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'''Johny Messo''' (born February 7, 1978 in ]) is an ] ]. His parents are both from the city of ] in ]. Since 10 October 2008, he has been the president of the World Council of Arameans since 1983. '''Johny Messo''' (b. February 7, 1978 in ]) is an ] politician from the ]. His parents are both from the city of ] in the region of ], in modern ]. Since 10 October 2009, he serves as the president of the ], an international organization that was founded in 1983,{{sfn|Brock|Witakowski|2001|p=124}} and later (2012) changed its name to the ].<ref></ref>


In 2007, he graduated at the ], receiving ] in the field of ] and ] languages and cultures.<ref></ref> In 2011, within the cooperation between the ] and the ], he participated in organization of the newly established educational program, under the name: "''1st Aramean Young Leadership Programme: The Road to the Future''".{{sfn|SUA Youth Academy|2011|p=}}
After giving the opening lecture at its first annual conference in 2016,<ref>''See https://aramisrael.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/riab_june-meeting-leipzig-schedule.pdf.</ref> he was invited to join the academic Minerva Center for the Relations between Israel and Aram in Biblical Times (RIAB) as a member.<ref></ref> On 15 May 2018, he chaired the morning session of RIAB's 3rd Annual Meeting at Leipzig University.<ref>''See https://aramisrael.org/2018/04/17/schedule-for-3rd-annual-meeting-of-the-riab-minerva-center-leipzig-may-14-17-2018.</ref>


His activities as the president of WCA continued in the following years.{{sfn|Woźniak|2015|p=}} During 2015, Messo coordinated participation of Aramean organizations in manifestations commemorating centenary (1915-2015) of ] committed by the ] against various ] communities in the ].{{sfn|Mutlu-Numansen|Ossewaarde|2019|p=422-425}} In 2016, he was invited to join the academic ''Minerva Center for the Relations between Israel and Aram in Biblical Times'',<ref></ref> and also gave lecture at the first annual conference of the center.<ref></ref> During the following years, he continued to participate in various activities that organization.<ref></ref>
In the last two decades, Messo has written several publications and has lectured throughout Europe, the United States, Australia, the Middle East and India about past, present, and future questions pertaining to the Aramean people. For example, on 25 November 2017, he published the book titled ”Arameans and the Making of ‘Assyrians’: The Last Aramean-speaking Christians of the Middle East".<ref>''See https://johnymesso.com/product/book-1.</ref> The Dutch translation appeared on 6 June 2018 and was presented to the Alderman of the municipality of Enschede in the Netherlands, Jurgen van Houdt.

== Works ==
Messo wrote several publications related to the history, present state, and future of Aramean people, and he also lectured on the same subjects throughout Europe, the United States, Australia, the Middle East and India. Some of his works are:

* {{Cite book|last=Messo|first=Johny|author-link=Johny Messo|chapter=De christelijke Arameeërs onder het juk van de islam: Het verhaal van een vergeten dhimmi|title=De Islam: Kritische essays over een politieke religie|year=2010|location=Brussel|publisher=Academic and Scientific Publishers|pages=547-589|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ei0L4To6qpkC&pg=PA547}}
* {{Cite journal|last=Messo|first=Johny|author-link=Johny Messo|title=The Origin of the Terms Syria(n) and Suryoyo: Once Again|journal=Parole de l'Orient|year=2011|volume=36|pages=111–125|url=https://www.academia.edu/35435499}}
* {{Cite book|last=Messo|first=Johny|author-link=Johny Messo|title=Arameans and the Making of Assyrians: The Last Aramaic-speaking Christians of the Middle East|year=2017|publisher=Aramaic Press|url=https://www.academia.edu/35435648}}

== Selected works ==
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== References == == References ==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist|2}}

== Sources ==
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* {{Cite book|editor-last1=Brock|editor-first1=Sebastian P.|editor-link1=Sebastian P. Brock|editor-last2=Witakowski|editor-first2=Witold|title=The Hidden Pearl: The Syrian Orthodox Church and its Ancient Aramaic Heritage|year=2001|volume=3|location=Rome|publisher=Trans World Film Italia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lPuAAAAMAAJ}}
* {{Cite journal|last1=Mutlu-Numansen|first1=Sofia|last2=Ossewaarde|first2=Marinus|title=A Struggle for Genocide Recognition: How the Aramean, Assyrian, and Chaldean Diasporas Link Past and Present|journal=Holocaust and Genocide Studies|year=2019|volume=33|issue=3|pages=412–428|doi=10.1093/hgs/dcz045|url=https://research.utwente.nl/files/191702532/Mutlu_Numansen2019struggle.pdf}}
* {{Cite document|author=SUA Youth Academy|title=1st Aramean Young Leadership Programme: The Road to the Future|work=Report of the study session held by SUA Youth Academy in co-operation with the European Youth Centre of the Council of Europe|year=2011|url=http://rm.coe.int/doc/09000016806fd5ab}}
* {{Cite document|last=Woźniak|first=Marta|title=From religious to ethno-religious: Identity change among Assyrians/Syriacs in Sweden|work=Joint Sessions of Workshops organized by the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)|publisher=ECPR|year=2015|url=https://ecpr.eu/Filestore/PaperProposal/7b35bf3b-ddc6-47b6-8bb6-f5bb1a9c236a.pdf}}
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Johny Messo
Born (1978-02-07) February 7, 1978 (age 46)
Hengelo, Netherlands
Occupations
  • Politician
  • Writer
  • Lecturer
OrganizationWorld Council of Arameans
Websitejohnymesso.com

Johny Messo (b. February 7, 1978 in Hengelo) is an Aramean politician from the Netherlands. His parents are both from the city of Midyat in the region of Tur Abdin, in modern Turkey. Since 10 October 2009, he serves as the president of the Syriac Universal Alliance, an international organization that was founded in 1983, and later (2012) changed its name to the World Council of Arameans (Syriacs).

In 2007, he graduated at the Leiden University, receiving BA degree in the field of Hebrew and Aramaic languages and cultures. In 2011, within the cooperation between the Syriac Universal Alliance and the Council of Europe, he participated in organization of the newly established educational program, under the name: "1st Aramean Young Leadership Programme: The Road to the Future".

His activities as the president of WCA continued in the following years. During 2015, Messo coordinated participation of Aramean organizations in manifestations commemorating centenary (1915-2015) of genocides committed by the Ottoman Empire against various Christian communities in the Near East. In 2016, he was invited to join the academic Minerva Center for the Relations between Israel and Aram in Biblical Times, and also gave lecture at the first annual conference of the center. During the following years, he continued to participate in various activities that organization.

Works

Messo wrote several publications related to the history, present state, and future of Aramean people, and he also lectured on the same subjects throughout Europe, the United States, Australia, the Middle East and India. Some of his works are:

Selected works

References

  1. Brock & Witakowski 2001, p. 124.
  2. Name change: SUA to WCA
  3. Universiteit Leiden: Bibliography
  4. SUA Youth Academy 2011.
  5. Woźniak 2015.
  6. Mutlu-Numansen & Ossewaarde 2019, p. 422-425.
  7. Minerva Center members: Johny Messo
  8. Dependency and Autonomy in Intercultural Relations: Israel and Aram as a Case Study: June 5th-9th, 2016
  9. Writing and Re-Writing History by Destruction: Annual Conference of the Minerva Center for the Relations between Israel and Aram in Biblical Times (2018)

Sources

External links

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