I am an Assyrian and i am proud of my peoples history and achievements. Assyrians have practiced two religions throughout their history: Ashurism and Christianity. Ashurism was, of course, the first religion of the Assyrians. The very word Assyrian, in its Latin form, derives from the name of Ashur, the Assyrian god. Assyrians were the first nation to accept Christianity, and the Assyrian Church was founded in 33 A.D. by Thomas, Bortholemew and Thaddeus.
We as people will not live as slaves in our homeland and we as a nation will not live in exile forever. We demand our full rights to administer our own affairs, in a status similar to what will be granted to the Kurds. This autonomous region will naturally have other ethnic groups but the administration will be run by the Assyrians. All other ethnic groups will be democratically represented. Assyrians living in the southern parts and those around the world will return to their lands and once again they will become the major ethnic group.

This is our natural right to live free and secure a future and freedom for our coming generations. We all, Assyrian and non-Assyrian, will cohabit to live in peace and prosperity. The Assyrian land is rich and fertile, with growing fields found in every region. Two large areas comprise the Assyrian breadbasket: the Arbel plain and the Nineveh plain. To this day these areas remain critical crop producers. This is from where Assyria derived her strength, as it could feed a large population of professionals and craftsman, which allowed it to expand and advance the art of civilization.

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Assyrians are a Semitic peoples indigenous to Mesopotamia. They are Mediterranean Caucasoid's, and are ethnically distinct from Arabs and Jews.