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Foreigners in their own land
WASHINGTON Syria is at a critical crossroads, faced with the growing
disenfranchisement and discontent of its nearly 300,000 stateless Kurds. By
officially recognizing their nationality rights, President Bashar al-Assad
can preempt further deterioration in the country's internal stability.
In 1962, a census was conducted in northeastern Syria, ostensibly to
identify "alien infiltrators" who had crossed the border from Turkey since
1945, but primarily as one component of a campaign to Arabize this resource-
rich region of the country, then primarily populated by non-Arabs.
“Foreigners in their own land” available at
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/14/opinion/edali.php.
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