Three Whom God Should Not Have Created: Persians, Jews, and Flies
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Three Whom God Should Not Have Created: Persians, Jews, and Flies (Arabic
: ثلاثة كان على الله ان لا
يخلقهم: الفرس، اليهود والذباب) is the name of a racist Iraq
i government pamphlet widely published during the era of Saddam Hussein
.
The author, Khairallah Talfah
, was an Iraq
i Ba'ath Party official, and the maternal uncle and father-in-law of Saddam Hussein
. He first wrote the ten-page pamphlet in 1940.
In 1981, following the start of the Iran–Iraq War, the Iraqi government publishing house Dar al-Hurriyya (House of Liberty) republished it, and the Iraqi Ministry of Education
distributed the propaganda
as part of a textbook for school-children.
The work describes Persians
as "animals God created in the shape of humans", Jews
as a "mixture of dirt and the leftovers of diverse people", and flies
as poor misunderstood creatures "whom we do not understand God's purpose in creating"
According to Con Coughlin
, "This weak Iraqi attempt at imitating Mein Kampf
nevertheless had a bearing on Saddam's future policymaking. As president of Iraq, Saddam's foreign policy was determined by his hatred of the Persians, or Iranians as they are better known, and the Israelis."
Saddam Hussein had the book's title phrase etched into a plaque he kept on his desk.
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: ثلاثة كان على الله ان لا
يخلقهم: الفرس، اليهود والذباب) is the name of a racist Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i government pamphlet widely published during the era of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
.
The author, Khairallah Talfah
Khairallah Talfah
Khairallah Talfah - Khayr-Allah Telfah - Khairallah Tolfah - Khairallah Tilfah was an Iraqi Ba'ath Party official, and the maternal uncle and father-in-law of Saddam Hussein. He was the father of Sajida Talfah, Saddam's first wife, and of Adnan Khairallah, defence minister...
, was an Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i Ba'ath Party official, and the maternal uncle and father-in-law of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
. He first wrote the ten-page pamphlet in 1940.
In 1981, following the start of the Iran–Iraq War, the Iraqi government publishing house Dar al-Hurriyya (House of Liberty) republished it, and the Iraqi Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Iraq)
The Ministry of Education is the Iraq government agency responsible for education in Iraq.the site was temporary shutdown on 27 of July to upload the latest test results of the year 2009-2010...
distributed the propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
as part of a textbook for school-children.
The work describes Persians
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
as "animals God created in the shape of humans", Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
as a "mixture of dirt and the leftovers of diverse people", and flies
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
as poor misunderstood creatures "whom we do not understand God's purpose in creating"
According to Con Coughlin
Con Coughlin
Con Coughlin is a British journalist and author, currently an editor for the Daily Telegraph.-Early years:He was born in London, England, the son of the Daily Telegraph crime correspondent C.A. Coughlin. The eldest of four children he grew up in Upminster, Essex...
, "This weak Iraqi attempt at imitating Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is a book written by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926...
nevertheless had a bearing on Saddam's future policymaking. As president of Iraq, Saddam's foreign policy was determined by his hatred of the Persians, or Iranians as they are better known, and the Israelis."
Saddam Hussein had the book's title phrase etched into a plaque he kept on his desk.