Dr. Dahlia Khay Azeez

Education:

- Bachelor’s in computer science / Al-Mansour University College / Baghdad 2005.
- A diploma in English language / The Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce and Industry IACCI / Baghdad 2006.
- A diploma in Theology / Center for Eastern Studies CES / Baghdad 2009-2012.
- Bachelor’s in Theology / KuLeven University / Belgium 2014.
- Master’s in Systematic Theology / KuLeven University / Belgium 2015.
- Ph.D. in Ecclesiastical Sciences/ Pontifical Oriental Institute / Rome 2022. With thesis entitled (The Collection of Wardā, a Contextual and Christological Analysis).
- A training certificate on how to preserve manuscripts, a workshop made by HHRO (Hammurabi Human Rights Organization and Ministry of Culture in Iraq, 2023.

Experience:

- Being a member of the Church choir since 1997. Then being responsible for training the choir on church prayers and melodies 2001-2007.
- Teaching Syriac language for different ages level 0-2 / Baghdad 1997-2003.
- Manager of Supplies of “Sawra” Magazine / Baghdad 2004-2005.
- Designer in “Nagm al-Masriq” Magazine / Baghdad 2006-2008.
- Designer and Editor of Books and articles since 2008.
- Lecturer at the Center for Eastern Studies / Baghdad Since 2016 (Teaching the following courses: Syriac Renaissance, Theology of the Church of the East, History of the Church of the east, translating from Syriac and Analyzing texts of Early church fathers).
- Helping in Editing and designing the publications of the Center for Eastern Studies since 2011.
- Working with a team from the Center of Eastern Studies to help refugees who moved from Mosul to Baghdad during the attacks of ISIS in 2015.
- Participating in composing the books on Christian Catechesis for Primary schools in Iraq / Baghdad 2016.
- Participating in a conference at the Pontifical Oriental Institute / Rome with a paper entitled “Theology of Refugees” 2017.
- Participating in a conference at the Center of Oriental Studies / Napoli with a paper entitled “The Schism in the Eastern Syriac Church “The Nestorian Church” in the Twentieth Century 2019.
- Lecturer at Babel College / Erbil, teaching the course of (Eastern and Western Syriac fathers) and (Theological schools in the early Christianity), since 2024.
- Lecturer at the Dominican University Eastern and Western Syriac fathers.
- Designing on glass for church windows in Baghdad (Church of saint Mari the Assyrian, Church of saint Odiso the Assyrian, Cathedral of the Ancient Church of the East, Greek Orthodox Church, Church of saint Thoma of the Syrian Cathloics, the Chaldean Church of saint Giwargis, the Chaldean church of Ascension).
- Participating in few Galleries with a group of artists.

Publications:

Dahlia Khay Azeez, “The Connection between Collection of Wardā and the Lectionary System” (forthcoming in Brill).
______, “A Hymn on the Angelic Ranks by Gīwargīs Wardā the Erbilian (13th cen.)” (forthcoming in the Bain Al-Nahrain Magazine).
______, The Collection of Warda, a Contextual and Christological Analysis (forthcoming in Gorgias Press)
______, “The Schism in the Eastern Syriac Church (“The Nestorian Church”) in the Twentieth century, in OCP (2021/87), 453-493.
______, “Theology of Refugees”, in Liturgy from Below, Orientalia Christiana (2017), 57-65, 338-345.
______, “Advices and proverbs by Eliya of Anbar (10th Cen.)”, in Najm al Masriq (2007/13), 175-180.
______, “A Hymn on the Resurrection by Khamis Bar Qardahe (13th Cen.)”, in Najm al Masriq (2007/13), 43-47.
______, “A Hymn on the Birth of Christ by Giwargis Warda”, in Najm al Masriq (2006/12), 470-475.
Vincent Van Vossel, “Our History, Short lessons on the History of the Church of the East”, Trans. Dahlia Khay Azeez. CES 26. Baghdad 2024.
* Other poetical nonacademic publications and designs can be found on Academia.edu.

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