I ask this, as i had a question removed as "offensive" for stating that as an Assyrian (part of the Chaldo-Assyrian Ethnic group in Iraq) i was tired of my people being labelled Arab by the media. We are not Arabs, we speak Aramaic, use our own script, and predate the arabs by 2000 years in Iraq.
I also pointed out that the Arabs were either immigrant minorities, or non existent in many middle eastern and north africn countries prior to the Arab/Muslim conquest in 7TH Century AD. I also pointed out hat there was little or no conversion to Christianity (or any other religion), after the Muslim conquest, therefore most mid east christians oiginate from BEFORE the arabs. Also many christian peoples still use Syriac, Coptic Egyptian, Western Aramaic etc in religious services, showing that they acknowledge their identity. Many countries regard Maronites, Copts, Syriacs etc as DISTINCT ETHNIC groups. The UN, EU and Iraqi govornment acknowledge Assyrians and Chaldeans are NOT arab
2007-07-06
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