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=> Re: My take in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Re: My take in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Posted by Marcello (Guest) georgiomalik@yahoo.com - Tuesday, January 4 2011, 12:01:46 (UTC)
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My first brush with Assyrian bigotry was when I was 8 years old and a family member called me to meet Mar Dinkha. I approached the Patriarch, politely said "Shlama" and took his hand, which he had extended flatly toward my face, brought it down and shook it. When I turned to leave, I heard someone say, "makh leta, a yalla hosharale" (sorry, he's a Muslim). I never forget that. For one , I wasn't Muslim, I had gotten my Ghurbana at the COE in Tehran; and, they could've said, "sorry, he's only eight... he doesn't understand these things". My father taught me to never bend down to nobody, or kiss anyone's hand -- he would get pissed when I'd try to kiss his hand!
The only time a Muslim made any negative comment about me being Christian was when I was drinking beers with an Iranian guy and when I offered to share my beer with him after we'd gone through a whole 12 pack, he said no, I can't drink from your bottle because you're najes (I guess that means unholy or something). Of course, I reminded him that he's najes for drinking alcohol and he embarassingly apologized. And, your right about Muslims with the Isa name: I've met numerous Muslims named either Isa or Massih (Meshikhah), but I'd never met an Assyrian guy named Muhammad Bet Sargon.



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