1. What do you learn about Hamdaniyah from this article?

2. a) Who staged protests in Hamdaniyah last week?
b) Why did they protest?

3. a) Describe Article 50.
b) What is the problem with enforcing Article 50?

4. What would a census most likely show about Ninevah? Why?

5. a) Define autonomy.
b) Why does Hamdaniyah Mayor Nissan Karumi say the Assyrians are entitled to autonomy?

6. How did Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki respond to the protests?

7. a) Who opposes a Christian autonomous region in Nineveh?
b) Why do they oppose this plan?

8. Do you think an autonomous region for Christians in Nineveh should be established? Explain your answer.