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THE L I G H
T H O U S E
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THE EAST IS OUR LAST HOPE
"The true Assyrian will not entice
his relatives to
come to Western countries.
If we encourage our
people to leave the Middle East,
then surely we will
lose our identity and culture.
You who are in the
West, whether you like what I have
to say or not, must
agree with me. In the East,
we will keep our culture,
language and identity. This
is not possible in the
West...sooner or later we will
be assimilated. It
is only possible to preserve our
ethnicity in the
East."
-Abrohom Nuro
Assyrian scholar, Aleppo-Syria
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G O O D M O
R N I N G B E T - N A H R A I N
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PKK FIGHTERS KILLED IN CLASHES WITH TURKISH FORCES
RU (Ankara) Turkish security forces
killed 18 Kurdish
guerrillas in separate clashes
in northern Bet-Nahrain.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
rebels died in
fighting in the provinces of Tunceli,
Bingol, Hakkari,
Sirnak and Bitlis, the regional
governor's office in
the city of Diyarbakir said in
a statement. More than
18,000 people have been killed
in the PKK's 11-year-old
fight for Kurdish independence
or autonomy in northern
Bet-Nahrain.
THREAT OF CHOLERA FORCES GOVERNMENT
TO CLOSE ROADS
RU (Baghdad) Iraq decided Sunday
to close highways
between Kirkuk and Sulaimaniya
and Kirkuk and Erbil
in northern Bet-Nahrain in an effort
to prevent the
spread of cholera, state-run Baghdad
radio announced.
The radio said a high committee
has been set up in
Kirkuk, 45 miles south of Sulaimaniya,
to take
preventive measures against the
spread of cholera.
Cholera recently killed three people
and afflicted
over 200 others in northern Bet-Nahrain.
The World
Health Organization (WHO) office
in Baghdad said
Sunday the situation was contained.
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S U R F S U P !
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"...I really enjoy the "magazine."
I think the most
interesting part is the introduction
of Assyrian
vocabulary. I wish you would
use the words in a
sentence to determine whether the
word is masculine
or feminine..."
-Alin Alkass, Chicago
"Why do you refer to Iraq as Bet-Nahrain
and north
of Iraq as northern Bet-Nahrain?
Mesopotamia
was the ancient name of Iraq and
Bet-Nahrain is not
even a recognized name. Your
biased writing does
injustice to the general will of
those of us who are
devoted to building a united front
of all Iraqi
groups in a genuine democracy."
-Samir Fadel, New York
"Thank you for the wonderful and
very informative
newsletter. I hope we can
remain on your database
in future publications...We, at
the Mesopotamia club
have an open membership to ALL
Iraqis, whatever their
ethnic, religious or political
persuasions."
-Mazin Al-Eshaiker
The Mesopotamia Club
President
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N E W S D I G E S T
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KING OF
SINGERS DIES, AWAY FROM HOMELAND
SC (Chicago) Edward "Beeba" Yousif
died last Monday,
at age 50 due to complications
resulting from Kidney
failure. Known and recognized
as the "King of Singers"
in Iraq, Beeba began singing in
Assyrian and Iraqi
gatherings at age eleven. Born
in Baghdad, Iraq, Beeba
was influenced by Farid al-Atrash
and Oshana Mirza,
and began to sing professionally
in 1961. His live
performances were accompanied by
electric guitars,
saxophones, keyboard instruments
and drums. His
lyrics and voice reflected the
experiences of love,
suffering, and nationalism of the
Iraqi people,
enduring the social and political
upheavals of 1960's
and 70's.
Admired by Assyrians, Arabs, Kurds,
and Turks alike
Beeba and his musician George Ishu
released such
classics as "Qorba min Aynatee"
which sold over
20,000 copies in Iran and Iraq
alone. In 1965,
President Aref of Iraq recognized
Beeba's talent
by presenting him with a gold watch.
From 1962 to 1979,
Beeba continually appeared on the
Iraqi television.
In later years, Beeba "was stripped
of or not allowed
to retain his Iraqi citizenship,"
noted an admirer.
Beeba's last wish, according to
his wife and ten-
years-old daughter Krystel was
to be buried in his
place of birth. Both Assyrian and
Arab communities
in Chicago have begun collecting
donations from the
public and the local businesses.
Memorial services
were held on Thursday at Mar Gewargis
Church in Chicago.
SALIBA ALYO MOURNED IN CHICAGO
ZN (Chicago) Mr. Saliba Alyo, a
former president of
the Assyrian National Council of
Illinois, passed away
in Chicago. Saliba was born
in Syria and was a member
of the Assyrian Democratic Organization
(Takasta).
During his years of active political
participation,
Saliba was instrumental in enhancing
the cooperation
between the the Assyrian Jacobite
Church and the
Church of the East.
MALEK HUSSAIN
INSISTS THAT SADDAM MUST GO
RU (Jordan) Five years after King
Hussein sided
with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
in the Gulf War,
Jordan's monarch has met Iraqi
opposition figures
in London in a display of his impatience
for a new
government in Baghdad. Diplomats
say the king would
like to host a conference of Iraqi
opposition leaders
in the Jordanian capital to try
and get the disparate
opposition together to actively
plan for life after
Saddam Hussein. The king has called
for an Iraqi
government composed of the three
distinct Kurdish,
Shiite Moslem, and the Sunni Moslem
populations,
making no reference to over a million
Assyrians living
in central Iraq and northern Bet-Nahrain.
Syria and
Egypt, which joined the anti-Iraq
alliance of 1990-91,
are now criticizing Jordan's push
against Saddam.
NINEVEH, THE VOICE
OF THE ASSYRIANS IN CANADA
ZN (Toronto) The United Assyrian
Youth of
Canada has begun the publication
of a monthly news-
paper for the Assyrian community
in Canada, titled
NINEVEH. The newspaper is
distributed free of
charge and contains informative
articles, schedule
of community events, and news in
English, Assyrian,
Arabic, and Persian. For
subscription information
contanct Nineveh Newspaper at (416)
747-9107.
KORUSH SHLIMOON'S
BOOK AVAILABLE IN ARABIC
SC (Chicago) William Mikhail of
Chicago has just
completed the Arabic translation
of Raabi Korush
Shlimoon's book "Assyrians and
Their Experiences
Between the Two Great Wars." The
Assyrian edition
first appeared in 1986. Mikhail
notes that his
translation will "present to the
Arabic reader
a true and realistic treatment
of the Assyrians
and their experiences, as brilliantly
told by
Raabi Koorish." To order a copy
contact:
AL-ITEKAL BOOK STORE
4639 N. KEDZIE
CHICAGO, Illinois 60625
U.S.A.
A LARGE GATHERING OF ASSYRIANS IN SWEDEN
NV (Sweden) On Saturday, October
7, the Assyrian of
Sweden organized a large gathering
at Folk Borgen in
Norrkoping. Nearly 1500 Assyrians
enjoyed the music
of the Assyrian German band, Tiglat.
Holo Malke, an
Assyrian actor from Germany was
also invited to play
in a drama.
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C A L E N D A R OF E V E N T
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1 9 9 5
Sept 8-Dec 31 "Nineveh
612 BC: A Public Exhibition of
Assyrian Art and Artifacts"
Finnish Science Center, Heureha
(northern part of the Helsinki metrop. area)
Oct 1-Feb 4 Exhibition:
Assyrian Art & History
Kimball Art Museum
Fort Worth, Texas
(817) 332-8451
Dec 5
The Simmons Family Lecture Series
at the Gindi Auditorium
University of Judaism
15600 Mulholland Dr
Los Angeles.
"King of the Four Quarters of
the Earth: Art, Power and
Politics in the Assyrian Empire"
by Dr. John Russell
of Columbia University
January 17
"The Palace of Assurnasirpal II
at Nimrud"
Public Lecture Series
University of Toronto
(416) 978-4531
March 13
"How a Babylonian Schoolboy learned
his ABC's"
Public Lecture Series
University of Toronto
(416) 978-4531
June 9-11
The ARAM Conference
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts U.S.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Dec 31
New Year's Eve Party
Westin Hotel
San Jose, California
Entertainment: Ogen
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MEETINGS
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Thursdays
Assyrian Educational & Cultural Club at
Modesto Junior College
1:00 pm
Founders Hall 125.
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CLASSES
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Mondays
Assyrian Language Classes
BETA: AAA of San Jose
7:00-8:30 pm
Assyrian Discussion Group
BETA: AAA of San Jose
8:00-9:30 pm
Thursdays
Nineveh Choir: Mastro Nebu Issabey
BETA: AAA of San Jose
7:30-9:00 pm
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SPORTS
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Tuesdays
Boys Soccer Practice
South Valley Christian School
Corner of Blossom and Shawnee
San Jose, California
5-6:30 pm
Sundays
Boys/Girls Volleyball
Campbell Community Center
Camden & Union
Campbell, California
6-9 pm
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A S S Y R I A N
S U R F I N G P O S T S
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Ancient Mesopotamia
http://sipparorinst.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZ
U/ABZU_REGINDX_MESO.HTML
Akkadian Language
http://ruurq2.sron.ruu.nl/akkadian/
Assyria On-Line
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~jatou/./
Assyrian Flag
http://www.cesi.it/flags/assyria.html
Assyrian Server (in Sweden)
http://www.cs.umu.se/~dprhi/assyr/assyr.html
Assyrian Songs
http://users.aol.com/assyrianme/songs/
assyrian.html
Assyrian Youth Association of Sweden
http://www.cs.umu.se/~dprhi/assyr/assyr.html
Corpus Neo Assyrian Project:
Helsinki, Finland
http://www.helsinki.fi/science/saa/cna.html
e.BABYLON
http://www.garlic.com/~agabrial/babylon.htm
Journal of the Assyrian Academic
Society
http://www.garlic.com/~agabrial/jaas.htm
List of Books on Babylon
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/who/Jamie.Norrish/nephilim/
Bibliographies/babylon.html
Mesopotamia
http://www.singnet.com.sg/~edmonds/sumerian_
main.html
"Newsgroup"
soc.culture.assyrian
Nineveh Kids Homepage
http://www.garlic.com/~agabrial/kidsweb.htm
Syriac Comp Inst
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/gk105/syrcom/
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P U M P U P T H E V O L U M E
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ENGLISH
ASSYRIAN
Anniversary
"yoo-ba-va" use as M
Birthday
"moo-la-da" use as M
Marriage
"zoo-waga" use as M
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F = Feminine
M = Masculine P = Plural
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B A C K T O T H E F U T U R E
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B.C.(858) At the Battle of Lutibu
Shalmeneser III meets
the combined forces of a north
Syrian confederacy.
Four years later, after three successive
campaigns,
Shalmaneser succeeded in consolidating
the areas
belonging to his enemies and reach
Mt. Kashiari (Tur
Abdin) at the headwaters of the
Khabur River.
A.D.(2/3/1823) Gioacchino
Rossini's opera, Semiramide,
Queen of Assyria, is first performed
at the Teatro La
Fenice in Venice, Italy.
In this century, Semiramide
was again staged in New York at
the Metropolitan Opera
House on December 3, 1990.
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W E L C O M E T O Z E N D A
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Zenda wishes to thank the following
individuals &
organizations whose contributions
appear in this issue:
Pauline Jasim
Chicago, Illinois- U.S.
Nineveh Newspaper
Toronto, Canada
Abjar Massie
Norrkoping, Sweden
Robert Dekelaita
Chicago, Illinois- U.S.
Nineveh Magazine
Berkeley, California- U.S.
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