The fourth congress of the Syriac language was

The fourth congress of the Syriac language was held from 8 to 11 October 2008, Mardin, south-east Turkey.

     The inauguration took place at the convent of Deyr Zafaran in the presence of religious authorities, the governor of the city, the mayor, the president of the university. During the three day conference, more than 80 scholars from all over Europa, America and Canada, the Near East, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, presented their latest research and studies on the Syriac classic language and the soureth.    We were pleased to be able to hold the congress for the first time, on land first Syriac people. After this congress, I had the chance to visit other places of Syriac culture and language: Edessa, Nusaybin, Amida (Diyarbakir).

Ephrem Isa YOUSIF