What is the Assyrian genocide?
Q: What is the Assyrian genocide?
A: The Assyrian genocide was a genocide by the Ottoman Empire in which over 300,000 Assyrians were killed during raids.
Q: What do the Assyrians call it?
A: The Assyrians call it the Sayfo, which is an Aramaic word for "sword".
Q: Why were many of them massacred?
A: Many Assyrians were considered unpure by the Turks and were massacred for not giving up Christianity and becoming Muslims.
Q: Who did they lose their homes and possessions to?
A: They lost their homes and possessions to Sultan Adulhamed the Red.
Q: How long have they been persecuted?
A: Since ancient times, when they were conquered by the Babylonians, they have been persecuted and forced to pay high taxes.
Q: Do they still have their own nation today?
A: No, since ancient times they have not had their own nation. Their diaspora has spread over to many different countries.
Q: How do those who survived keep their common unity?
A: Those who have survived keep their common unity through their deep Christian faith.
