Celebrations of the centennial of the Syriac Scouts in Iraq

On October 16, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II participated in the celebrations of the centennial of the Syriac Scouts in Iraq which was founded with the troop of St Thomas in 1925, and the silver jubilee of the foundation of the Syriac Universal Scouts.

Syriac Scout troops from Iraq, Sweden and Syria participated in the event which included presentations of the work of the Syriac Scouts.

Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kirkuk, Kurdistan and Environs, Mor Timotheos Moussa Al-Shamani, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mor Matta Monastery, Mor Clemis Daniel Kourieh, Archbishop of Beirut, Mor Anthimos Jack Yacoub, Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem, Jordan and the Holy Land, Mor Yacoub Babawi, Patriarchal Vicar for Monks Affairs and the Administration of Mor Aphrem Theological Seminary in Maarat Saydnaya, Mor Augeen Al-Khoury Nemat, Patriarchal Secretary, and Mor Youhanon Lahdo, Archbishop of Sweden and Scandinavia, were also present.

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