Christians from Syria and Egypt seek refuge in the Caucasus

[TomServo]

Re: Christians from Syria and Egypt seek refuge in the Caucasus

Fact: most Syrian Armenians who arrived in Armenia don't want to stay there (there are those who prefer the hell of Syria, to Armenia - any guesses why? - how about, they don't feel welcome, many say they have been mistreated and some say their savings have been stolen)

Fact: most of the refugees from Azerbaijan went on to Russia after a brief stay in Armenia and almost no help went to these refugees from the loud mouth Armenian political parties and the Armenian church

Bytch please, I am Syrian Armenian myself (well, half), so I don't need any lessons from you on their (genuine) grievances against the Armenian authorities and oligarchs.

What you were suggesting in your post, however, was that they are "likely to be better received in Russia," which elicited an "LOL, no" from me because it's laughably erroneous.

[lampron]

Re: Christians from Syria and Egypt seek refuge in the Caucasus

LOL, no.

Though I'm surprised you didn't say Turkey.

Fact: most Syrian Armenians who arrived in Armenia don't want to stay there (there are those who prefer the hell of Syria, to Armenia - any guesses why? - how about, they don't feel welcome, many say they have been mistreated and some say their savings have been stolen)

Fact: most of the refugees from Azerbaijan went on to Russia after a brief stay in Armenia and almost no help went to these refugees from the loud mouth Armenian political parties and the Armenian church

on the other hand you are free to believe in the flat earth theory...

[TomServo]

Re: Christians from Syria and Egypt seek refuge in the Caucasus

Armenians from Syria are likely to be better received in Russia than Armenia

LOL, no.

Though I'm surprised you didn't say Turkey.

[gegev]

Re: Christians from Syria and Egypt seek refuge in the Caucasus

Dear Armenians as a first priority please consider safety, for you and your children, at choosing your final location, if you are forced to leave this final/last time.

Arab world is on the edge of violent religious clashes. Extremists are “eating enemies”. And their so called enemies soon alas … would become, first of all Christians, as usual.

Money/home you had been able to earn/build even in hostile settings all over the world; please construct your final everlasting home at the motherland.

Don’t make your children գաղթական, if you are forced to leave/relocate this time too.

Construct your home in Armenia and relocate your family their, but if you have a good job abroad you may still work there for a while until … Soon, this year, after signing the EU association agreement I hope economic situation in Armenia will be improved gradually. And, in addition, we would be able to work in EU countries legally.

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[londontsi]

Re: Christians from Syria and Egypt seek refuge in the Caucasus

........... Armenians from Syria are likely to be better received in Russia than Armenia

Can you substantiate this.

[lampron]

Re: Christians from Syria and Egypt seek refuge in the Caucasus

Despite the apparent urgency of the crisis for Armenians in Syria, Armenia remains a remote and distant focus,” Giragosian wrote in Oxford Analytica in December. “Even some of those now coming to Yerevan may be only treating it as a temporary refuge.

Armenia is not a welcoming place for poor or homeless Armenians! There is no solidarity! If you are an Armenian from abroad with money, you might be better accepted (because you might be of help to them through your financial position or contacts abroad), but you will probably be faced with envy. This is the root of the problem with Armenians, but we don't see detailed discussions anywhere

Syrians are mostly going to Russia, not Armenia or Georgia. Armenians from Syria are likely to be better received in Russia than Armenia

[TomServo]

TBILISI, Georgia — Ever since ouster of Egyptian strongman President Hosni Mubarak two years ago, Adel has faced a difficult dilemma: Leave behind a relatively cushy life in Egypt or stay and risk discrimination and violence as religious and sectarian tensions rise.

Visa restrictions are narrowing his options, so the successful, middle-class Coptic Christian and the father of two says he’s considering uprooting his family to start anew in an unlikely place: A small ex-Soviet country with a different language, culture and climate from his own.

“In Egypt, it’s difficult to get visas to the U.S. or Europe,” 50-year-old Adel says. “We didn’t chose Georgia, Georgia is choosing us.”

He’s not alone. Christian minorities from both Egypt and Syria are starting to look to the South Caucasus countries of Georgia and Armenia as a refuge from violence and uncertainly.

The choice isn’t as random as it may seem. Sandwiched between Turkey, Iran and Russia’s predominately Muslim North Caucasus regions, both Georgia and Armenia have ancient Christian traditions dating back to the 4th century. Their churches are closely related to the Copts and other Eastern Christian confessions.

Full article: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/n...eorgia-armenia