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Default 21st December 2006

Mahyar, I didn't see anyone asking the Armenians to give up in their culture, language, etc. But the Armenian protests against Turkish troops was based not on the fact that the Turkish troops have relations with "israel" and therefore harmful to our interests, but on what is essentially an Armenian issue, and as such, even though there are Lebanese citizens of Armenian origin, this does not have to be official Lebanese policy. Because if we are to follow this logic, then we would have to satisfy the foreign interests of each and every group; what is next, boycotting Turkey altogether??! Lebanese of Armenian origin should contextualize themselves into the Lebanese scene. Unfortunately, the Armenian community is closed on itself more than any other community in Lebanon, I have met Armenians who don't even speak proper Arabic, and they are born and raised in Lebanon... I think this does not bode well for incorporation into Lebanese society, and it results in more and more alienation. Having a good command of Arabic language does not in any way mean that they should give up on the Armenian language. Also I have heard a lot of anti-Muslim things from Armenians in Lebanon; I realize this is an individual thing, but there is also the issue of a certain complex in the community towards Muslims,which they are unable to transcend no matter how much they interact with us, and so on... I mean, their interaction seems to be out of sheer necessity nothing more nothing less... if they can avoid it, they would... what the Turks did has nothing to do with Islam, the Turks are also oppressing the Kurds, who are Muslims.
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