Rosie Malek-Yonan (Assyrian: ܪܘܙܝ ܡܠܟ ܝܘܢܢ Persian: رزی ملک یونان ) (born July 4, 1965) is an Assyrian actress, artist, director, author and human rights activist.
Born in Tehran, Iran, Rosie Malek-Yonan is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Assyrian families, tracing her Assyrian roots back nearly eleven centuries. The Malek family or tribe came from the Assyrian village of Geogtapah, Urmi (also known as Urmia), a region in nor...
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Rosie Malek-Yonan (Assyrian: ܪܘܙܝ ܡܠܟ ܝܘܢܢ Persian: رزی ملک یونان ) (born July 4, 1965) is an Assyrian actress, artist, director, author and human rights activist.
Born in Tehran, Iran, Rosie Malek-Yonan is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Assyrian families, tracing her Assyrian roots back nearly eleven centuries. The Malek family or tribe came from the Assyrian village of Geogtapah, Urmi (also known as Urmia), a region in northwestern Iran. Geogtapa was the largest Assyrian Christian village in the region and much of it belonged to the Malek-Yonan family with the oldest plot in the family graveyard dating back to 1,100 CE.
In the 17th century, Geogtapah became the setting for the famous tragic love story of Aslee from the House of Malek and Karam, a commoner. The tale has been recounted in numerous Assyrian and Russian books. The Aslee and Karam Opera was composed in 1912 by the Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov. This tragic love story has been compared to...
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