Al-Yanabee’a is a journey of
unique ecclesiastical media
Al-Yanabee’a is a becoming name
for the journal that is a mouthpiece of the Syriac Orthodox church of Mar
Gorges in Bahzani. It is a religious, cultural, and social quarterly. The first
issue of the journal was published in May 2006 and it has been in
circulation thanks to the support from Mr. Sarkis Ahajan.
It is a continuous out-flowing
spring of knowledge and renewed gift in spiritual, historical, social,
cultural, literary, athletic, hereditary and other aspects of life.
We thank God that through such a
modest staff working in the journal, we manage every season to issue a new
number. This is possible because the work staff have pledged to serve readers
challenging all the obstacles and problems that face them and hinder the
progress of the journal and taking up the title of the journal “ yanbee’a” as a
slogan never to stop.
It is indeed a distinguished
media and ecclesiastic journey and I am proud to say that it is almost the only
journal in the area which is solely interested in the spiritual aspects of life
while, on the other hand, it addresses other various aspects of life, because
the objective is to build man in a healthy intellectual way based on the
concepts and values of our Lord Jesus Christ Glory to him, who is the source of
charity, good, and peace for all humanity.
In the name of the journal’s
staff, we give a pledge to our blessed readers to go ahead with this
ecclesiastical and media mission that is intended to serve the good and
happiness of man and aims at edify and building his character and steer it
toward the right path.
So far 14 numbers of the
quarterly have been issued since 2006. In pride and appreciation we remember
all the staff working in this field who have done everything possible for the
journal to appear in the right image best picture and to be at the top among
other journals issued in the area and to offer benefit and entertainment to its
readers.
Here I have to stress two
important points of which our quarterly and other Christian journals suffer,
i.e., a lack of qualitative ecclesiastical writers in the present materialistic
age when material gains have overshadowed everything. The second and more
important point is lack of readers and interest by people in reading books and
magazines compared to the past when books had a high value in man’s life, and
when people used to go on a spree to buy those books which edified their souls
and straightened their conduct. Today’s people are overwhelmingly busy. Modern
means of modern technology and information are occupying a large part of their
time and have had a negative impact on reading books and magazines.
I would like here to call upon
our ecclesiastic writers of various titles and levels to seriously contribute
to our journal through their articles, creative writings, cultural and
intellectual activities so that the quarterly may make better progress.
The connoisseur of Al-Yanbee’a is
His Eminence Mar TemathaeusMosa Al-Shamani and the editor in chief is Fr.
Khorepiscopus Afram Al-Khouri Benjamin. The direct supervisor of the journalis
Fr. Abdallah Al-Khouri Benjanim, and the secretary is Deacon Ma’an Matti
Rasheed. The editorial staff comprises : Loay Y. Sulayman, Humam W. Afram, Imad
H. Ya’aqub, Bassam Sh. Sa’aeed, and Wheeb A. Khalil.
Also working with the journal for
the past years are:
Dumyan M. Juna, Balsam Gh. Abdul-Ahad,
Nasman S. Ibrahim, Karam Sh. Khidre, Bolus J. Bolus, Arjan M. Malallah, Sabah
S. Aziz, Rasha M. Elias, Fadiya B. Kamel, Nagham S. Zakar, Wasan Salem Eliya,
and Bayda’a A. Ablahad.
To conclude, I would like to
stress the pledge of the editorial staff of Al – Yanabee’a to do everything
possible to make our quarterly one of the top ones in the area through the
subjects dealt with and the fixed topics it contains.
May God bless the efforts of all
