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The [[Assyrian people]] have been subject to [[Islamisation]] since the 7th century [[Muslim conquests]]. Some of them have been fully [[Arabization|Arabized]], while a small number retains elements of Assyrian ethnic identity: |
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'''There is no current evidence to support that there is such thing as Muslim Assyrians.''' |
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:"A small minority of the Assyrians, around 1%, has converted to Islam, but remains Assyrian in culture and language...The flag of the Muslim Assyrian minority is a vertical tricolor of violet, yellow and green, bearing a white crescent moon and five-pointed star on the upper hoist."<REF>Minahan, James (1996). ''Nations Without States: A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements''. Greenwood Press, p. 247f.</REF> |
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Arabic-speaking [[Muslim]]s known as ''Mhalmoye'' or ''[[Mhallami]]'' from the [[Tur Abdin]] region may originally have been converted from [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodoxy]] to [[Islam]] during the [[16th century|sixteenth century]].<REF NAME="Kalan">{{Cite web| author=[[Kalan Müzik]] | date=2003 online | title="Syriac Culture" | work=Kalan.com | url=http://www.kalan.com/scripts/Dergi/Dergi.asp?t=3&yid=9392 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030929053902/http://www.kalan.com/scripts/Dergi/Dergi.asp?t=3&yid=9392 | archivedate=2003-09-29 }}</REF> (cf. [[Hamshenis]], [[Greek Muslims]], [[Pomaks]], [[Macedonian Muslims|Torbesh]], [[Gorani (ethnic group)|Gorani]]). Culture from their pre-Islamic period survived, such as the appearance of the [[Christian cross|cross]] otherwise considered to be a decoration based on a flower.<ref>[http://sor.cua.edu/Pub/StephenGriffith/VisitSETurkeyOct1999.html ''A Fourth Visit to Tur Abdin and SE Turkey''] [http://sor.cua.edu/Pub/StephenGriffith/VisitSETurkeyMay2001.html ''Tur Abdin - A Report of a Visit to SE Turkey in May 2001'']</ref> |
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After Islamic conquest of their homeland, Assyrians were faced two options, either convert to islam or face death, the Assyrian people chose death so there are currently no Muslim Assyrians.<ref>http://www.agiasofia.com/assyria/assyrians_islam.html</ref>One website claims a flag of the muslim assyrian people but this website is not creditable and until this day no evidence has been shown to state that their is such thing as Muslim Assyrians. |
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The Assyrian people share a strong Christian faith and belief in jesus christ, while a large amount of Assyrian people live in iraq they face murder everyday, In total 40 churches have been bombed since June 26th, 2004. Assyrians still refuse to convert to islam after many deaths of their high ranking priest. |
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Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho was kidnapped on February 23rd, 2008. Three of his companions were also murdered during the kidnapping. His body was found later and he was buried in Kremlis in Iraq on March 14th. 2008.<ref>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23378734-38201,00.html</ref> |
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Christianity became an inseparable part of Assyrian culture and identity,it is said that Assyrians embraced christianty as early as 33 A.D<ref>http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=1443</ref> |
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The Assyrian people have been subject to Islamisation since the 7th century Muslim conquests. Some of them have been fully Arabized, while a small number retains elements of Assyrian ethnic identity:
- "A small minority of the Assyrians, around 1%, has converted to Islam, but remains Assyrian in culture and language...The flag of the Muslim Assyrian minority is a vertical tricolor of violet, yellow and green, bearing a white crescent moon and five-pointed star on the upper hoist."[1]
Arabic-speaking Muslims known as Mhalmoye or Mhallami from the Tur Abdin region may originally have been converted from Syriac Orthodoxy to Islam during the sixteenth century.[2] (cf. Hamshenis, Greek Muslims, Pomaks, Torbesh, Gorani). Culture from their pre-Islamic period survived, such as the appearance of the cross otherwise considered to be a decoration based on a flower.[3]
References
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- ^ Minahan, James (1996). Nations Without States: A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements. Greenwood Press, p. 247f.
- ^ Kalan Müzik (2003 online). ""Syriac Culture"". Kalan.com. Archived from the original on 2003-09-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ A Fourth Visit to Tur Abdin and SE Turkey Tur Abdin - A Report of a Visit to SE Turkey in May 2001
See also
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