Juliana Taimoorazy | |
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ܓ̰ܘܠܝܢܐ ܬܡܪ̈ܙܐ | |
.jpg) Taimoorazy in 2017 | |
| 1st President of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 (age 51–52)[1] Tehran, Imperial State of Iran (now Iran)[2] |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Northeastern Illinois University[3] |
Juliana Taimoorazy (Syriac: ܓ̰ܘܠܝܢܐ ܬܡܪ̈ܙܐ;[4] born 1973) is an Assyrian American activist from Iran. She is the founder and current president of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council, a position that she's held since its inception in 2007. From 2015 to 2020,[5] she was a senior fellow with the Philos Project, an organization that aims to increase Christian engagement in the Middle East.[3][6][7] She became a refugee when her family left Iran in 1989, and was subsequently granted asylum in the US at the age of 17 in 1990.[3][8][9]
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- ^ a b c Snell, Joe (March 21, 2018). "Juliana Taimoorazy builds bridge between Assyrians, non-Assyrians". The Assyrian Journal. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Taimoorazy, Juliana. "ܓ̰ܘܠܝܢܐ ܒܝܬ-ܬܡܪ̈ܙܐ". Twitter. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Today is Juliana's last day with The Philos Project. After five years, Juliana is moving on to pursue other projects. We are endlessly thankful for her time with us. Her work and vision have been instrumental to who we are. Please join us in thanking her for everything!". Twitter. April 30, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Frantzman, Seth J. (June 3, 2018). "Eastern Christians find common language on Israel trip". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Juliana Taimoorazy". Philos Project. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Schupbach, Crystal (October 12, 2017). "Refugee to Religious Activist". The Collegian (Hillsdale College). p. 1.
- ^ Friedson, Felice (March 6, 2016). "International Women's Day: Founder of ICRC discusses her role in saving middle east christians". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved May 16, 2019.