Panmesopotamism
The Panmesopotamismus describes initiated by Christian dignitaries and intellectuals political movement of Assyrismus which aims to ethnically and culturally-founded nation building.
She claims a common origin of parts of the population, especially Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. These reasons on the Syro- Mesopotamian empires of antiquity : Sumerians , Chaldeans , Babylonians , Assyrians , Syrians and Phoenicians .
In addition, a common culture is assumed that stems from a shared Christian tradition. The population groups for whom Panmesopotamism is claimed belong to the following churches:
- Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and All of the East
- Syrian Catholic Church of Antioch and All of the East
- Syrian-Maronite Church of Antioch
- Old Holy Apostolic Church of the East
- Assyrian Church of the East
- Chaldean Catholic Church
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church of Antioch
- Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
- various evangelical congregations in Syria , Lebanon , Iraq and Iran .
Pan-Mesopotamism turns against an assimilation of this people into an Arab-Muslim culture. In a broader perspective, it aims at the development of a Mesopotamian nation .