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The Armenian SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 THE ARMENIAN Mirror -Spe ctaItn Ouor Mirror -Spe ctatror 80th Year Volume LXXXIII, NO. 10, Issue 4255 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Lebanese Armenians French Armenians ROBERT KARAPETIAN PHOTO Disappointed with Pope Stage Protests as Visit BEIRUT (News.am) — The spiritual leaders of Aliyev Visits Paris Middle Eastern Christian communities expressed their disappointment with the outcome of Pope French Armenians PARIS (ArmeniaNow) — The Armenian Benedict XVI’s visit to Lebanon. community of France is organizing large- The leaders said they did not manage to put the Protest Against scale protest against the visit of Azerbaijani current situation of the Christian communities and President Ilham Aliyev to Paris, accusing the high tension in Syria on the pontiff’s agenda, Aliyev Paris Visit him of carrying out a genocidal policy man - Hurriyet Daily News reported. ifested in the latest act of pardoning a con - Jirayr Reisyan, the speaker for the Armenian PROTEST, from page 1 fessed killer of an Armenian. Apostolic Church in Damascus, told Hurriyet he which is getting armed more and more for the Aliyev arrived in the French capital on had had a limited audience with the pope. full destruction of the Armenians of Nagorno- Monday to attend the opening of an Islamic He also commented on “The Innocence of Karabagh,” the Coordination Council of art exhibition at the Louvre Museum. He Muslims” movie, which infuriated the Muslims in the Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) was also scheduled to meet with French Middle East. Reisyan called the movie “scandalous,” said in a special press release on the occasion. adding that the movie would trigger violent actions in the region and stated that not only Christians but “To receive Aliyev in these conditions means NEW YORK — Members of the Armenian-American community also Muslims were under threat in Syria. to support his anti-Armenian policy. Ilham came out in full force on September 10 in front of the Hungarian Aliyev, who disregards international rights, As to the Armenian community in Syria, a Consulate to protest the handover by Hungary of a convicted should not be received in the Elysee Palace. spokesperson for the Armenian Apostolic Church Aliyev, whose regime demolished the killer, Ramil Safarov, to Azerbaijan, which in turn freed the assas - said Armenians must stay in the region. Armenian cultural heritage, in particular sin. Safarov, who was serving a lengthy jail term for killing “As Syrian Armenians, we have never been a 4,000 Armenian stone crosses in Old Jugha, Armenian Lt. Gourgen Markarian, was not only pardoned upon party to a conflict where brothers shed each [Nakhijevan, which is an exclave ruled by arriving in Baku, but given a promotion. Above, a woman puts a other’s blood and never will be. We hope peace will Azerbaijan] should not be received in the flower in front of a makeshift shrine to Markarian. Many others prevail in the region as soon as possible,” he added. Louvre.” held signs aloft blasting the move. A protest against the Azeri president’s visit Armenian Delegation was also held on Monday in Marseilles by rep - resentatives of the local Armenian community. tions in France said they believe that voiced concerns over the possibility of the Participates in PACE France should not encourage the anti- Safarov affair “seriously undermining the A man holding an Azeri flag protested the (News.am) — Demonstrations were staged in Armenian regime of Azerbaijan. They point negotiating efforts” in the Karabagh settle - Fall Session Marseille and Provence cities, in connection arrival of the Azeri president in France. at Aliyev’s decision to pardon Ramil ment that it spearheads along with the STRASBOURG, France (Radiolur) — The sitting of with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit Safarov, a man who hacked to death an United States and Russia. the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of to France, Nouvelles d’Arménie monthly of officials, including President Francois Armenian student at NATO-sponsored lan - “Granting pardon to the murderer by the Europe (PACE) Committee on Migration, Refugees France reports. Hollande. guage courses in Budapest, upon his extra - Azerbaijani president is clear encourage - and Displaced Persons took place on September The protesters stated that French President Meanwhile, the country’s sizable dition from Hungary last month, as more ment of barbarism and anti-Armenianism. 14. Speaking at the session, member of the Armenian community held a rally Tuesday proof that Nagorno-Karabagh cannot be These events are the continuation of the Armenian delegation Naira Zohrabyan, brought up in front of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris part of Azerbaijan. That decision led to offi - genocidal logic of the Azerbaijani regime, the subject of Azerbaijani murderer Ramil Safarov. to express their indignation at both cial Yerevan’s severing ties with Budapest see PROTEST, page 16 Addressing the European Parliament members, Azerbaijan’s “genocidal policies” and the and demanding a clear stance of the inter - Zohrabyan said: “Hungary sold the European val - decision of France to host Aliyev. national community to condemn the ues and justice. Azerbaijan proved once again that Spokespersons for Armenian organiza - “Azerbaijani-Hungarian deal.” France, too, St. James Church it has no right to be a member of our European family, and a country, which glorifies the crime Honors Ellis Island committed on the basis of ethnicity, should be con - demned by all civilized humanity.” TCA Arshag Dickranian School Starts Medal Recipient Dr. The Armenian MP hinted that the deal could Nishan Goudsouzian have been prevented if the international structures Academic Year with New Principal had not used a double standards. WATERTOWN, Mass. — On During the previous session of the PACE, LOS ANGELES — With the pomp and cir - leadership of the school with the appoint - Sunday, September 23, St. James Zohrabyan had raised the issue of Azerbaijani text - cumstance of its traditional opening cere - ment of Dr. Maral Yeranossian as the new Armenian Church will host a recep - books. She has sent several examples to the new mony, the Tekeyan Cultural Association principal. tion following Divine Liturgy in Human Rights commissioner, demanding sanctions (TCA) Arshag Dickranian School re-opened The event took place at the courtyard of honor of parishioner Dr. Nishan against Azerbaijan. Zohrabyan anticipates that the its doors for the school, where the entire student body, Goudsouzian, recipient of the 2012 issue will be addressed during the October session, its 32nd con - from grades 1 to 12 gathered under the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. as the commissioner is expected to present an secutive year supervision of their teachers, along with Goudsouzian and his wife, Mary, annual report. to students the presence of parents. have been active St. James parish - In the letter to the EU commissioner, Zohrabyan on Tuesday, The guests included the Primate of the ioners for more than 40 years. He is said the textbooks prove the government is trying September Western Diocese Archbishop Hovnan the chairman of the Mr. & Mrs. to instill hatred against Armenians in the books. 4. The high - Derderian, St. John Armenian Church’s Fr. Group, is in his second term as dioce - The issue of Azerbaijani political prisoners is also light of the Manoug Markarian, school benefactors san delegate, and has served on the on the agenda of the PACE fall session. opening cer - Laurel Karabian, Cindy Norian and Hmayak Parish Council for six years. He is emony this Baltayan, School Board Chairman George active in several other organizations Principal Maral Yeranossian year was the K. Mandossian with board members Angine such as the Armenian General shift of the see SCHOOL, page 8 see HONOREE, page 8 INSI DE NAASR Hosts Evening of Tribute to Manoog Young Clarinetist BELMONT, Mass. — The National The evening will feature short presenta - Association for Armenian Studies and tions by several individuals who worked In Town Research (NAASR) will host closely with Young across “An Evening of more than five decades: Dr. Page 10 Commemoration and Tribute Gregory H. Adamian, presi - to NAASR Founding dent emeritus and chancellor, Chairman Manoog S. Young,” Bentley University; Prof. on Thursday, October 4, at 8 Richard N. Frye, Aga Khan INDEX p.m., at its headquarters, 395 professor emeritus of Iranian Arts and Living . 10 Concord Ave. history, Harvard University; Armenia . 2 Manoog Soghomon Young Prof. James R. Russell, Community News. 4 of Belmont, the founding Mashtots Professor of Editorial . 14 chairman of NAASR and its Armenian Studies, Harvard Dr. Nishan Goudsouzian International . 3 chairman until 2001, died on Manoog S. Young University; past and present July 3, 2012, at the age of 94. see TRIBUTE, page 8 2 S ATURDAY , S EPTEMBER 22, 2012 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Building Hope for a Homeless Family CYMA and FCHA Volunteers Diocese of the Armenian Church of and renovating simple, decent, and America and Karekin II’s Work Project affordable homes, as well as advocating Parliamentarians Praise Partner to Build a Home for called “Building on Faith.” Support for the right to decent shelter as a matter A Family in Need the construction was also donated by of conscience and action. The monthly European Resolution on KPMG Armenia. The family of six com - mortgage repayments from its home - Safarov’s Case YEREVAN — The Christian Youth prises father and mother, Tigran and owners flow into a Revolving Fund that Mission to Armenia (CYMA) and Fuller Salvi Haroutyunyan, and their four is used to help more families make the YEREVAN (Arminfo) — Deputies of the Armenian Center for Housing Armenia (FCHA) young children. They became home - transition out of poverty housing. This parliamentary factions expressed their support for joined forces in August to build hope less when they had to move out of the system provides a financial structure for a resolution of the European Parliament on Ramil for a homeless family in the village of home owned by Tigran sustainable community development.
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