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The Last Gnostics: The War in Iraq and the Fate of the Mandaeans Dr. Wisam Breegi
MSHABA MAREY!   PRAISED BE THE LORD! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mandaeans: The last surviving Gnostics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Journey to Exile
Community in Exile ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Blessings of the Yardina
 
A “Vulnerable Special Group” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ The Mandaeans who carry no weapons, who will not kill, and have no social establishment to defend them, are the first and easiest targets”   UNHCR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Scattering of the Mandaeans in the past few years and the creation of micro-communities across the globe rather than in one central country poses an enormous threat to their survival. In short, after surviving for two millennia in the cradle of civilization, the Mandaeans are in danger of becoming extinct” Nathaniel Deutsch, NY Times, 10/6/07 ,[object Object],[object Object]
The threat of extinction!  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Worldwide Asylum Status
Fleeing Iraq
Stop this silent genocide! Specific Desired Outcomes   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Let us be the drops, that force their way through the dam of injustice

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