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[Oracle]

Armenians, Maronites, Greeks ... all are casualties of, firstly, the Ottoman and, secondly, the 1974 Turkish Invasion! How many more historically significant groups will face genocide and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Expansionist Turks?


"At their peak, in the mid-1500s, Maronite villages in Cyprus numbered 62 and hosted a population of 80,000, nearly matching that of the native Greek Cypriots. After the Ottoman invasion, the population dropped sharply -- to 800. In the late 1800s, under British rule, a significant number returned, and by the time Cyprus achieved independence from Britain in 1960, Cyprus had about 3,500 Maronite Catholics."


http://www.catholicnews.com/data/storie ... 002101.htm

[Get Real!]

Oracle’s intro caught me unprepared! Don’t let it happen to you…


“A Reading in the History of the Maronites of Cyprus From the Eighth Century to the Beginning of British Rule”

http://www.papalvisit.org.cy/upload/201 ... -29299.pdf

“The Maronite Community of Cyprus”

http://www.maronitesofcyprus.com/cgibin ... -V=history

[BirKibrisli]

Armenians, Maronites, Greeks ... all are casualties of, firstly, the Ottoman and, secondly, the 1974 Turkish Invasion! How many more historically significant groups will face genocide and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Expansionist Turks?


"At their peak, in the mid-1500s, Maronite villages in Cyprus numbered 62 and hosted a population of 80,000, nearly matching that of the native Greek Cypriots. After the Ottoman invasion, the population dropped sharply -- to 800. In the late 1800s, under British rule, a significant number returned, and by the time Cyprus achieved independence from Britain in 1960, Cyprus had about 3,500 Maronite Catholics."


http://www.catholicnews.com/data/storie ... 002101.htm

Vow....From 80,000 to 800 sharply,after the Ottomans in 1571....Then they returned after 1878....So,they were not killed but allowed to emigrate,and they lived very very long lives,and returned after hundreds of years, having achieved eternal life in foreign lands...

There is hope for the TCs in the diaspora then...If we hang onto life for another 250 years we might return to Cyprus under the new Ottomans...

[Oracle]

Oracle’s intro caught me unprepared! Don’t let it happen to you…


“A Reading in the History of the Maronites of Cyprus From the Eighth Century to the Beginning of British Rule”

http://www.papalvisit.org.cy/upload/201 ... -29299.pdf

“The Maronite Community of Cyprus”

http://www.maronitesofcyprus.com/cgibin ... -V=history

Thank you GR! From your link:

For the Maronites the villages are directly connected with their religion and their tradition. For this reason someone notices mass visits of the Maronites to their villages during the festive seasons, since certain customs and traditions take place only in their villages. It is also remarkable that the Maronites originating from Kormakitis in meetings in the village they only speak in the Cypriot Maronite Arabic language whereas when they meet in the free areas of Cyprus they speak the Cypriot dialect. Therefore, the return of the Maronites to their villages is essential for the maintenance of their cultural identity and forms a priority in the policy followed by the Community.

So enough fawning concern about the environment of the "north" whilst ignoring the plight of the humans the Turks are making extinct from this island!

[Oracle]

Armenians, Maronites, Greeks ... all are casualties of, firstly, the Ottoman and, secondly, the 1974 Turkish Invasion! How many more historically significant groups will face genocide and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Expansionist Turks?


"At their peak, in the mid-1500s, Maronite villages in Cyprus numbered 62 and hosted a population of 80,000, nearly matching that of the native Greek Cypriots. After the Ottoman invasion, the population dropped sharply -- to 800. In the late 1800s, under British rule, a significant number returned, and by the time Cyprus achieved independence from Britain in 1960, Cyprus had about 3,500 Maronite Catholics."


http://www.catholicnews.com/data/storie ... 002101.htm

Vow....From 80,000 to 800 sharply,after the Ottomans in 1571....Then they returned after 1878....So,they were not killed but allowed to emigrate,and they lived very very long lives,and returned after hundreds of years, having achieved eternal life in foreign lands...

There is hope for the TCs in the diaspora then...If we hang onto life for another 250 years we might return to Cyprus under the new Ottomans...

I don't know how you can confidently assume they weren't killed or ethnically cleansed (like nowadays -- or are you suggesting the Ottomans were more civilised than today's Turks?). Just because their numbers eventually increased, it doesn't mean it was the same people hanging around waiting for 300 years

[SKI-preo]

allowed to emigrate

I too was allowed to emigrate.With napalm. $5,000 worth of napalm can allow every last remaining living thing in a whole town to emigrate in 3 days or your money back.

[BirKibrisli]

allowed to emigrate

I too was allowed to emigrate.With napalm. $5,000 worth of napalm can allow every last remaining living thing in a whole town to emigrate in 3 days or your money back.

I wonder which is worse?Napalm or living with the fear of death for years...

[Get Real!]

allowed to emigrate

I too was allowed to emigrate.With napalm. $5,000 worth of napalm can allow every last remaining living thing in a whole town to emigrate in 3 days or your money back.

I wonder which is worse?Napalm or living with the fear of death for years...

I can only tolerate so much bullshit from you Bir-lafazani...

[aussieturk]

Armenians, Maronites, Greeks ... all are casualties of, firstly, the Ottoman and, secondly, the 1974 Turkish Invasion! How many more historically significant groups will face genocide and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Expansionist Turks?


"At their peak, in the mid-1500s, Maronite villages in Cyprus numbered 62 and hosted a population of 80,000, nearly matching that of the native Greek Cypriots. After the Ottoman invasion, the population dropped sharply -- to 800. In the late 1800s, under British rule, a significant number returned, and by the time Cyprus achieved independence from Britain in 1960, Cyprus had about 3,500 Maronite Catholics."


http://www.catholicnews.com/data/storie ... 002101.htm

Broken record - move on

[BirKibrisli]

allowed to emigrate

I too was allowed to emigrate.With napalm. $5,000 worth of napalm can allow every last remaining living thing in a whole town to emigrate in 3 days or your money back.

I wonder which is worse?Napalm or living with the fear of death for years...

I can only tolerate so much bullshit from you Bir-lafazani...

That is no bullshit,GR..Napalms last for a few hours or days at best...You can be unfortunate and die from one or you reach safety and wait till its over...But what do you do when you truly believe you might be attacked and slaughtered any night,and this goes on for years??? Try to imagine it...