Subj: Zenda (11/13/95) Date: 95-11-14 01:56:42 EST From: zenda@ix.netcom.com (Zenda) To: zenda@ix.netcom.com November 13, 1995 Volume I, Issue 16 ***** ***** * * **** ** * * ** * * * * * * *** * * * * * ****** * * * ** * * * * ***** ***** * * **** * * A Weekly Online Newsletter Serving the Assyrian Communities Around the World ===================================================== THE L I G H T H O U S E ===================================================== "Telling" A poem has enticed my lips to display a passionate mosaic of words telling you all that I am but never the real me. The piano plays smooth rhythmic yet treacherous slices of remorse patent with genes Ah and Yes of a nationalistic breed telling you who you are. Thirst quenches me then I twisting quench we dance Our "rigda" under the sheet of love only to find a rain of knives hailing our bodies with scars telling us of our ancestors. Sharokin Betgevargiz Connecticut, U.S. ===================================================== G O O D M O R N I N G B E T - N A H R A I N ===================================================== WS (Baghdad) The Iraqi government has objected to the U.N.'s monitoring of the sales and the distribution of food, as well as the allocation of some revenue to the Assyrian and Kurdish groups in northern Bet-Nahrain. ===================================================== S U R F S U P ! ===================================================== "I think you are doing a commendable job. I just hope more people take your lead and take advantage of what this world has to offer the Assyrian people. I think this is a good start, and hopefully it will not end here. But it is up to us not to let it..." -Joseph Aghassi, California "All of my life I have spoken Assyrian, but it wasn't until recently until I became proud of who I am. Constantly being labeled as Persian (because it was my parent's birth place) bothers me. Constantly hearing my younger cousins shunning their Assyrian background and refusing to speak their mother tongue perturbs me. I am so excited each time I read ZENDA; I got to UC Berkeley and my family is in Los Angeles. This is my Assyrian connection while I am away. Keep up the good work!!!" -Nira Geevargis, California "After reading Zenda's latest issue and knowing the situation that occurred at the San Jose Nisibin Halloween party I applaud Alina Sargiss's letter to the AAA of San Jose. I am appalled and disgusted that Assyrians would discriminate against non-Assyrians. As an Assyrian, I am proud of my heritage, ancestry and community. However, I must confess that one of my closest and dearest friends is not an Assyrian. If I choose to invite my non-Assyrian friends to an Assyrian function I would hope and pray that my community would also invite and welcome my friends. If I had to make a choice, my community would lose and I would not participate in any Assyrian function. I myself would never have supported nor attended an event that did not allow me to invite my friends, regardless of their nationality. We have many Assyrians that have married outside our culture. Are their spouses not welcomed? Why are we not encouraging our people to invite their friends to our functions, in order to keep them involved in the community? Instead we are pushing them away. Non Assyrians are welcomed in my home and in my heart. Who are these people who tell me that my friends are not welcomed in my community? I am my community and I did not make these decisions. If the rest of my community does not welcome my friends, then they do not welcome me...and it will be their loss. These are the types of issues that make our generation an apathetic one, as well as nauseate and discourage people like myself from getting involved in Assyrian affairs. Why do we hire bands like Black Cats? They are not Assyrian. Why are we not playing only Assyrian music at our parties? Why are we not dressing in our traditional clothing? The Indians do. I myself love to listen to Persian music. I enjoy wearing western clothing. Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying let's all go out and make friends with non-Assyrians. I'm simply saying that we shouldn't discourage people from attending our gatherings. If an Assyrian boy/girl brings his/her non-Assyrian boyfriend/girlfriend to a party, I believe it is better that they are there with a non- Assyrian rather than not being there at all. We will all continue to have different opinions on the matter. I must encourage those that share my opinion on the subject not to support or attend any function that does not allow non-Assyrians. This is my opinion and thoughts on the subject." -Sandra Gevarguize, New York ===================================================== N E W S D I G E S T ===================================================== ELIAS RE-ELECTED IN CALIFORNIA ZN (San Jose) Mr. Ben Elias, an Assyrian local official, was re-elected to the City Council of Union city, California. Mr Elias was elected on November 4, for another 2-year term. ALKHAS & BET-YOUSEP TO VISIT CANADA SC (Toronto) The United Assyrian Youth of Canada has invited Hanibal Alkhas and Yosep Bet-Yosep to speak on November 19, 1995, 2:00 P.M. at the Assyrian Centre in Mississauga-Toronto. Mr. Alkhas, currently visiting North America, is a well-known Assyrian artist and poet. The works of Mr. Alkhas have appeared in several galleries in Iran, Israel, and the United States. Mr. Bet-Yosep is a familiar face around the Assyrian communities in Canada. Not long ago he accompanied Ninos Aho to a similar event sponsored by the Assyrian Centre. Hanibal Alkhas and Yosep Bet-Yosep have been collaborating on several literary and artistic projects in California. KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN PROPOSES AN IRAQI FEDERATION TN (Ankara) On Tuesday, Malik Hussein of Jordan, suggested in an interview appearing in the Financial Times of France that Iraq should be trans- formed into a federation of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish communities. "A federated Iraq might be the answer," he said in his interview, excerpts of which were carried by Agence France Presse on Tuesday. "I have the conviction that what we need in Iraq is for us to get credible representatives of the three major components of Iraq's people," Hussein said. Analysts questioned on this point, however, suggested the Kurds of Northern Bet-Nahrain would not, in fact, be averse to a federative arrangement, given that historic precedence has done little to bolster their confidence in the central authority in the country. The Assyrian population, neither the residents of Northern Bet-Nahrain nor the Chaldean-Christians in Central Iraq, were noted in any future plans for a new Iraqi Federation. It remains to be seen whether a country such as the United States would be comfortable in the long run with the emergence of another Shiite political entity in the region which is second in size to Iran. One official also questioned whether King Hussein could convince his own people, 95 percent of who are orthodox Sunni Muslims, of the need to pave the way for another Shiite state of sorts in the region. WHEREABOUTS OF HARBIK BABA-OGHLI ZN (Iran) An Assyrian family in Urmie, Iran has begun a search for a missing family member-Mr. Harbik Baba- Oghli. Any information that may assist this family in locating Mr. Baba-Oghli should be emailed to Zenda at zenda@ix.netcom.com . 1995 SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN SWEDEN AS (Sweden) The Assyrian-Swedish Soocer Team, BABYLON, is the winner of this year's Assyrian Soccer Tournament in Sweden. Another strong contendor in this year's "BABYLON CUP" was the soccer team from Linkoeping, Sweden, which took third place. The triumphant Assyrian soccer teams celebrated their victory with an evening of Assyrian music and dance. The Assyrian vocalist, Linda George, entertained the guests with selections from her recently released compact disk. ===================================================== D I R E C T O R Y OF THE N E W S S O U R C E S ===================================================== AA (AAA of San Jose Newsletter) AP (Associate Press) AS (Assyrian Server in Sweden) 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 RU (Reuters) SC (soc.culture.assyrian) TN (Turkish News Agency) WS (The Wall Street Journal) ZN (Zenda Reporters): zenda@ix.netcom.com Toronto, Germany, Chicago, Los Angeles, & San Jose ===================================================== C A L E N D A R OF E V E N T S ===================================================== -----------------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 Nov 19 Hannibal Alkhas & Yosep Bet-Yosep << A Seminar >> The Assyrian Centre Toronto, Canada 2:00 PM Nov 23-28 November 23, 95 -23- Exhibit/Bazaar O'Hare Expo Center 6 PM - 1 AM Babylon Night O'Hare Expo Center - East Ballroom - 8 PM Admission: $7.00 -24- Exhibit/Bazaar O'Hare Expo Center 6 PM - 1 AM Nineveh Night O'Hare Expo Center - East Ballroom - 8 PM Admission: $12.00 -25- ACC General Body Meeting Hyatt Hotel 11-2 PM Lecture (TBA) Hyatt Hotel - 2 PM Exhibit/Bazaar O'Hare Expo Center - 6 PM - 1 AM Assyrian Business Ball O'Hare Expo Center - East Ballroom - 8 PM Admission: $15.00 FEATURED ENTERTAINERS Evan Aghassi Linda George Charles Tooma Melis Ishaya Fatin Shabo Wisam Zaia Oleen Rehana ...special appearance by Walid Nov 28 The Simmons Family Lecture Series at the Gindi Auditorium University of Judaism 15600 Mulholland Dr Los Angeles. "The West Semitic Alphabet and the Spread of Civilization" by Dr. Dennis Pardee of University of Chicago Dec 5 The Simmons Family Lecture Series "King of the Four Quarters of the Earth: Art, Power and Politics in the Assyrian Empire" by Dr. John Russell of Columbia University June 9-11 (1996) The ARAM Conference Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts U.S. ----------------------------------------------------- ENTERTAINMENT ----------------------------------------------------- Dec 31 New Year's Eve Party Westin Hotel San Jose, California Entertainment: Ogen ----------------------------------------------------- MEETINGS ----------------------------------------------------- Thursdays Assyrian Educational & Cultural Club at Modesto Junior College 1:00 pm Founders Hall 125. Nov 10 National Executive Committee Meeting Assyrian American National Federation Chicago, Illinois ----------------------------------------------------- CLASSES ----------------------------------------------------- Mondays Assyrian Discussion Group BETA: AAA of San Jose 8:00-9:30 pm ----------------------------------------------------- SPORTS ----------------------------------------------------- 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 ===================================================== A S S Y R I A N S U R F I N G P O S T S ===================================================== NEW HOMEPAGES A List of Books on Babylon http://www.vuw.ac.nz/who/Jamie.Norrish/nephilim/ Bibliographies/babylon.html Akkadian Language http://ruurq2.sron.ruu.nl/akkadian/ Assyrian Flag http://www.cesi.it/flags/assyria.html Assyrian Server (in Sweden) http://www.cs.umu.se/~dprhi/assyr/assyr.html Mesopotamia http://www.singnet.com.sg/~edmonds/sumerian_ main.html ------------------------------------------------------- Ancient Mesopotamia http://sipparorinst.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZ U/ABZU_REGINDX_MESO.HTML Assyria On-Line http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~jatou/./ 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 "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/ ===================================================== P U M P U P T H E V O L U M E ===================================================== ENGLISH ASSYRIAN PRONUNCIATION with Examples Negative "mree-ma-na" Negative Impression: rooshma mreemana Positive "msee-ma-na" Positive Attitude: doobara mseemana Neutral "mool-sa" Neutral Stand: kleta moolseta ===================================================== B A C K TO THE F U T U R E ===================================================== B.C.(1275) King Shalmanaser I of Assyria campaigns against the eight Urartian districts around Lake Van. Shalmanaser notes that all areas were conquered, tribute was imposed, and the youth were carried off to Ashur. A.D.(1982) The first Assyrian wordprocessor is developed in California using an early IBM Personal Computer. ===================================================== W E L C O M E T O Z E N D A ===================================================== Zenda welcomes our new on-line subscribers from: [CORPORATE ACCOUNTS] Hollister BBS AT & T Global Systems [UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTS] University of Illinois [INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS] Chicago Jonkoping, Sweden ===================================================== A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S ===================================================== Zenda wishes to thank the following individuals: Ramin Daniel San Jose, California Atour TV San Jose, California Assyrian Federation of Sweden United Assyrian Youth of Canada _____________________________________________________ Please limit your letters to no more than three short paragraphs. 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