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To: WLR

Greece is arguably not Western.

Ancient Egypt had nothing to do with Islam.


39 posted on 05/11/2007 9:27:48 PM PDT by aristotleman (I actually hate philosophy >>this is my real name)
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To: aristotleman

Ancient Egypt had nothing to do with Islam.

Correct and the Coptic Christians Living in Egypt predate Islam by 650 Years.

Further, Most of the Iraqis are really Chaldean and Assyiran Christians forced under pain of death to convert to Islam long ago.. That is why they don’t look like your typical Arabs..In Fact there is fairly large Group of “Muslims” Just on the edge of Southern Kurdistan who were Jews forcibly converted. They with few exceptions have always lived peaceably with the Chaldean and Assyrian Christians still remaining in Iraq.

Your comments on Greece not being Western..

I am sure they will be as surprised to hear it as I..

W


41 posted on 05/12/2007 3:32:59 AM PDT by WLR
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To: aristotleman

Ancient Egypt had nothing to do with Islam.

Correct and the Coptic Christians Living in Egypt predate Islam by 650 Years.

Further, Most of the Iraqis are really Chaldean and Assyrian Christians forced under pain of death to convert to Islam long ago.. That is why they don’t look like your typical Arabs..In Fact there is fairly large Group of “Muslims” Just on the edge of Southern Kurdistan who were Jews forcibly converted. They with few exceptions have always lived peaceably with the Chaldean and Assyrian Christians still remaining in Iraq.

Your comments on Greece not being Western..

I am sure they will be as surprised to hear it as I..

W


42 posted on 05/12/2007 3:33:02 AM PDT by WLR
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To: aristotleman
"Greece is arguably not Western"

That's funny given Greece is the original location of those who called themselves "Westerners". Who do you think were the first "Western Europeans" and why do you think ancient Greeks called everything East of the Aegean Sea "Anatoli" which is Greek for East and everything West of the Adriatic and North of Illyrian 'lands of the barbarians'? Also do know what the original ancient borders of Europe were? 'Cause knowing the answer to this question means knowing the answers to the other two. I'll give you another hint: they stopped at the Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Crete and Thrace.

45 posted on 05/12/2007 1:38:55 PM PDT by apro
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