Yousip Bet Yousip: From youthful activism to poetic inspiration

In this episode, Yousip Bet Yousip reflects on his youth and the beginning of his political journey, which started with his involvement in the Assyrian Youth Union in Tehran. Inspired by his father’s poetry, Yousip began reciting his father’s works and eventually started creating his own poems, drawing inspiration from his mother’s storytelling.

Yousip Bet Yousip in his youth (left) and the poster which accompanied his poem and song 'Shamiram and Ninos' (right).