Volume II Issue 5 March 4, 1996
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A Weekly Online Newsletter Serving the Assyrian
Communities Around the World
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THE L I G H
T H O U S E
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TO BE ASSYRIAN
is to be builder of empires- secular
and spiritual.
is to be a Christian in its purest
form; to spread the
message of Jesus to
the remote corners of the world,
to bring millions
to the Light, and then be called
a heathen and then
re-baptized.
is to be a fighter, to never give
up and to survive
against all odds.
is to invent The Firsts, cultivate
a civilization and
then referred to as
history's vicious barbarians
is to have an opportunity- after
centuries of misery,
persecution, and homelessness-
of having your own
country in the beloved
land of your forefathers,
and then ...
is to speak the language of the
Son, to endure
immeasurable hardship,
pain and suffering in His name,
and when the heavens
seem to have forgotten, not to
give up faith in His
salvation.
is to be proud, to be brave, and
to be feared, with a
spirit that is free
and cannot be subjugated by any
foe.
is to cherish the simple things
in life: to laugh, to
cry, to live and to
die.
To be Assyrian is wonderful and
precious.
Ramin Daniels
San Jose, California
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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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SADDAM ATTACKS VILLAGES IN NORTHERN BET-NAHRAIN
(AP: Ankara) The Patriotic
Union of Kurdistan claims
that Saddam Hussein's forces bombed
villages southwest
of the ancient Assyrian city of
Erbil in northern
Bet-Nahrain. Erbil lies 240 miles
north of Baghdad.
The statement, released by the
group's Ankara offices,
said there were no casualties.
The report could not
immediately be confirmed. Ali al-Saraf,
a spokesman for
the London-based Iraqi National
Council, said that King
Hussain of Jordan held talks Wednesday
night with Jalal
Talabani, leader of the Patriotic
Union of Kurdistan,
and Muhsen Daza'i, a leader of
the Kurdish Democratic
Party. In Cairo, Egypt, King
Hussein of Jordan met
Iraqi opposition leaders as part
of his attempt to unite
all opposition groups.
IRAQ-TURKEY OIL PIPELINE TO REOPEN
(RU: Ankara) Iraqi Oil Minister
Amir Muhammad Rasheed
will lead a delegation to Turkey
on March 4 for talks on
reopening a 616-miles pipeline
from Kirkuk in Iraq to
Turkey's Mediterranean port of
Ceyhan. ``There is also a
trade aspect of the U.N. scheme.
Iraq has to buy food in
exchange for oil and Turkey seems
to be the closest
supplier,'' said one oil official,
who declined to be
named. Ankara is also counting
on hefty oil transit fees.
The pipeline's export capacity
is estimated to be around
1.1 million barrels per day (bpd).
Under current oil
prices, analysts predict Iraq would
be able to export
700,000 bpd. More than half
of that amount should
go through the trans-Turkey pipeline,
according to U.N.
resolution 986.
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S U R F S U P !
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"To all at Zenda: it takes special
dedication and
commitment to compose such wonderful
Newsletter; I
very much thank you for such an
outstanding idea (Zenda).
You are truly the new generation
of ATORAYEH that will
unite our disseminated people.
This also leads me to
thank Jeanclaude Toma of Milpitas
California, for his
'Assyrian Pride in The Age of The
Internet' passage; it
was very patriotic, and I also
very strongly agree that
the Net is our first step towards
uniting 'yemmah
attourehtah gu kha atrrah'."
-From a proud Assyrian,
Emad Benjamin
Sydney, Australia
"Dear Jeanclude Toma, I could not
agree with you more
I am looking forward to communicate
more with you in
the future."
-Tony Kilaita
San Jose, California
"Dear Assyrian Brother, CONGRATULATIONS
on your
wonderful article, i really wish
that kind of proud
thinking is in every Assyrian's
head. If we are smart,
you are right, we could use the
Internet globally and
get in touch with every Assyrian
in the world,
especially, when this World has
become very small. God
bless you, keep on the good work.
BTW, my name is David
Youkhana. i am one of the partners
who are producing
the first Assyrian Credit Card
called " CARD BABYLON "
MASTER CARD."
-ATOORAYA
"The Zenda issue of February 19,
1996, starts out with
an excerpt from "AN ASSYRIAN AUTONOMOUS
STATE IN IRAQ",
by General Agha Petros (1923).
In the spirit of educating
the readers, could you provide
the specific source
reference for this excerpt? I have
been asked for it,
and I do not have the name of the
article or the book
where this may have been published.
If it is merely an
unpublished paper by the General
(or even a copy of such
a manuscript), perhaps you could
mention its current
custodian.
It was also unclear whether all
of the materials featured
in "The LIGHTHOUSE" represented
the words of the General.
There are two paragraphs appearing
in all capital letters,
but they are separated from the
first 3 paragraphs by
several asterisks. Thanks
for clarifying this."
-Francis Sarguis
Santa Barbara, California
[AN ASSYRIAN AUTONOMOUS STATE IN
IRAQ by Gen. Agha Petros
appears in the book entitled
The Assyrian National Question
by Dr. Sargon Dadesho, p.
82-87. The passages appearing in
capital letters were composed
by the staff of ZENDA.]
"You must be out of your mind to
publish ZENDA weekly.
When do you find time to eat, sleep,
and ... Kudos to
such dedication and I hope you
will find others to
help you in this noble cause, to
provide instant access
to Assyrian news from around the
world."
-Ramin Daniel
San Jose, California
[Mr. Daniel is the author of this
week's feature article.]
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N E W S D I G E S T
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(RU: Amman) Jordan said Thursday
it would allow exiled
Iraqi opposition groups to open
branches in Amman in
line with King Hussein's drive
to influence change in
Iraq, but the prime minister said
they won't be allowed
to carry out military operations
against Iraq. Other
officials said the groups would
not be allowed to have
radio stations. The issue is a
sensitive and explosive
one in a kingdom where pro-Iraqi
sentiments remain strong.
Jordan allowed an anti-Iraq group
to open a regional
office in Amman two weeks ago.
Several Iraqi opposition
groups based in London, Tehran
and northern Bet-nahrain,
said Thursday they might open offices
in Jordan but
final plans depended on contacts
with Amman. At press
time, no official report has been
released from the
regional offices of the The Assyrian
Democratic Movement
(ZOWAA)in Bet-Nahrain. The
opposition groups include
four major opposition coalitions:
The Iraqi National
Congress (INC), an alliance of
30 groups, which includes
ZOWAA and the Tehran-based Supreme
Council of the Islamic
Revolution in Iraq that includes
six Shi'ite fundamentalist
groups led by Baqer al-Hakim. The
INC supports Malek
Hussain's idea in favor of a future
federation in Iraq
among its ethnic components.
ACNC DELEGATES
MEET WIH THE AAA OF SAN JOSE
(ZN: San Jose) On Saturday,
the organizers of the
Assyrian Community Networking Conference
met with the
Executive Board of the Assyrian
American Association
in San Jose. The Conference
will be held during the
Assyrian State Convention on the
last weekend of May
1996 in San Jose's Fairmont Hotel.
The delegates
reviewed the conference agenda
and emphasized the
main objective of the gathering:
to educate the
Assyrian communities' on the importance
of computer
networking for individuals and
organizations. For more
information contact Albert Gabrial
at Albert@nineveh.com.
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D I R E C T O R Y
OF THE N E W S S O U R C E S
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AA (AAA of San Jose Newsletter)
AP (Associate Press)
AS (Assyrian Server in Sweden)
BN (Bet-Nahrain Journal)
EB (e.Babylon BBS): 1-209-668-1827
Hollister, California
JS (Journal of the Assyrian Academic
Society)
P.O. Box 4102
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016-4102
NQ (Nebu Quarterly)
P.O. Box 59422, Chicago Illinois 60659
NM (Nineveh Magazine)
NN (Nineveh Newspaper)
RU (Reuters)
SC (soc.culture.assyrian)
TN (Turkish News Agency)
WS (The Wall Street Journal)
ZN (Zenda Reporters):
zenda@ix.netcom.com
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C A L E N D A R OF E V E N T
S
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March 7-10
St. Patrick's Day Soccer Tournament
Assyrian Athletic Club
Chase & Warren Park
Chicago, U.S.A.
(312) 338-7200
March 13
"How a Babylonian Schoolboy learned
his ABC's"
Public Lecture Series
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
(416) 978-4531
March 24
Sawa Khamis Qardakha of Arbela:
His Poetry on Religion, Romance, Wine,
Wisdom and Other Topics
Oraham Yalda Oraham
5:00 P.M., Edens Banquets
6313 N. Pulaski
Chicago, U.S.A.
March 27
Lecture: The Struggle For Power in
Northern Iraq
Speaker: Wilfred Alkhas
3:00-5:00 pm
Modesto Junior College
Forum Building 101
Modesto, U.S.A.
May 24-27
Assyrian State Convention of California
Fairmont Hotel
San Jose, U.S.A.
May 24-25
Memorial Weekend Games
Chicago, U.S.A.
May 25-26
2nd Assyrian Community Networking Conference
Fairmont Hotel
San Jose, U.S.A.
June 1
Nineveh Choral Concert
Conducted by Maestro Nebu Issabey
Santa Teresa High School Auditorium
San Jose, U.S.A.
8:00 pm
June 9-11
The ARAM Conference
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A
Aug 29-Sept 2 AANF National
Convention
Red Lion Inn Hotel
Modesto, U.S.A.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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March 16
A Fundraising Party for Rep. Anna Eshoo
AWANA
Church of the East
San Jose, U.S.A.
March 30
Kha b'Neesan 6746 Party
Assyrian American Association of San Jose
Banker's Club
San Jose, U.S.A.
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MEETINGS
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Fridays
Assyrian Educational & Cultural Club at
Modesto Junior College
1:00 pm
Founders Hall 108
Modesto, U.S.A.
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CLASSES
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Mondays
Assyrian Language Classes
BETA: AAA of San Jose, U.S.A.
7:00-8:30 pm
Assyrian Discussion Group
BETA: AAA of San Jose, U.S.A.
8:00-9:30 pm
Thursdays
Nineveh Choir: Maestro Nebu Issabey
BETA: AAA of San Jose, U.S.A.
7:30-9:00 pm
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SPORTS
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Tuesdays
Boys Soccer Practice
Herman Intermediate School
Corner of Blossom Ave & Shawnee
San Jose, U.S.A.
5:00-6:30 pm
Sundays
Boys/Girls Volleyball
6:00-7:30 pm
Basketball Practice
7:30-9:00 pm
Camden Lifetime Activity Center
Corner of Camden & Union
San Jose, U.S.A.
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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/ABZU/ABZU_REGINDX_MESO.HTML
Akkadian Language
http://ruurq2.sron.ruu.nl/akkadian/
Assyria On-Line
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~jatou/./
Assyrian Collection of the Metropolitan
Museum
http://www.metmuseum.org/htmlfile/gallery/second/
near.html
Assyrian Flag
http://www.cesi.it/flags/assyria.html
Assyrian Fonts
ftp://scholar.cc.emory.edu/pub/fonts/mac
ftp://scholar.cc.emory.edu/pub/fonts/windows
Assyrian Local Union in Norrkoping,
Sweden
http://www.netg.se/Oppen/Org/a/ass/index.php
Assyrian Server (in Sweden)
http://www.cs.umu.se/~dprhi/assyr/assyr.html
Assyrian Songs
http://users.aol.com/assyrianme/songs/
assyrian.html
Assyrian Woman Home Page
http://www.nineveh.com/~agabrial/woman.htm
Assyrian Youth Association of Sweden
http://www.cs.umu.se/~dprhi/assyr/assyr.html
Church of the East Page
http://www.allover.com/org/assyrian.ch.east/ace.html
Corpus Neo Assyrian Project:
Helsinki, Finland
http://www.helsinki.fi/science/saa/cna.html
e.BABYLON
http://www.nineveh.com/~agabrial/babylon.htm
Journal of the Assyrian Academic
Society
http://www.nineveh.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
Middle Eastern Cuisine (includes
Assyrian dishes)
http://value.net/~stoma/#clicking
"Newsgroup"
soc.culture.assyrian
Nineveh Kids Homepage
http://www.nineveh.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
Teach
Malapta [F]
Teacher
Malpanta [F] Malpana [M]
Student
Yaloopta [F] Yalpana [M]
Discipline
Talmadta [F] 'VERB'
Toolmada [M] 'NOUN'
Disciple
Talmedta [F] Talmeeda [M]
Note: The word "eskoola" or
"ooskoola" in reference
to "a student" is derived from the English word
"School" and has no basis in the Assyrian
language.
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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.(c. 1430) A treaty
is signed between the Kassite
ruler Kara-Indash and the Assyrian
prince Ashurbel-
Nisheshu by which the two kingdoms
of Assyrian and
Babylonia are geographically separated.
Never again,
was the land of Bet-Nahrain referred
to as a single
domain under the Assyrian rule.
<< Ancient Iraq, George Roux
>>
A.D.(1921) Reverend Yousip DeKelaita
purchases a
printing press in Mosul, northern
Bet-Nahrain, which
he calls "The Assyrian Press."
During the same year,
and in the same building, he establishes
a school in
which Assyrian, Arabic, and English
languages were
taught. Other subjects included
mathematics,
geography, and physics. Among
the many notable
instructors was Benyamin Arsanis,
the author of
several Assyrian books on history
and literature.
<< The Assyrian Star,
Vol 32,No 3, May-June 1983 >>
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L I T E R A T U S
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****** SUMERIAN PROVERBS ******
ca 3000 BC
If one
can conceive without intercourse,
then one
can get fat without eating!
Friendship
lasts a day.
Kinship
endures forever.
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T H I S W E E K I N H I
S T O R Y
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March 5, 1817: born, Sir
Henry Austin Layard who
excavated the ancient Assyrian
ruins in Bet-Nahrain.
March 1915: Turkish authorities
arrest Hormiz, the
brother of Mar Shimun, the
Assyrian Patriarch. The
spiritual father of the Assyrian
nation was warned not
to support the Russians or
his brother, studying in
Istanbul, would be killed.
Upon the Patriarch's refusal
to cooperate with the Turkish
authorities, Hormiz was
murdered, his body hacked
to pieces and sent to the
Patriarch. Not long
after, the Patriarch himself was
assassinated by Semko, a
Kurdish tribal chief.
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B R A V O
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A research article by Ms. Nika
N. Daniel, an Assyrian
PhD-candidate in Molecular Biology
at Columbia University
in New York, has appeared in Volume
269 of the prestigious
journal of SCIENCE. The article
is entitled "Jak-STAT
Signaling Induced by the v-abl
Oncogene." Ms. Daniel,
completed her undergraduate studies
at Stanford
University and pursues a career
in Biology and Medicine.
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W E L C O M E T O Z E N D A
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Zenda welcomes our new on-line
subscribers from:
Austria
Turlock, U.S.A
Connecticut, U.S.A
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A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S
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Zenda wishes to thank the following
individuals &
organizations whose contributions
appear in this issue:
Albert Gabrial
Hollister, California
Ramin Daniel
San Jose, California
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Our Next Issue will appear on Monday,
March 11, 1996.
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