18:20 I read that Arabs are genetically distinct from Assyrians, to a greater degree than Copts and Arab Egyptians. Won't that imply that Arab dominance is thus, far more the result of population replacement by disproportionate birth and death rates than assimilation?.
Shlama, The Arabs of northern Iraq (Mosul, Tikrit etc) are genetically related to Assyrians more than other groups, and the same with Yezidis and even many Kurds. The Assyrian gene, as it were, is still there. This is less true than the Arabs of southern Iraq.
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I would love to have your session be summarized. So we can teach it to younger generation.
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Dear Rabi, Can this be summarized?
18:20 I read that Arabs are genetically distinct from Assyrians, to a greater degree than Copts and Arab Egyptians. Won't that imply that Arab dominance is thus, far more the result of population replacement by disproportionate birth and death rates than assimilation?.
Shlama, The Arabs of northern Iraq (Mosul, Tikrit etc) are genetically related to Assyrians more than other groups, and the same with Yezidis and even many Kurds. The Assyrian gene, as it were, is still there. This is less true than the Arabs of southern Iraq.