The Heko village in Armenia
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Kurdistan PM: Merry Christmas, the christians of Kurdistan!
The KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government in Southern Kurdistan , N. Iraq) congratulated the christians of Kurdistan on the birthday of christ: Christmas.
The prime minister Necirvan Barzani (grandson of the Kurdish national hero Mustafa Barzani) also wished a happy new year and was "wishing for gaining more achivments for the Kurdish people in the new year!)
Massoud Barzani, the president of Kurdistan (son to Mustafa Barzani and uncle to ) said on the 8th december:
Pope Benedict XVI met the President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, who wasaccompanied by his government's Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani. 2005.
"We welcome any Christian brothers who choose to come and live in Kurdistan, whether temporarily or more permanently. This is their country and we will not prevent any of them from taking refuge.
You are the owners of this land, you are the protectors of its ancient history, therefore no one can prevent you from living here," the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party said, inviting Christians to "send letters to your relatives and your brothers in Baghdad, Basra or any other Iraqi city, or even abroad, to come and reside in Kurdistan, whether definitively or until the security conditions in the country improve.
I can assure you that we will not allow anyone to oppress you, you are free to accept this fraternal co-inhabitance and to help in the building of your country."
There are several Armenian, Assyrian and Chaldean villages in south Kurdistan such as Ainkawa (Hewler), Duhok and in the rest of the Bahdinan region.
Saint Vartan Armenian Apostolic Church in Avzrog, Dahuk Governorate, Iraq.Yerevan worried about the Turkish invasion of south Kurdistan
In the capital of Armenia, Yerevan, Foreign minister Vartan Oskanian
is worried about the methods that Turkey is using to invade south
Kurdistan (northern Iraq). He thinks that they can use the same
methods against Armenia, Turkey wants to help Azerbaijan to solve
the Karabakh conflict and that is why the Turkish methods is dangerous.
Vartan said during he Armenian-Turkish Relations: Problems and
Prospects extended parliamentary hearings:"Turkey crossed the border of a sovereign state without UN sanction.
This move can't but arouse concern. Armenia, as Turkey's
neighbor, can't feel safe"
Karabakh could be next, according to Oskanian.Sunday, December 23, 2007
The Kurdish Armenian congress 1909
The need of a military alliance between the Armenian and Kurdish people was more important a hundred years ago than it is today, the only way theese two people has affected each other in modern history was actualy when the Turkish parliament a couple of weeks ago gave thumb up to invade southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) after the US congress voted Yes for recognition of the Armenian genocide. The recognition made the Turkish parliament angry and this decreased the ties between USA and Turkey, this made it possible for the Turks to invade southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) wich is the most stabile and safe region in Iraq wich US opposed.
The Armenian and Kurdish peasantry were more secure and prosperous than they had been in living memory in 1908 in northern Kurdistan (occupied by the Ottoman Empire before the republic of Turkey was created).
Sheik Abdul Qadir created in the spring of 1909 in Shamdinan the Kurdish Armenian congress in purpose to unite the Kurdish and Armenian people and to create a brotherhood between them.
Sheik Abdul said
A year after this, in the autumn of 1910, Sayyid Nursi himself traveled through Amêd (Diyarbakir in turkish occupied Kurdistan) and urged the Kurds to unite and not see each others diffrences. He also said:
The Armenian and Kurdish peasantry were more secure and prosperous than they had been in living memory in 1908 in northern Kurdistan (occupied by the Ottoman Empire before the republic of Turkey was created).
Sheik Abdul Qadir created in the spring of 1909 in Shamdinan the Kurdish Armenian congress in purpose to unite the Kurdish and Armenian people and to create a brotherhood between them.
Sheik Abdul said
"We must live like brothers with the Armenians. We must restore those lands wich they claim and wich have not yet been restored. We will work to strengthen understanding and concord among Ottoman compatriots"
A year after this, in the autumn of 1910, Sayyid Nursi himself traveled through Amêd (Diyarbakir in turkish occupied Kurdistan) and urged the Kurds to unite and not see each others diffrences. He also said:
"Kurdistan belonged to the Kurds and Armenians, not the Turks"
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Robinson Crusoe in Kurdish from Armenia (1936)
First edition of Robinzon Cruz in Kurmancî , published in Armenia 1936
First edition of the book Robinson Crouse from 1719 in English, considered to be the first novel in English.Tuesday, December 11, 2007
San Diego Statement
Found in "The Kurdish and Armenian genocides: from censorship and denial to recognition?" by Desmond Fernandes.
Statement by Congressman Bob Filner (D of San Diego in 1997 at the United States congress 1th May 1997.
Today, Turkish special commandos actually collect rewards for the severed heads of Kurdish guerillas and others, casually referring to their victims as Armenians, leaving no doubt as to what is in store for the Kurds and their national aspirations
Statement by Congressman Bob Filner (D of San Diego in 1997 at the United States congress 1th May 1997.
