INTERESTING FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IRAQI CHRISTIANS

FACT NUMBER 1

The Christians of Iraq are one of the oldest continuous Christian communities in the world. Christianity was brought to Iraq in the 1st century A.D.

FACT NUMBER 2

Some notable Bible territories are located in present-day Iraq such as Paradise of the Book of Genesis, The Tower of Babel, Noah’s Ark and the flood, Abraham’s birthplace: Ur of the Chaldeans, The Lion’s den where Daniel was imprisoned, The fiery furnace; where the three Hebrew children were cast into by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon

FACT NUMBER 3

Iraqis are indigenous Eastern Aramaic speakers; the language Jesus spoke while he was on earth. It has several words similar to Maltese, as it is a language from the same Semitic branch as Maltese

FACT NUMBER 4

It is illegal for Christian men to marry Muslim women, without converting to Islam

FACT NUMBER 5

Although Christian women are permitted to marry Muslim men, their children must be raised Muslim

FACT NUMBER 6

A convert to Christianity might be prosecuted under Iraq’s anti-blasphemy law, though they are more likely to be murdered by their family or local jihadist militants

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