Assyrians in the Assyrian Diaspora , because it managed to enter the top divisional league, Allsvenskan .3 They have also, created other variously successful soccer teams known as Syrianska . The Syriac Assyrians in Sweden, are also behind Assyrian news websites, like Hujådå.com and Esna.se Among the Syriac Assyrians In Sweden , and also to some extent, In Germany there is a Naming Dispute , with one faction rejecting the "Assyrian" self designation, opting for "Aramaean" instead, a view promoted by the Syriac Catholic/Orthodox Churches.http://sor.cua.edu/Pub/BrockHPearl/index.html Syriacs and other Assyrians, are the same people.4 The majority of Assyrians in Sweden, are Syriac Orthodox. A notable Syriac Assyrian, is Naum Faiq , who was an Assyrian nationalist in the early 20th century, and founded an Assyrian magazine, "Hoyodo", which is still today, published by Syriac Assyrians in Sweden, on the Internet.http://www.hujada.se There are 680,000 Syriac Orthodox in Syria and 5,000 in Turkey (numbers in Iraq, Lebanon and Israel are unknown). In diaspora, there are 70,000 adherents in Germany, 80,000 in Sweden, 15,000 in the Netherlands and others in North and South America and Australia. The total number of Syriac Orthodox adherents is estimated at about 750,000. The Syriac Catholic Church has about 150,000 adherents altogether. FLAG The Aramaean flag displays a yellow Winged Sun symbol (the sun replaced with a torch), often interpreted as an "eagle", in a red field. It is based on the design of a 9th c. BC stele erected by king Kapara of Guzana (now kept in an Aleppo museum). The sun has been replaced by a torch symbolizing the Christian Holy Spirit . The four stars at the base of the winged sun symbol are present in the original relief. All-Posters In the flag, they are taken as symbolizing the four rivers Euphrates , Tigris , Pishon and Gihon .http://www.aram-world.com/aramaeer.php http://www.muenster.de/~s_hanna/frames/fahne.htm The flag of the "Aramaic Democratic Organisation" has a similar design. The Assyrian Flag by contrast depicts a Winged Disc emblem of Ashur similar to the Persian Faravahar , the Zoroastrian version of the "winged sun", but instead with the sun replaced by a human head. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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