Sons of Mesopotamia party is named after Mesopotamia, also known as Beth Nahrain, or "the land of rivers." Mesopotamia was a term used to describe the lands of Assyria, the ancient empire that encompassed Iraq, Syria, and parts of Iran and Turkey. The chosen name reflects on the ethnic identity of the party's members, as well as their ongoing struggle to reclaim rights for Assyrians in their ancestral lands. The Sons of Mesopotamia is the first and only Assyrian-led political party with a female president, currently headed by Galeta Shaba. The Sons of Mesopotamia was founded as a splinter group after a number
Detroit Country Day School Detroit Country Day School Detroit Country Day School (also known as DCD, DCDS, or Country Day) is a private, secular school located in four campuses in Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan, north of Detroit. The administrative offices, facility services, safety and security services, and the upper school (Grades 9-12) are located in a campus in Beverly Hills, along with the middle school (6-8). The Lower School (PK-2) and Junior School (3-5) are located in two separate campuses in Bloomfield Township, near Bloomfield Hills. DCDS was founded in Detroit in 1914 by Alden Shaw inspired by the Country