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[edit] Ethnic group
I think there shouldn't be an article called Syrian people since being a Syrian does not mean ethnically Syrian, some Syrian are of Arab descendant others are of Kurdish, Armenian or any other ethnic group.--Aziz1005 16:24, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, and all are Syrian people, i.e. people native to Syria, just as all Americans, including Chinese, Irish, German, Israeli, and Syrian Americans, are Americans or American people. See this article. —Anas talk? 17:20, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Yea but it says in the article ethnic group, I think the appropriate article should be demography of Syria. Just to avoid any confusion. What do you think?--Aziz1005 02:28, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
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- It is an ethnic group, a group of people united by characteristics such as language, culture, religion, etc. On the other hand, a demography is a statistical study (births, deaths, etc.). We already have one for Syria. This is about the people native to Syria, their culture, languages, and so on. I will expand it sometime in the future. —Anas talk? 10:24, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
- Syrian people are not united by characteristics such as language (There are Syrian Kurds,and Syrian Arabs for instance), or religion (There are Syrian christians and Muslims). Syrian people are not a distinct ethnic group,This is what I meant--Aziz1005 17:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
- Having considered the matter carefully, I have clarified that they are a collection of ethnic groups sharing some common characteristics (much like how it is in Iranian peoples). Thanks for noticing that, Aziz. —Anas talk? 18:14, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
- Syrian people are not united by characteristics such as language (There are Syrian Kurds,and Syrian Arabs for instance), or religion (There are Syrian christians and Muslims). Syrian people are not a distinct ethnic group,This is what I meant--Aziz1005 17:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
- It is an ethnic group, a group of people united by characteristics such as language, culture, religion, etc. On the other hand, a demography is a statistical study (births, deaths, etc.). We already have one for Syria. This is about the people native to Syria, their culture, languages, and so on. I will expand it sometime in the future. —Anas talk? 10:24, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Cool, Shukran ;)--Aziz1005 01:29, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
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- To Anas: I don't agree with this change simply because every country will have an ethnic group majority and one or more groups that are a minority. All the people of Italy say are Italian citizens, but the majority ethnic group is the Italians who speak some form of italian and there are minorities in the north who speak German who are Italian citizens but not really ethnically Italian. Every country is going be like that, so it's the same for Syrians who speak speak some form of Syrian Arabic and have Kurdish and Armenian minorities. Maybe you could say that the people of the Levant are like the Iranian peoples, so that would include Syrians, Lebanese, Palestinians and Jordanians who are practically like one people, but Syrians themselves are not really like the Iranian peoples. Please change it back, thanks. Egyegy 03:12, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Merge with Syrian demographics
Or change the article completely. Modern day Syrians don't belong to a single ethnic group. Funkynusayri 17:05, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
- There has been a discussion over Iraqi people article, and finally they decided to merge it with Demography of Iraq article. I think this may apply to this article as well since Syrian is only a citizenship.--Aziz1005 14:11, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
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- I suggest a neutral-sounding "Population of Syria" article, and let the statistics and facts speak for themselves, while leaving unverifiable, subjective, and counter-productive arguments on "ethnic groups" aside. --Slacker 20:46, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
- Well, "population of Syria" is pretty much synonymous with "demography of Syria" anyway, don't you think? Funkynusayri 21:09, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
- Well one of the editors above was concerned that "demographics" would restrict the article to numbers and statistics, whereas "population" can take a broader scope including culture, customs, traditions, pop culture, and ideologies, for example. --Slacker 10:42, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
- Demographics and demography aren't synonyms, check out the articles for details. But I agree somewhat, the article should maybe exist, but not in the current form, which is very misleading. Funkynusayri 10:50, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
