Amazing that such a post can go without a comment. Welcome back. Glad to see you posting again.
Thank you for that eye opener....this is for sure an issue that I will be doing research on and writing about....if you know of other sources of infor regarding this please email me them.
Thanks
Hi Nancy,
Very good job.
First the Jews were driven out of the Middle East before they returned to Israel, now the Chrisitans are leaving.
It's a hard road for religious minorities in Iraq.
Kuwait and Israel seem to offer the most religious freedom for minority groups.
The Kuwaiti government actually builds
churches.
And Israel is a democracy.
ChaldoAssyrians need to press for a small autonomous state in the Nineveh plain. I know you are an Iraqi, but I don't understand how you (or Miss Malek) can consider the Arabized Iraqis "brothers." Most of them are the genetic descendants of the original Aramean/Assyrian population, but they are beholden to Arab interests and their religion of Arab nationalism (Islam, if I need to be blunt)and that won't change unless they both become Christian and recognize their true identity. That being said turning either to the Arabs or the Kurds for a helping hand is a ticket to nowhere. Short of going into galutha the only other choice remaining to the Assyrians and also for their Aramaic Maronite cousins in Lebanon is pushing for separate ethnic enclaves. Israel did, but then again restoring the other native Middle Eastern population to their eternal homeland was part of God's plan. Perhaps the best that can be done is to pray that the Aramean/Assyrian people and their language will stay alive if even, God forbid in the diaspora until Jesus returns.
Maran 'Atha
Josh
"You would think that the Iraqi Kurds would be more sympathetic towards us given that they themselves were an oppressed minority not too long ago"
1. Kurds are still an oppressed minority.
2. Chaldeans never treated Kurds as equals or friends and never cared about their suffering. indifference breeds apathy.
3. we need transnational and cross-ethnic solidarities:
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"but I don't understand how you (or Miss Malek) can consider the Arabized Iraqis "brothers." Most of them are the genetic descendants of the original Aramean/Assyrian population, but they are beholden to Arab interests and their religion of Arab nationalism (Islam, if I need to be blunt)and that won't change unless they both become Christian and recognize their true identity. That being said turning either to the Arabs or the Kurds for a helping hand is a ticket to nowhere"
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RACIST ATTITUDES like these get us NO WHERE. if Josh N is so devoted to jesus, he might try modeling Him a bit more. Jesus aligned himself with marginal and the invisible, the prostitutes, the unknown, the poor.
Hello Nancy,
I was searching the blogs and found your site, I was looking for Alqush word, and your blog popped up. So I left a cpmment on your post Easter in Alqush.
Thank you
Hi Nancy,
I thought to let you know that Rosi has been chosen as the 2006 Assyrian Woman of The year.
She's also very beautiful. Check the link.
Fay thank you so much for letting me know of this...I think Rosie more than deserves this award!!!
I have not kept up with news online since I've started med school so I appreciate links to interesting short stories like this one.
I figured you were busy with your studies. Try to have some fun though.
nancy i haven't heard from you in forever! how is school going for you? so far everything is ok with me. i had midterm papers due in 2 classes this week so im happy to get those finished. i sure hope to hear from you soon. take care!
Hi Nancy,
Hope all is going well for you in Medical School. It seems like everyone is busy these days. Hi Fay,
Middle Eastern women are beautiful.
I did a pictorial post on this.
I was shocked at how pretty they all are, because we are used to the stereotypical picture of them in Abbayas and so forth. So, we in the West, just have no clue. Makes me want to go to the Middle East.
Ever get any money, that's where I'm heading.
Fay and Nancy,
I would love to In T View Rosi, but it
gave me a migraine trying to find her contact information.
MG,
I have her sister's email address (her sister is her editor and agent I guess)...send me an email so I can remember to to send it to you...it would be AWESOME if you do this...I want as many people as possible to know about this amazing woman!
thanks!
p.s. thanks for complimenting middle easter beauty 
and yes the media does give the wrong image (as usual)
"but I don't understand how you (or Miss Malek) can consider the Arabized Iraqis "brothers." Most of them are the genetic descendants of the original Aramean/Assyrian population, but they are beholden to Arab interests and their religion of Arab nationalism (Islam, if I need to be blunt)and that won't change unless they both become Christian and recognize their true identity. That being said turning either to the Arabs or the Kurds for a helping hand is a ticket to nowhere"
I think you should read the Bible and learn that your behavior is very un-Christian.
I'm Muslim and I am sympathetic to the plight of ChaldoAssyrians, and I would NOT in any way condone forced conversions because that goes against the faith.
Unlike you, I'm not going to judge other Chaldo-Assyrians based on the sentiments of just a few hateful buffoons.
Read the Bible and then post again.
Dear Nancy
when I get your blogger and read it . Im very glad becouse u from Iraq and u will never forget it Im OMAR from death land ( IRAQ )
best regared
Hi again Nancy.
I have read your account on Ms. Malek-Younan. I found it very interesting. I was looking since a long time in fact for live testimonies concerning the plight of the Assyrians (& also all the other minorities) in Iraq, of that occured in 1933 i.e. & also what happened to them under the Baath. U know that there were a systematic black-out on everything happening in Iraq especially the oppressive policies of the former regime. I have found your blog through Treasure of Baghdad's blog where i put some comments.
I thank u again for the effort u made.
BTW, I will send this piece u wrote around in my mailing list. I have more than 40 names in it...
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Oops sorry I forgot,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR CHRISTIAN IRAQIS.
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