The Lighthouse.............A Prognosis Through Diagnosis
Good Morning Bet-Nahrain...Assyrian Killed in Baghdad
Surfs Up................... "you
gave me the run around"
Surfers Corner............. To
Our Readers in German-Speaking Countries
Fishing Trip with AAS
Assyriology in Israel
The Truth Magazine
News Digest................ Planet
Hollywood in Beirut
Calendar of Events......... No
New Entry
Entracte................... ADO
Founding Party (July 12)
Intelligentsia............. Meetings
and Seminars
Assyrian Surfing Posts..... Assyrian
Websites in Sweden
Pump up the Volume......... Fullness
and Emptiness
Back to the Future......... Shamshi-Adad
I and Mar Ephraim
Literatus.................. The
Assyrians & the Iron Age
This Week in History....... Col.
Stafford Prevents Assyrians
Bravo...................... Bet-Eil
Assyrian Church
The Directory.............. News
Sources
Bshena..................... Sweden,
Holland, and Germany
Salute..................... Lena,
Firas, Michael, Raman, and Adrin
EDITORIAL...
At press time we still have not received the official
report of the Second
Congress of the Assyrian Democratic Movement held in
May of this year in
northern Iraq. ZENDA has learned that during the
sessions of the Congress
members of the European branches of ADM were questioning
the ADM/U.S.
officials on the claims of "mismanagement" and "lack
of credibility" noted
in the readers' articles published in ZENDA. Our
readers' inputs were
indeed not exercises in futility as some had pointed.
The debate may well
continue for a long time until an attempt is made to
normalize the status
of the Zowaa leadership in the U.S. and Canada through
more pervasive
channels of public communication.
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THE L I G H
T H O U S E
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A PROGNOSIS THROUGH DIAGNOSIS
Unfortunately the Assyrians have always ben very credulous,
simple minded
and naive. For their own ulterior motive provocation
agents, domestic or
foregin, have easily managed to chea, decieve, convince
or sway them
towards any desired direction or planned position, thus
plays around with
them like hand tools or guinea pigs. Emotionalism
and squeamishness have
often dimmed our vision to reasoning, purpose and self-esteem.
As such we
have never succeeded to complete building up our unfinished
projects. True
judgment has been distored, bias and prejudice taken
over.
One of the worst causes of our downfall has been the non-compatibility
between our temporal and religious leaders. This
naturally has had very
serious effect upon the unity of our people. Such
alienating sectarian or
regional names as Maronites, Jacobites, Chaldeans, Talkipies,
Alqooshies,
Urumians, and Highlanders have stemmed from dissension
on leadership or
superiority. Today, these very brothers of
the same flesh and blood,
believe themselves belonging to an entirely different
stock or entity;
everything else but Assyrian. Whoever has caused
this rfit, has done a
terrific job indeed.
We have been oblivious of our devoted leaders an benefactors
of the past.
We can be very good actors when following our hero's
hearse, or will
volunteer to be pallbearers for him even if we happen
to be suffering from
back ache. How did we feel about him and his honest,
sincere services when
he was alive? No doubt the leaders of the present
generation everywhere re
rather apprehensive of this ingrate attitude. Maybe
that is why the great
majority of our ablest men and women have assumed a retiring
and
disinterested disposition. Maybe that is one of
the reasons why our
leaders of the day are not as enthusiastic to serve as
they used to, or as
they should be. Finally, we have had no systematized
or well governed
policies to purse and act upon.
The above criticism is not meant to offend anybody.
On the contrary, it is
my honest feeling that it is to our benefit to find out
what ails us, and
what curative measures we should take to better ourselves
in the fight for
or survival. Our blood is tired for lack of iron.
It must be replenished
and revitalized without further delay. Our
bones have become brittle and
fragile for want of lime, a very unhealthy condition
that weakens our
entire skeletal framework. I feel it is my moral
duty and obligation to
lot our people know that on close examination our diagnostic
card shows
several punch lines which look very much like musical
notes. If played on
some musical instrument, it will sound like "Nearer My
God to Thee."
Believe it or not, that is the prognosis.
-----
From an article by the late Malcolm L. Karam which appeared
in the July
1964 issue of the Assyrian Star Magazine. Mr. Karam
was the
Editor-in-Chief of the Assyrian Star Magazine and a president
of the
Assyrian American National Federation.
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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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ASSYRIAN KILLED IN BAGHDAD
On May 23, 1997, Kamal Kiriakos Ablahad, an Assyrian,
was killed in Baghdad
with a shot in his head. Mr. Ablahad was employed
at the residence of
Jamal Al-Tikriti, the son-in-law of Saddam Hussein.
According to the Assyrian International News Agency report,
following the
shooting, Mr. Ablahad was immediately rushed to the hospital
where he was
pronounced dead. The medical examiner's report declared
the death a suicide
and the victim's kidneys were removed for organ transplantation.
Mr.
Ablahad's right index and middle fingers were shot off
as well. In leau of
such evidence it is believed that Mr. Ablahad was killed
execution style
and that prior to being shot, he had raised his right
hand in an attempt to
shield his head and face from the gunshot. The
bullet then passed through
his fingers and head.
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S U R F S
U P !
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"For those of us living in Florida, far from the centers
of Assyrian
activity, do you think you could publish one or two of
the poems written by
Ninos Aho and Yosip Bet-Yosip, the poets you wrote so
glowingly about?
In fact, for those of us so far removed by fate and circumstances,
when an
event of this nature occurs, could you share some its
substance with those
of us unable to attend? I, for one, would like to be
as much a part of the
Assyrian community as my residency in Florida allows.
If you have other Assyrian subscribers in Florida, please
let them know of
my e-mail address so I can contact them.
Sincerely,
Grace Yohannan
eagle.global@MCI2000.com
Apopca, Florida
[Per your request we will include Bet-Yosip and Aho poem
in our August 4
issue of ZENDA].
******************
"In your latest issue of ZENDA you have the AAS history
class listed as
'Syriac Church History Class.' After giving it some thought,
we have
recently renamed this course to "Eastern Church History
Class" because
'Syriac' is a technical term used by Western Scholars
to describe,
specifically, the language of the Assyrian people. It
does not describe a
Church, a community, a nation, etc. Just thought you
would like to know."
Raman Michael
Chairman of Public Relations
Assyrian Academic Society
Chicago, Illinois
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"This week's Zenda is AWESOME!"
Ramin Daniels
San Jose, California
******************
"I hope that the Zenda staff is planning on doing something
special for
the first ever Zenda Baby!!!!"
Vian Younan
The Dominicans
[How about a one-year subscription to ZENDA Vol XXI.]
******************
"On May 17 , 1997 @ 6:29 PM regarding my post on AAA club
of San Jose , YOU
WROTE : "Dear Frederick Please note that your message
was posted on
AssyriaLink and cannot be posted in ZENDA. ZENDA
newsletter only publishes
original messages sent directly to our mailbox.
Please feel free to submit
a new message. Staff of ZENDA"
You gave me the run around for so long and tried so hard
to make the
article look like some sort of an attack on certain members
of AAA club ,
which you are a member of too ,diverting the attention
from the real reason
why that post was written. Yet in today's ZENDA vol.
III , # 19 dated
6/30/97, you published an article by Ashur Simon Malek
, titled 'CONFLICT
OF INTEREST', which was posted on Assyrian link on 6/28/97
. This behavior
on your part is a conflict of interest , it is simply
telling me that you
publish what you like .And that is very dangerous."
[ZENDA urges its readers to submit articles not previously
published in
other Internet sites. Meanwhile, it reserves the
right to publish any
articles it deems suitable for its general readership.]
******************
"Your last issue (June 30) included a section astutely
titled 'Clear and
Present Dangers: 3 Critiques of Today’s Assyrian Organizations'.
I am
afraid that the problem is far worse than the average
Assyrian realizes.
The three 'critiques' are telling for what they point
out.
(1) Dorina GOLPASHIN assumes that leaders of Assyrian
organizations abide
by an honorable understanding that they are meant to
serve and to inform
the people. She refers to the example of the Benjamin
Adams Will.
Unfortunately, Golpashin is much too flattering in what
she expects of the
'leaders' affected by that Will. I shall return to this
in a moment.
(2) Ashour Simon MALEK refers to some of the Assyrian
leaders in Canada.
He claims they have routinely acted in disregard of conflict
of interest.
He describes this as unethical. He wonders how some even-handed
overseeing
might be instituted.
(3) Ramin DANIELS targets his comments at the Assyrian
American National
Federation. If ever there was an organization in search
of an identity, it
has to be this one. Daniels correctly observes
that the AANF has never
served the Assyrian people as such. It has been
nothing more than the
distillation of a group of affiliates, many of them ragtag
in the full
sense of that term. These affiliates, said to be
around 30 in number,
consist of large units such as the one located in Turlock,
to others which
are best described as 'paper' organizations, i.e., groups
which supposedly
have at least 20 'members', but which in reality are
nothing more than the
preserve or one or two persons.
The Federation is in sore need of internal redesigning.
Without such
streamlining, it can never be in a position to develop
sensible, long-term
projects. Under the present circumstances, it is well-nigh
impossible for
AANF to adopt a relevant agenda. For this reason,
the principal business
of the AANF as it flits coast-to-coast for its NEC meetings
is to amend
inane by-laws relating mostly to the venue and arrangements
for the next
annual sha’ara (social celebration).
Let me return briefly to the issue of the Benjamin Adams
Will. As many
know, I have been writing about the performance and the
behavior of 6
Assyrian organizations who have been named to receive
sizeable sums under
this Will. After making some simple inquiries of
these six groups about
their plans for the funds, only the Assyrian American
Association of
Southern California (AAASC) demonstrated a sensitivity
for the right of the
Assyrian people to know how these trust monies will be
spent. The farcical
reaction of the other five more than reinforces the criticisms
which have
appeared in Zenda and elsewhere.
The most disgraceful performance of any of these organizations
has been
that of Zowaa and its non-profit spin-off, the Assyrian
Aid Society.
Lincoln Malik is the head of Zowaa in North America.
Malik and local
supporters of ADM met in San Jose just a few days ago,
to hear his report
on the situation in north Iraq following his recent visit.
In the
discussion period, he was asked about questions which
have been posed
regarding the Benjamin Adams Will. Pointing to
my columns in 'Kibitzer',
Malik described me as 'anti-Zowaa'.
The other name for ZOWAA is 'Assyrian DEMOCRATIC Movement'.
I write the
word DEMOCRATIC in capital letters, because Mr. Malik
should be ashamed for
ignoring it. Although he is by no means the first of
our Bonapartist
manques, certainly with his education he ought to make
an effort to
distinguish between dissent and betrayal. What
exactly has been this 'stab
in the back' by me? As far as I know, I have only
tried to indulge in
critical thinking. Even when I have passed judgment
on some of the other
organizations, I have refrained from doing so in the
case of Zowaa. No
matter that. What is unforgivable is that I have even
dared to ask Malik
and his coterie for a simple explanation about their
plans for these Will
funds. The Will explicitly limits the use of these funds.
Not surprisingly,
it is a matter of Assyrian public interest to know what
will be done with
the monies.
Not satisfied to besmirch me as 'anti-Zowaa', Malik at
the same meeting
described me as an opportunist who took advantage of
Zowaa hospitality in
north Iraq by misrepresenting that I was a 'friend' of
Malik. This is
patently untrue, and it does a disservice to Zowaa in
north Iraq.
Assyrians should know that anytime they choose to travel
to that area, they
will be warmly received by various Assyrian constituencies,
including the
people from Zowaa. In fact, overseas Assyrians are urged
to visit there.
This is not only a way to boost Assyrian morale in the
homeland, but it
also has merit in the perception it leaves with the Kurdish
majority about
our concern for our brothers who are there.
In the small world of Assyrian activists, I include among
my friends the
many members of the Zowaa community in Iraq, in Syria,
in the U.K., and in
the U.S. By his pettiness, Malik more than validates
the judgment of many
others who have written that he does not deserve the
mantle of spokesman
for Zowaa."
Francis Sarguis
Santa Barbara
******************
"Shlomo/shlama.ahunone oromoyo/athuroye/kaldoye...!
I got your letter ahunone. I really became very glad to
know about my
brothers Athuroye. I'm from TOR*ABDIN qritho qusnoyo,
I'm 26 years and I
studied Suryoyo in TOR*ABDIN and i speak Turkish, Kurdish,
and Arabic a
little bit...I have lived in Sweden for 6 years.
At present the most that
interest me is to know more about my brothers and sisters
athuraye
kaldaye... me if you ask I'm suryoyo, but I think the
main thing is not
name the important things are to close each other love
eachother, to
reconciliation if we really want to exist as one nation
one flag, one God..
So I wish you successful future and happy days. And Liberation
for our
mother BETH_NAHRIN that I miss 24 hours. bye bye
until further I send
you more about me and my proposals and point.....
Iskender Aryo
Sweden
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S U R F E R S
C O R N E R
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ZENDA readers are invited to respond to the following
request(s) by either
directly writing to the author(s) or sending a reply
to ZENDA.
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TO OUR READERS IN THE GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Lieber Leser/ liebe Leserin,
Es waere sehr nett, wenn Du den selben text ohne benutzung
von Umlaute uns
zuschickst, denn sonst ist es unmoeglich den zu lesen.
Alles, was Du tun
solltest, waere die Umlaute wie auf der Schreibmaschine
zu schreiben, d.h.
"ae" oder "oe" oder "ue". Dann koennten wir dein Text
verstehen,
uebersetzen und in der naechsten Ausgabe erscheinen lassen.
Danke im vorraus fuer die Bemuehung und das Mitarbeiten
ZENDA Mitarbeiter
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GONE FISHING WITH AAS
To ZENDA Readers in San Jose and the Bay Area:
For those of you who love to Fish, here is an opportunity
to fish with
your Assyrian brothers and help in raising money for
our people back
at homeland. Assyrian Aid Society of San Jose present
the first fishing trip
Date: July 12th, 1997 Price: $40.00
The ship will be leaving from Santa Cruz Boardwalk at
6:00 am and return at
2:00 pm. Seats are limited to 24 peoples only.
For registration and
direction please contact Youkie Khaninia at
408 226-9724 home 415-968-9241
work
Assyrian Aid Society of America
San Jose, California
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ASSYRLIOLOGY IN ISREAL
We are happy to announce the establishment of the "Israel
Society for
Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies" (ISAANES).
The founding
meeting was held 18 June, 1997 at Bar-Ilan University,
hosted by the Samuel
Noah Kramer Institute of Assyriology. The meeting
was chaired by Jacob
Klein. Pinhas Artzi offered opening remarks concerning
the goals of the
organization. He was followed by Hayim Tadmor who presented
some personal
reflections of the development of Assyriology in Israel
and then read a
paper on "Assyrian and Babylonian Royal Inscriptions-
An Interim
Assessment." The lecture was followed by a discussion
of the goals and
organization of the new society.
The goals of the society are "To develop and promote
the scientific study
and academic instruction in Israel of Assyriology and
ancient near eastern
studies on the basis of primary epigraphic sources; to
encourage
cooperation between Assyriology and scholars in other
areas of ancient
near eastern studies both in Israel and abroad; to hold
scientific
conferences; to encourage cooperation with parallel organizations
outside
Israel; to foster public knowledge of the ancient near
east."
For further information contact:
The Israel Society for Assyriology
c/o S. N. Kramer Institute of Assyriology
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat-Gan 52900
ISRAEL
Avigdor Horovitz at victor@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
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A NEW ASSYRIAN MAGAZINE IN HAMILTON, CANADA
The Shamiram Assyrian Association Inc. of Canada is now
preparing its first
Assyrian magazine in Hamilton- "The Truth" - expected
to be out of print in
the beginning of July 1997.
Shamasha Moshi Sarkis, the Association president, is an
outspoken member of
the Assyrian community on the reform and development
of the Assyrian
schools and social issues. Formerly a Captain in
the Assyrian Levies (A
British-trained Assyrian army in the Middle-East during
WWII) Sarkis has
been sharing his experience, his wisdom, his devotion,
and his energy for
our Assyrian community in Canada. He has also produced
and managed the
first Assyrian TV in Hamilton, Canada from 1993 through
1994.
Currently, Shamasha Moshi Sarkis is attending McMaster
University in
Hamilton, Ontario, and studies Theology while performing
his weekly church
duties. His teaching over many years of Assyrian
language (grammar,
reading, spelling, writing) has brought many benefits
to our Assyrian youth
in Hamilton.
Please feel free to send your articles, news or any announcements
of
activities about our Assyrian community to the Shamiram
organization.
For further information regarding the "The Truth" Magazine,
please contact
the organization or call Shamasha Moshi direct at his
home number (905)
318-6174. You may also email the organization at
the following address:
ai313@freenet.hamilton.on.ca
The Organization's mailing address:
Shamiram Assyrian Association of Canada Inc.
Box 37003, Barton Postal Outlet
Hamilton, Ontario L8L-8E9
Canada
Ashur Simon Malek
Ontario, Canada
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N E W S
D I G E S T
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PLANET HOLLYWOOD TO OPEN IN BEIRUT
(ZNSM: Beirut) Lebanese businessman Khaled Ali Mammoud,
owner of Center
Point SAL, announced that his company will open a Planet
Hollywood
restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon next year. The restaurant,
which will be
located in Verdun, will be 49 percent owned by Saudi
prince al-Waleed bin
Talal. Mr. Hammoud said that superstar Michael
Jackson will attend the
official opening in 1998, and that "a host of stars will
be arriving each
week to donate memorabilia."
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Z I G G U R
A T
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Am Samstag, 12. Juli 1997 (12.04.6747) feiert die
Assyrisch Demokratische Organisation (ADO) -Deutsche
Sektion-
ihr 40jaeriges Bestehen
im Saal der syrisch-orthodoxen Kirche in
Willy-Brandt-Allee 14
65187 Wiesbaden
Saengerin: Juliana Jendo
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C A
L E N D A R
OF E V E N
T S
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Jul 1,1997 In the Presence
of the Gods: Art from Ancient Sumer
Mar 8,1998 The Smart Museum
of Art
5550 South Greenwood Avenue
Chicago
Free Admission
Jul 7
XLIV Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale
International Congress of Assyriology and Near Eastern Arch.
Venice, Italy
Jul 19-20 National
Executive Committee Meeting
Assyrian American National Federation
Sponsored by the Assyrian American Social Club of Michigan
Quality Inn
One West Nine Mile
Hazel Park, Michigan 48030
(313) 399-5800
Rooms are reserved at the rate of $39.95 plus tax.
Jul 20
A Concert by the Assyrian Violinist, David Yonan
Mathaeikirchstrasse 1
Musikinstrumenten Museum, Curt-Sachs Saal
Berlin
11:00 am
Aug 26-Sep 2 Assyrian American National
Convention
Hyatt Regency Dearborn
Fairlane Town Center
Detroit, Michigan
All Single,double,triple,quad rooms: $95 per day
Reservations: (313) 982-6880
Reservations must be made by August 7
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E N T R A C T E
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July 12 40th Founding Anniversary Party
Assyrian Democratic Association
Ontario, Canada
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40th Founding Anniversary Party
Assyrian Democratic Association
Willy-Brandt-Allee 14
65187 Wiesbaden
Germany
Entertainer: Juliana Jendo
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A Night Under the Stars: Romance, Dance, & Fine Dining
Open Bar, Dinner, Dessert, & complimentary valet parking
Entertainers: Franco and the Stars
Location: AAA of San Jose BETA (Social Building)
San Jose, California
7:00 pm
$45.00 per person
For reservations contact Caroline Nasseri at (408) 268-7990
Tickets will not be sold at the door
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I N T E L L I G E N T S I A
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CHICAGO Eastern Church History Class
"A New Exposure to the History of Eastern Christianity
Instructor: AbdulMasih Saadi
North Park College
Carlson Tower, Room C43
3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
June 25-Aug 13
7:00-9:00 pm; weekly (9 weeks)
Registration Fee: $ 80:00 (tax-deductible)
Tuition reduced based on financial need.
1-800-454-8979 or email history@aas.net
Sponsored by the Assyrian Academic Society of Chicago
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Assyrian Athletic Club Soccer Development Program
Ages 7-14
7:45-9:45 pm
Mondays
Warren Park Gymnasium
Western Avenue & Devon Street
HARVARD
1997-98 Syriac Classes Taught by Dr. J.F. Coakley
UNIVERSITY
Elementary Syriac
Instructor: J. F. Coakley
Basic Syriac grammar and syntax with selected readings from
the Syriac Bible and other early texts.
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Readings in Syriac I
Historical and theological texts, and early poetry
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Readings in Syriac II
Special attention to exegetical texts and to reading manuscripts.
NORTH
Assyrian Boy Scouts
HOLLYWOOD Assyrian
American Association of Southern California
Assyrian Club
5901 Cahuenga Blvd
North Hollywood, California
9:30am to 12:30pm
Sundays
Contact Sargon Gewargis @ fishtale@juno.com
(818) 891-3705 after 7:30 pm
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Assyrian Student
Union
California State University, Northridge
Assyrian American Association of Southern California
Assyrian Club
5901 Cahuenga Blvd
North Hollywood, California
6:00pm
Contact Sargon Gewargis @ fishtale@juno.com
(818) 891-3705 after 7:30 pm
SAN JOSE Nisibin
School
Assyrian Language Classes
Ages 5-14
10:00-1:00 pm
Saturdays
AAA of San Jose BETA
20000 Almaden Road
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Assyrian Language Classes (Adults)
Taught by Dr. Ashur Moradkhan
Sundays
7:00-9:00 pm
AAA of San Jose BETA
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Citizenship Classes
Mondays & Tuesdays
7:00 pm
AAA of San Jose BETA
20000 Almaden Road
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Maestro Nebu Issabey's Nineveh Choir Practice
AAA of San Jose BETA
8:00 pm
Thursdays
TORONTO Nisibis School
10:30-1:30
Saturdays
The Church of the East
Toronto, Canada
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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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Assyrian Youth Network Union (Central Europe)
ator@hem2.passagen.se
An Assyrian Website in Swedish
http://hem1.passagen.se/samra/
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P U M P UP THE V O L U
M E
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English Modern Assyrian
Fullness
mil/yoo/ta [F]
Emptiness
shri/qoo/ta [F]
____________________________________________________________________________
F = Feminine M = Masculine
P = Plural
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B A C K TO THE
F U T U R E
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B.C. (1813) Shamshi-Adad I reigns in Assyria from Shechna
in the upper
Euphrates River region, or more precisely upper Khabur
River. He called
his capital Shubat-Enlil or "where Enlil dwells."
<< Assyrian Origins, Harper, et al>>
A.D. (373) dies, Mar Ephraim (Ephrem Syrus), the most
voluminous and
widely-read of all Assyrian theologians and scholars.
<< The Death of a Nation, Yohannan >>
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L I T E
R A T U
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THE ASSYRIANS AND THE IRON AGE
(1245-606 B.C.)
Myth: The Assyrians only existed for a short period
of time in the history
of Mesopotamia and have no more claim to it than the
claim of Persians,
Arabs or Ottomans for example.
FACT: From "The Arts of Assyria", By Andre Parrot, Golden
Press, New York,
1961, Chapter 1, page 1
THE Assyrians, who gained control over Mesopotamia in
the thirteenth
century B.C. were by no means newcomers to the
region. Indeed, of all the
peoples
that had dominated Mesopotamia during the previous two
thousand years, none
had an older claim to the country than they. We find
them dwelling in the
Upper Tigris region at the very dawn of history and an
inscribed tablet of
the eighth century B.C. lists the names of no less than
one hundred and
seven Assyrian kings. In all, from the earliest times
to the downfall of
the Assyrian empire, one hundred and sixteen kings successively
occupied
the throne of Assur. This continuity is all the more
remarkable when we
compare it with the eleven kings of Akkad, the five of
the Third Dynasty of
Ur, the eleven of the First Dynasty of Babylon and even
the thirty-six
Kassite monarchs. This is not to say that Assyria enjoyed
independence,
still less hegemony, throughout the period. Several times
Assur and Nineveh
came under foreign rule; Akkadians and Sumerians
occupied both cities for
a while. Nevertheless Assyria preserved her racial
integrity and lost
nothing of that spirit of enterprise which had led her
to found trading
stations and colonies in far-off Anatolia in the late
third and early
second millennium B.C.
Note: An Assyrian king list (compiles by Wilfred Alkhas)
is available at
http://aina.org/aol/kinglist
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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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July 10, 1933: Col Stafford, a British officer in
Iraq, threatens the more
than 100 Assyrian tribal leaders to prevent them from
their crossing into
Syrian territory under the French protection.
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B R A
V O
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SHAMASHA YOUNA HERMIZ TRUST FUND REVISITED
Bet-Eil Assyrian Church in San Jose, California has donated
Three Hundred
U.S. Dollars to Shamasha Youna Hermez Trust Fund since
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