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The term Assyrianism or Assyrian nationalism refers to a variant of Syriac Christian nationalism, which originated in the 19th century and is in direct opposition to Pan-Arabism. Syriac Christianity is a culturally and linguistically distinctive community within Eastern Christianity. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Pan-Arabism is a movement for Unification among the peoples and countries of the Arab World, from the Atlantic Ocean to the

Assyrianism is the ideology of a united Assyrian people, coupled with the irredentist quest for Assyrian independence. The Assyrians are an Ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Irredentism is any position advocating Annexation of territories administered by another State on the grounds of common Ethnicity or prior historical possession The Assyrian independence (also known as the Assyrian Question) is a Political movement and Ideology that supports the creation of an Assyrian homeland

Within the Assyrian population, Assyrianism meets resistance as the result of confessional boundaries, in particular the christological division between the Syriac Orthodox Church ("West Syriac") and the Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church ("East Syriac"). Christology (from Christ and Greek grc -λογία -logia) is a field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world The Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East (ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ ‘Ittā Qaddishtā wa-Shlikhāitā Qattoliqi The Chaldean Catholic Church or the Chaldean Church of Babylon (الكنيسة الكلدانية) is an Eastern particular church of the The first two churches are not divided by a formally declared schism, but their doctrine has moved so far apart for mutual accusations of heresy.

According to Raif Toma, Assyrianism goes beyond mere Syriac patriotism, and ultimately aims at the unification of all "Mesopotamians", properly qualifying as "Pan-Mesopotamianism". This variant of Assyrianism is independent of Christian denomination and qualifies as ethnic nationalism, in that it identifies the Assyrian people as the heirs of the Assyrian Empire, and as the indigenous population of Mesopotamia, as opposed to the Arabs, which are identified as an intrusive element due to the Muslim conquests. Ethnic nationalism is a form of Nationalism wherein the " Nation " is defined in terms of Ethnicity. The Assyrians are an Ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. The Neo-Assyrian Empire was a period of Mesopotamian history which began in 934 BC and ended in 609 BC The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding The initial Arab Muslim conquests (632–732 (فتح Fatah, literally opening, also referred to as the Islamic conquests or Arab This is expressed e. g. in the Assyrian calendar introduced in the 1950, which chooses as its era 4750 BC, the estimated date of construction of the first (pre-historical, pre-Semitic) temple at Ashur. This article is about the calendar introduced in the 1950s See Old Assyrian calendar for the ancient calendar A calendar era is the year numbering system used by a Calendar. Ashur (אַשּׁוּר often also transliterated as Asshur to reflect the pointing of Hebrew letter 'ש' ( Shin) in the Masoretic text which doubles the 'ש' was the

According to Dr. David B. Perley, one of the founding fathers of Assyrianism, Assyrian is defined as:

When a person is of Assyrian blood, he retains his birthright, self-esteem, and the heritage of his fathers. Dr David Barsom Keshish Perley (1898-1979 was an ethnic Assyrian and well known for his cultural activities It is for this very reason that he may be called a Jacobite-Assyrian, Nestorian-Assyrian, Assyrian-Presbyterian, or Chaldean-Christian. Calling someone a Jacobite-Assyrian should be no more amazing than calling someone else an Irish Catholic. It is a mere matter of hyphenated description, not a hyphenation or division. A hyphen does not divide; it unites. The use of the term Nestorian-Assyrian is the simplest way of designating a Nestorian, who comes from, or who has, an Assyrian background. The term Assyrian is one single unity. The approach of this oneness of all Assyrians regardless of their religious adherence is through the avenue of blood, and through the majesty of common memories. Religions is a faith acquired and is changeable. Nationality is one's flesh and blood; it is his total nature. Even death cannot undo it. ^[1]

Organisations advocating Assyrism are the Assyrian Universal Alliance (since 1968) and Shuraya (since 1978). Assyrian Universal Alliance ( Assyrian: ܚܘܝܕܐ ܬܒ̣ܝܠܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ Arabic: الاتحاد الأشوري العالمي Persian Shuraya party is an Assyrian Political organisation established in July 25, 1978 in Lebanon, when the country was in the middle The Assyrian flag was designed by the Assyrian Universal Alliance in 1968. The Assyrian flag ( Syriac: ܐܬܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ Ata D'Atoor) is the flag that universally represents the Assyrian nation

The past year has seen a very unusual surge in Assyrianism among youth in the Diaspora. In Australia, the Assyrian Church of the East has encouraged Assyrian nationalism through youth groups and associations, and the building of the St Hurmizd Primary Assyrian school (the first in the world), whose curriculum stresses the importance of religion and also nationalism through the teaching of Assyrian history and language at the school.

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^ Aprim, Fred (2005). The Assyrian independence (also known as the Assyrian Question) is a Political movement and Ideology that supports the creation of an Assyrian homeland The various communities of adherents of Syriac Christianity and speakers of Neo-Syriac advocate different terms for ethnic self-designation "Assyrians" Assyrian - The Struggle for Identity is an upcoming Documentary film produced written and directed by Lamassu Productions. Pan-Arabism is a movement for Unification among the peoples and countries of the Arab World, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pan-Turkism is a political movement aiming to unite the various Turkic peoples into a modern political State, a Confederation, or an economic union closely History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Armenian nationalism in the modern period has its roots in the Romantic nationalism of Mikayel Chamchian (1738–1823 and generally defined as the the creation of Pan-nationalism is a form of Nationalism distinguished by the large scale of the claimed national territory and because it often defines the nation on the basis of a ‘’cluster’’ Greater Syria (سوريّة الكبرى also known (in a historic context simply as Syria, is a term that denotes a historic region in the Middle East bordering Dr Freydun Bet-Oraham Atturaya (Freydun the Assyrian (1891 &ndash 1926 was an Assyrian Physicist born in the town of Charbash in the district of Urmia Naum Elias Yaqub Palakh (February 1868 &ndash February 5, 1930) better known as Naum Faiq ( Syriac: ܢܥܘܡ ܦܐܝܩ, The Assyrian Socialist Party was founded after the February 1917 Russian revolution, by Dr The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (or SSNP ( Arabic: الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي al-Hizb as-Sūrī al-Qawmī al-Ijtimā`ī) often referred Historiography is the study of how history is written One pervasive influence upon the writing of history has been Nationalism, a set of beliefs about The various communities of adherents of Syriac Christianity and speakers of Neo-Syriac advocate different terms for ethnic self-designation "Assyrians" Shuraya party is an Assyrian Political organisation established in July 25, 1978 in Lebanon, when the country was in the middle Fredrick A Aprim is an Assyrian author and activist He was born in the city of Kirkuk (the ancient Assyrian city of Arrapha) located in Northern Assyrians: The Continuous Saga (in English). Fredrick A Aprim is an Assyrian author and activist He was born in the city of Kirkuk (the ancient Assyrian city of Arrapha) located in Northern United States: Xlibris Corporation. Xlibris is a Philadelphia -based Self-publishing and on-demand printing services provider founded in 1997 ISBN 1413438571. OCLC 58448793. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose cited from back cover

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