The Heirs of Patriarch Shaker concerns Assyrian prelates who have opposed and damaged the Assyrian national identity over the last hundred years, mainly through their cooperation and collusion with Turkish or Arab nationalist regimes.
Thus, the acts of a single Patriarch could affect the entire future of his peopl.
No political parties were permitted.
Traditionally, patriarchs were the official representatives of their Millet (religious community) under the Ottoman Empire.
The Heirs of Patriarch Shaker concerns Assyrian prelates who have opposed and damaged the Assyrian national identity over the last hundred years, mainly through their cooperation and collusion with Turkish or Arab nationalist regimes