The need to have an association that assembles Assyrian writers and artists?

Yosip Minashe ( Songwriter)

Source: Yosip Minashe

Writers, poets, and artists from the Assyrian community still dream of creating an association that takes care of intellectuals and organizes various cultural and artistic activities. But is it possible?


Poet and songwriter Yosip Minashe said that social media provided us with an opportunity to get to know each other as poets, songwriters, playwriters and artists working in different fields of culture and art. He added that he had an idea of ​​definition a long time ago, but the circumstances of the spread of the epidemic, stopped us working on it, and the idea came back, and we started implementing it. The idea aims to introduce talented people that our community has in abundance and to be a link between artists and writers. It is an incentive for future generations.

Mr. Minashe said, "I was hoping that we would have an association of writers, writers and artists for our gathering, I know that it needs work and it will, but it will help develop good products and fruits for our community”.

He stressed that, as a songwriter, he will strive to preserve the Assyrian song so that the generation that comes after us will be proud of us, not be ashamed of our deeds. Thus, the writers and other artists in their respective fields, and this will enhance the cultural process and revitalize our beautiful language.

"I am with the encouragement of young energies to enrich us with their products," he said. "And whenever there is an educated generation of writers, poets and artists in our nation, our nation will not die."


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