Social Gatherings: Every Tuesday night, Ishtar Cultural Center is transformed into a social setting and is open to all people. Social Tuesdays include dinners and movies for many people to come together. Please email us at info@ishtarcultralcenter.com for more info.

Coming Soon:
Folklore Dancing: Starting Spring ’09, the Ishtar Cultural Center will be providing folklore dance lessons featuring all popular dances including Chobia, Gebaree, Bagiyaa, etc. Please email us at info@ishtarcultralcenter.com for more info.

 

Ishtar Cultral Center

Ishtar Cultural Center is a center dedicated to bringing the Chaldean Assyrian Syriac people closer to their Traditions and Cultures. Established in February 2008, the center has provided numerous activities including:

Lectures:
The Ishtar Cultural Center provides many lectures to the Chaldean Assyrian Syriac community regarding anywhere from political to historical topics. Many of these lectures are a great way to connect people from around the world to the Detroit Metropolitan community. Numerous guests have traveled from across the globe to put together wide varieties of lectures for the Chaldean Assyrian Syriac community.

 Lectures
Festivals:
The Ishtar Cultural Center is also a great way to meet people. Recently the Ishtar Cultural Center has focused on new ways of bring people together, and in July 2008 created their first annual Chaldean Assyrian Syriac community picnic located at Halmich park in Warren, MI. Over 1,000 people attended the event, and many more festivals are in store for summer 2009.
 Festivals
Sports:
Along with the Chaldean Assyrian Syriac Annual Festival, the Ishtar Cultural Center has been a great place for sports player to compete. During the annual festival teams from across the country came together to compete in the Chaldean Assyrian Syriac national soccer tournament, consisting of more than ten teams.
Sports
Aramaic Studies:
Ishtar Cultural Center has also provided Aramaic classes for Arabic speaking people with their recent addition of Aramaic classes. Adults can attend weekly classes to learn the language of Christ. University of Detroit Mercy’s Aramaic 100 & Advanced Culture 399 are also examples of classes provided by the Ishtar Cultural Center.
 Folklore
Conference Center:
Ishtar Cultural Center is home to many local organizations, and is used as a conference center for many non-profit organizations including CASA (Chaldean American Student Association) Iraqi Human Rights Society, CASC (Chaldean Assyrian Syriac Council) and many more.
 Social