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  1. Etain

    More Arabs selling their soul to Zionists

    the dictionary definition of zionism is not the same as what it's ended up being in reality. the americans basically did the bidding of israel in 2003 and we can see how absolutely devastating that was to assyrians in iraq. then in syria a decade later.
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    More Arabs selling their soul to Zionists

    the Gulf states being corrupt is nothing new. I have to say I was shocked to see them actually normalize relations. I am unsure why exactly they did it tbh
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    Assyrian influence in the Far East

    There's probably a thread on here about that already, but I'll make another one because I find it super interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogdian_alphabet Other scripts used in the area came from this as well.
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    Miles from Raqqa

    http://isis.liveuamap.com/ I was surprised to see they were that close. I'm not sure if the battle is going to take as long as Mosul and I don't trust the Kurds not to ethnically cleanse people, but it's a step in the right direction.
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    Violence against Copts celebrated

    http://www.debbieschlussel.com/31285/no-tears-for-egypts-coptic-christians/ Were you expecting something different?
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    Battle of Mosul

    I think I made a thread about this a few months ago but can't seem to find it. Anyway. http://www.nasdaq.com/article/iraqi-forces-battle-to-mosul-mosque-17-killed-in-baghdad-20170329-01206 The Iraqi army has almost reached the grand mosque where al Baghdadi declared a caliphate nearly 3 years...
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    "So-Called Islamic State"

    I noticed this when reading BBC one day and thought it was odd they obsessively refer to ISIS as the "so-called" Islamic State. It's as if they're constantly trying to grovel "Oh hhhhhey, we totally don't think all Muslims are like that". Or are they doing it out of fear? It really pisses me...
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    Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo

    Don't think it was covered here, but it should be. Big news. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo-idUSKBN13Y0VP
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    Election Day

    Is tommorow in the US. The odds are in Clinton's favor http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/#plus
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    Arabic comes from Syriac/Aramaic?

    Was reading an article about the "72 virgins" and saw this. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/04/opinion/martyrs-virgins-and-grapes.html I had assumed the similarities between the two languages were due to having a common Semitic ancestor or the Aramaic substratum of Arabic dialects in Iraq and...
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    Border with Turkey cut off-ISIS completely surrounded

    Good news. As of yesterday.
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    How hard is Assyrian to learn?

    I am somewhat familiar with Arabic grammar, so that's what I'm going on. I know 1.Arabic grammar is insane and complex 2. Syriac, all things considered, is fairly similar to Arabic Is Syriac a difficult language to learn?
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    Manbij freed from ISIS

    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/syria-rebels-2000-adbucted-isil-manbij-retreat-160812140726703.html https://imgur.com/a/tSZ5g
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    How far south do Assyrians live?

    Or have lived. This article says, I didn't know there was an assyrian community in Basra. http://www.christiansofiraq.com/inbasrajune237.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_exodus_from_Iraq
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    Global Peace Index

    Just recently updated for 2016, among the countries whose ranking have deteriorated the most is Yemen at 158, due to the raging civil war there. The beautiful Syria is now ranked 163 out of 162,it's that bad. Iraq 161 with South Sudan coming in at 162. My own country, the USA is still at 103...
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    Are Persians the good guys?

    Most empires,even ones not nearly as evil as the Ottomans,have at least a few massacres or atrocities in their histories. However, I am drawing a blank for anything especially awful the Persians did. Granted, I doubt the people they conquered were particularly fond of them,but still. Are there...
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    Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 bill

    Surprised this hasn't got a mention here. Some members of the US House of Representatives put forth a bill to let families who lost a family member on 9/11 sue the Saudi government. It's amazing because the US and Saudi have traditionally been strong allies,yet now we are seeing cracks in that...
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    Is Syriac used in Maronite church?

    I keep on seeing references to this in multiple Wikipedia articles on Maronites. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maronites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriac_language#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_language#Christianity Is Syriac actually used in Maronite churches?Or is this...
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    Did the Syrian government ever persecute Assyrians?

    I have not been able to find any evidence, so please let me know. It seems the treatment by Saddam's government was a mixed bag as he later more or less abandoned secularism after the Gulf War. But Syria does not and did not have a state religion and is very staunchly secular. The Syrian...
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    Syrian Army gains land in northern Aleppo province

    http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/saa-aleppo-siege-break-a-heavy-blow-to-terrorists/ | Al-Masdar News Strategic victory for the SAA. They effectively cut off a large portion of rebels from Turkey.
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    SyrianGirl tweeting Pro-Assyrian stuff

    SyrianGirl, real name Maram Susli, is a Syrian Youtuber. She is a fierce supporter of the Syrian government and does some conspiracy theory stuff too. Her channel https://www.youtube.com/user/SyrianGirlpartisan I was happy to see she has been mentioning Assyrians a lot recently...
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    Assyrian and Persian motifs

    Does it strike anyone else how similar they are? Did the Persians adopt them from the Assyrian empire or vice versa? Or did it develop from mutual contact? I think it's pretty interesting. Winged bulls of Nineveh Ruins at Persepolis Aramean-Syriac flag Faravahar,Zoroastian symbol Standard of...
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    Are Iraqi Shi'ites even worse than Sunnis?

    For a minute , if you can forget ISIS and Al Qaeda. Look back at the Saddam days. Under Sunni rule, Christians like Tariq Aziz and others had prominent positions within the government. They faced little religious persecution. Saddam even donated large sums of money to Assyrian-Chaldean churches...
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    Assyrian population in 1990s Iraq?!

    The US government releases country studies,which are exactly what they sound like. The 1990 one for Iraq estimates the Assyrian population to be 133,000 at the time. This doesn't sound right.
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    Map of Middle East and surrounding areas

    This is a really detailed map.Pretty cool.You can even see the Assyrian presence. https://theintercept.com/2016/01/06/one-map-that-explains-the-dangerous-saudi-iranian-conflict/
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    Some Irony

    I read an article about Christianity in the Middle East,the last paragraph really struck me as being ironic. http://www.ibtimes.com/middle-east-christians-flee-populations-syria-egypt-palestine-iraq-dwindle-amid-2246684 Pre-War Syria had a Christian population of 10% 2 million Iraq about 1% or...
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    Saudi Arabia executes 47 people for terrorism,including Shia cleric

    Been following this for awhile now. The death sentence of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has been given world outrage. His nephew is sentenced to die by beheading AND THEN CRUCIFIED for protesting when he was 17. He is still alive right now however. May you hit them back for this Iran...
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    Political Cartoons

    Post ones you are amused by.
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    Truest denomination of Christianity?

    I was pondering this at work. Protestantism is a bit of a joke. One half is full of fat Baptist idiots who go to megachurches and kiss Israel's ass all day. The other half are super liberal,have women pastors, do escorts to abortion clinics and don't even really deserve to call themselves...
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    Christmas

    I work at a department store. I get off work and do some Christmas shopping. I was thrilled to get 50% off everything due to my employee discount.I walk out with my gifts and feel happy. Then I think about the children in Iraq and Syria who will not get to celebrate Christmas this year due to...
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    Best political system for Assyrians?

    Assuming that unfortunately, Assyria will never have its own state in Nineveh,which would benefit Assyrians most? 1.)A  completely independant Kurdistan where Assyria has largely autonomous status 2.) Syria and Iraq if things get back to status quo. 3.) Bilad al sham. A single state encompassing...
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    Aramaic influence on Levantine and Mesopotamian Arabic?

    I read so in a wikipedia article,but I can't find much more proof.
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    Most famous Assyrian?

    From the list on Wikiepedia,the one I immediately recognized was Andre Agassi,but he is only part. Fairuz's father was a member of the Syriac Church,but I don't know if that is the same as being Assyrian.
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    Maryrdom

    I was contemplating this today at work. Martyrdom,shohada,sadeh, is important to both Christianity and Islam but Christian and Islamic marytrs die under very different reasons. Ours die horrible deaths at the hands of empire and those who persecute.whereas theirs die from terrorist bombings...
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    40,000 Assyrians left in Syria?!?

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31601451 My first thought,this CAN'T be right? My guess is it's a typo and the author meant to say 400,000.
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    White racist:"Ancient Middle Easterners more similar to Europeans"

    Thought someone might get a kick out of how ignorant and stupid this man is. One can't help but acknowledge the glory of Ashur and Nineveh,but he can't bring himself to admit these things were created by tan,dark haired people. He's almost trying to take credit for it. I don't imagine the...
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    What was life really like in Saddam?s Iraq?-documentary

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuN1AS5-1CY This is nuts. But it is  an interesting account. At 12:35, it shows a church in Qaraqosh.
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    Putin upping the ante in Syria

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/looks-putin-upping-ante-syria-184600784.html I feel hopeful about this. I think the worst days of the war may be over.
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    Assyrian ways of life

    Some questions I would like to know of and can't find anywhere else.This pertains to Assyrians living in Assyrian homeland. What is a typical occupation of Assyrians in their villages?  Farmers, traders,herders etc What do Assyrians do for fun? Sports, music, traditional games? What is the...
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    Who is "Assyrian"?

    Since the Assyrian empire included Iraq and Syria and the Arabic spoken in those countries is heavily influenced by Aramaic,does this mean Iraqis and Syrians are descended from Assyrians too?
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