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Katie Toma- How the the Low-Down SAYFO Age: Seventeen Continues Karate School: Goju-Ryu Grade: Black Belt: Attained Today Issue No. 41 NAKOSHA [email protected] June 2001 P.O. BOX 948 Merlynston, Victoria, 3058. Australia. www.atour.com/aygv 6751 Jryz-x BnLle0ty-ylrtsw) 0t-yrwt) 0tw-m-yl9d 0t-syrp This is a Free Publication The.Assyrian-Australian.Youth.Publication P P 332398/0002 Back.to.the CultureSee Centrespread... Katie Toma- How the The low-down SAYFO Age: Seventeen continues Karate school: Goju-Ryu Grade: Black belt: attained today. 6th June 2001 Greatest karate achievement so far: confidence and learning Presented by to do your best for Ninb Tooma today. Ambition: to continue to succeed in karate; complete 8pm, 1st July a Law Buchan Street degree. Community Centre See p. 8 SAYFO Meadow Heights Using.the.worldwide.resources.of.Zinda:.www.zindamagazine.com FIRST ASSYRIAN MEDIA MERGER, shared by Iran’s 30,000 Assyrians. his talk with a cause-and-effect analysis of ZINDA AND NAKOSHA MAGAZINES “In 1997, we all voted for him. We will do it the apathy demonstrated by the Assyrians again. He is good for us and he wants us to outside of the Homeland. Acknowledging the (ZNDA: San Jose) Zinda Corporation, the stay in Iran,” said Yonathan Bet-Kolia, the worldwide focus on the future of Iraq and the parent company of Zinda Magazine Assyrian Representative in Iran’s Majlis minorities in the North, Mr. Eliah’s comments announced last week that it has merged with (Parliament), unnerved by the large numbers were void of any specific reference to ADM’s the successful Assyrian-Australian magazine, of his community leaving for the United current role in the Iraqi National Congress, Nakosha. States. alliances formed with other Assyrian political Zinda Corporation, a privately held Khatami is expected to win re-election this groups, and the on-going discussions with California-based company, headquartered in Friday in a field of 10 candidates. Khatami U.S. State Department. San Jose, is a leading provider of human last year even visited an Assyrian church in resources services for clients including Cisco the western city of Uremia. “That was BETH MARDUTHO LAUNCHES THE and Hewlett-Packard. In addition to HR marvelous,” Bet-Kolia said. SYRIAC DIGITAL LIBRARY services, Zinda provides its corporate clients But Assyrians are not without their criticisms with multi-media and Internet application of the president. They particularly resent that (ZNDA: New Jersey) On June 6, Beth products. Christians are still barred from high Mardutho: The Syriac Institute launched Wilfred Alkhas, President of Zinda administrative functions and from teaching. Project e-Beth Arké: The Syriac Digital Corporation commented on the merger: “We Library. The project aims to bring are very pleased that this merger will soon 3,000 out-of-copyright enhance the level of media services provided books, journal to the Assyrian communities in Australia articles, pictures, and abroad. Our staff at Zinda and audio Magazine will capitalize on recordings to the the synergies arising Internet in an e- from the Library form. The complementary Syriac name of the nature of Zinda’s library, e-Beth Arké, worldwide .brief literally means ‘house of resources and in archives’ and denotes a library. Nakosha’s ASSYRIAN. WORLDThe project is directed by Dr. George unparalleled Kiraz. distribution systems.’’ news The Institute initiated the project and is The Staff in Australia will leading it in partnership with major university continue to maintain full editorial control of GREEK DIPLOMAT, TURKEY libraries, including Nakosha Magazine, while Zinda Corporation VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS Brigham Young University, The Catholic will provide the Assyrian Youth Group of University of America, Brown University, Victoria with funds to continue the publication (ZNDA: Athenes) Greek right-wing main Dumbarton Oaks of their successful magazine. opposition party of New Democracy Euro- Library, Princeton Theological Seminary, and David Chibo, Editor of Nakosha Magazine, deputy Christos Zacharakis with a question others. Associated with the project is a said “Nakosha and Zinda will focus their to the European Union Council of Ministers Library Partnership program that gives public efforts and create a strong platform for the condemned the Turkish foreign ministry and private libraries the opportunity to media campaigns that will be waged in the decision to forbid European citizens of complete their collections, or start a collection future.” Assyrian and Syrian origin to visit the homes from the ground up. Nakosha Magazine is a service of the of their ancestors and their relatives in The project was welcomed by many scholars Assyrian Youth Group of Victoria in Australia southern Turkey. and libraries worldwide. “How frustrating it and is distributed throughout the world. Mr. Zacharakis pointed out that Ankara is is that important literature on Syriac studies For more information visit Nakosha at http:/ violating fundamental human rights with the is scattered over so many periodicals and /www.atour.com/~aygv/. legislative regulation it implements, while at books, with the result that even a good library the same time, it continues the systematic like Oxford University’s Bodleian Library ASSYRIANS IN IRAN STAND BEHIND destruction of the Assyrian and Syrian cultural does not cover anything like the whole range,” PRESIDENT KHATAMI heritage by destroying monasteries and said Dr. Sebastian Brock, reader of Aramaic churches turning them into mosques and at Oxford’s Oriental Institute. “To have all (ZNDA: Tehran) The 300,000 non-Muslims stables. this material that is out of copyright collected voting in Iran’s presidential election next together and made available in this way would Friday are expected to side en masse with ZOWAA U.S. REP DISCUSSES ADM be an immensely valuable service, not only reformist incumbent Mohammad Khatami, ACTIVITIES to scholars working in this and the many although their political leaders generally related academic fields, but also to the wider refrain from taking sides in the Islamic (ZNDA: San Jose) On Sunday evening Mr. public and above all, to people belonging to republic’s politics. These are Assyrians, Rommel Eliah, the U.S. and Canada the different Churches of Syriac tradition,” Armenians, Jews, and the Zoroastrians. Representative of the Assyrian Democratic added Dr. Brock. “Khatami gave us hope. He recognized us on Movement (Zowaa) offered a small audience For further information, to read sample the cultural and human levels. My family and of Assyrians at the Church of the East Hall a eBooks, and to support this project, please friends will all vote for him,” said Azad, a brief report of his organization’s current visit www.bethmardutho.org (click on eBeth young Armenian woman. Her enthusiasm is activities in North of Iraq. Mr. Eliah began Arké). 2-NAKOSHA. June 2001 ne of our that CARE now organises. Our students were What does Assyrian mean to worldwide the primary concern, and over the years the you? communitys groups role evolved to take on a more This is a question a friend Ofinest new groups humanitarian mission, as well as deciding to once asked at a time when I operating out of the actively promote our heritage, culture and had come to a fuller suburbs (such as West language to ensure the continuity of our people understanding of myself as Bloomfield and in America. well as my identity. Walled Lake) of Among the many activities it conducts, Assyria is a verb, not a Detroit, Michigan, CARE acts as a mentor to students, gives them noun, was my response. It North America, has recently emerged from advice, answers their questions, and listens to eloquently summed up my relative obscurity. The name of the group is their concerns. CARE also conducts blood philosophy on the issue as CARE and the 19-year old Reporting drives, food drives, and furniture drives as well well as the philosophy of Secretary, Jeff Atto, was the main contact as visiting with elementary, middle, or high Nakosha magazine. providing us with assistance for our interview. schools. During their visits to these schools But that is not enough. note CAREs mission statement, as spelled out they often give presentations on our history to People require guidance and . in their homepage (http:// the school administration and staff, and direction. They need to www.voicesthatcare.org) is Chaldean sometimes to companies as well. CARE has know what they can do in Americans Reaching & Encouraging also visited our elderly who are residents in order to assist those who are (C.A.R.E.). It is an organization which various nursing homes in Detroit. Besides currently working for promotes diversity through an educational working in their own community, CARE has Assyrian people worlwide. curriculum and mentoring programs, while also worked with many other non-profit groups Defining our problems is providing humanitarian services to those in the like the March of Dimes, Walk to Cure always a good starting point. Detroit area. CAREs activities are conducted Diabetes and The Chaldean Ladies of Charity, After much heated debate to preserve the Chaldean culture, history and among others. our problems can be language. After nearly three years of hard work the generally broken down into The first question asked was: Why was such CARE team takes great pride in its four main categories. a unqiue name - CARE - chosen for the group? achievements which include recognition by Summed up, in the Middle We chose it because that is exactly what we Local and State governments, numerous school East they are political and are doing to our youth in the schools that we districts and community groups. Under the economic, whereas in the visit. Our group has been so successful with guidance of CAREs dedicated volunteers, diaspora they are social and the youth because the average age in our group students school grades have improved identity. is in the mid-twenties. The children can see remarkably.
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