Author: Emil Lazarian

Jan Hanekroot Trophy
By Marc Stroo

Korfball World, Netherlands
Aug 19 2005

In its recent meeting the council of the International Korfball
Federation (IKF) decided to name the trophy for the new event European
Bowl after the recently deceased korfball promotor Jan Hanekroot.

The European Bowl is a new IKF event being used as a qualification
event for the European senior champions 2006 to be held in Hungary
and the World championships 2007 to be held in the Czech capital
Prague. The inaugural edition will take place in Terrassa (Spain)
from 27 to 30 October 2005. Participating countries will be Armenia,
Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Catalunya representing Spain.

Naming the trophy of this new event after Hanekroot is a recognition
for his contribution to the international growth of korfball. Being
one of the IKF’s longest serving development officers, his untimely
death in February 2005 was a shock to many korfball people world
wide. The IKF decided to associate the event primarily to young
korfball countries with Hanekroot’s name since he was also involved
in the development in new korfball countries. Still he will be mostly
connected to the UK. Hanekroot was aspecially loved because of his
quiet attitude and great drive to help korfballers from all ranks
and countries.

Ethnically-Armenian Bush attacker pledges to escape

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Aug 19 2005

Baku, August 18, AssA-Irada — Ethnically-Armenian individual accused
of an assassination attempt on US President George Bush and murder
of a police officer has said he will try to escape from the hospital
where he is kept, Georgian media quoted the country’s interior ministry
as saying.

While in hospital, Vladimir Arutyunian has repeatedly attempted to
hurt himself. A special video camera has been installed at Arutunian’s
cell to oversee his actions.

Arutyunian was detained in Tbilisi, Georgia on July 21. The 27-year
old individual faces several charges, including an attempt to commit
a terror act, murder, illegal possession and use of weapons.

Arutyunian admitted that on May 10, immediately after his arrest,
he threw a hand grenade to the rostrum where President Bush and his
Georgian counterpart Mikhail Saakashvili stood. He added that he would
‘continue attempts’ on Bush’s life ‘if he had a chance’.*

EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO ARA GYULER’S 77TH ANNIVERSARY OPENS

ISTANBUL, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. According to
“Marmara,” an exhibition organized on the occasion of the 77th
anniversary of Ara Gyuler, a Turkish Armenian photographer, is covered
by numerous Turkish newspapers. On August 16, “Zama” paid attention
to Ara Gyuler’s art. Oulkyu Eozel responded Ara Gyuler’s theory,
according to which a photo is not a photo if there is no person in
it. “Even the picture of the Saint Sofia temple will cost nothing
if there is no person passing in front of it,” Gyuler said in the
interview given to the newspaper. “Everything has been created for
people: a plane is for people, temples are for people. There is
no civilization without people. There is no photo without people,
either,” he said. Ara Gyuler also mentioned that only thirty photos
from his hundreds of thousands pictures will stay in history.

Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
August 15, 2005, Monday

AZERBAIJAN EXPENDITURE ON DEFENSE IS RISING

SOURCE: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, August 12, 2005, p. 4

The forthcoming deployment of part of the Russian military equipment
from Georgia to Armenia poses serious problems to state security,
they consider in the Ministry of Defense of the republic. According
to the source in the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense, “for deployment
of Russian military hardware sites have been allotted Armenia
and Azerbaijan boundary regions of Tavush, Berd and Idjevan.” The
newspaper’s interviewer says that at moment Russian military base 102
in Gryumi is incapable of receiving all the military equipment brought
from Georgia. To solve this problem the authorities of Armenia have
rented new areas on the border with Azerbaijan.

No doubt in Baku they are concerned with the perspective and take
adequate measures. In the first place, they reconsider the budget
item on military department backing. According to official data,
the expenditure on strengthening the state defense capacity has risen
$50,000,000 and today reaches $300,000,000. Alongwith that there is
strengthening connections with military departments of Turkey, whose
brass are regular guests in Baku. Certain steps are taken to improve
military cooperation with the USA. The press in Baku says that in
a private meeting of Azerbaijan minister of foreign affairs, Elmar
Mamedjarov and the Pentagon command in Washington, the main topic of
discussion was the movement of Russian military equipment to Armenia.
In the MFA of Azerbaijan they prefer not to talk about it, however
they confirm that in the course of the overseas visit they also
conferred about political military situation in the South Caucasus.

Many experts in Baku consider that cooperation with the USA would go
beyond financial and engineering aid. Many American experts think the
same. In particular Michael Baranik, the representative of the Center
of National Security Technique and Policy at the National Defense
University, the USA, is sure that “Azerbaijan would be a country
of great importance for the USA.” Analyzing, Baranik mentions that,
“If we must leave Uzbekistan, somebody has to start negotiations on
the disposition of bases in Azerbaijan.”

This statement was announced in the situation reports leaked to the
media about the fact that the chief of the Pentagon, Donald Ramsfeld,
is going to visit Baku. Local analysts forecast that as a result of
this call Baku can think better of its stand and agree to an American
presence in its territory. By this, the Azerbaijani authorities,
according to experts, would solve at least two problems: create a
counter-weight to Russian military power in Armenia and achieve a
loyal attitude on the part of Washington by the sums forthcoming in
November parliamentary elections.

Azeri-US military ties seen as response to Russian deployment in Armenia

Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Moscow
12 Aug 05

The upcoming transfer of some of Russia’s military hardware from
Georgia to Armenia is creating serious problems for Azerbaijan’s
security, the republic’s military department believes. As Nezavisimaya
Gazeta was told by a source in the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry,
according to reports being received, “plots of land in Armenia’s
Tavush, Berdsk, and Idzhevan provinces, which border on Azerbaijan,
have been set aside for the stationing of Russian military
hardware”. According to the newspaper’s source, Russia’s 102nd
Military Base in Gyumri is currently incapable of receiving all the
military hardware being withdrawn from Georgia. In order to resolve
this problem the Armenian authorities have rented out new plots of
land near the border with Azerbaijan.

Baku is undoubtedly concerned about this prospect and is taking
appropriate measures. First of all, the budget item for the military
department’s funding has been reviewed. According to official
information, spending on strengthening the country’s defence capability
has been increased by almost 50m dollars and now amounts to 300m
dollars. Together with this, links are being strengthened with the
military department of Turkey, whose senior military officials have
become frequent visitors to Baku. Certain steps are also being taken
to establish military cooperation with the United States. The Baku
press maintains that the topic of the stationing of Russian military
hardware in Armenia was discussed in Washington at a recent closed
meeting between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and the
Pentagon leadership. True, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry prefers
not to talk about this, but it confirms that the military-political
situation in the South Caucasus was among the matters discussed during
the minister’s Transatlantic trip.

Many Baku experts believe that cooperation with the United States will
not be restricted to technical and financial aid. Many US experts
believe the same. For example, Michael Baranick, a representative
of the US National Defence University’s Centre for Technology and
National Security Policy, is sure that “Azerbaijan is becoming a
very significant country for the United States”. In his analysis,
Baranick points out: “If we have to leave Uzbekistan, someone has to
kick-start talks on stationing bases in Azerbaijan.”

This statement was made against the backdrop of reports leaked to
the media claiming that Pentagon boss Donald Rumsfeld is to visit
Baku again in August. Local analysts predict that following this visit
official Baku may review its position and will consent to a US military
presence on its territory. Experts believe that the Azerbaijani
authorities will thereby achieve at least two objectives: they will
create a counterweight to Russian military might in Armenia and will
secure Washington’s endorsement of the results of the parliamentary
elections due in November.

Fri Aug 12 08:08:18 2005 Pacific Time

Five New Universities Asked to Submit Proposals for Curriculum
Enrichment as Part of Carnegie Corporation’s Initiative on Journalism

New York, Aug. 12 (AScribe Newswire) — Vartan Gregorian, president of
Carnegie Corporation of New York announced today that five additional
journalism schools at major research universities have been asked to
submit proposals for curriculum enrichment and to join an initiative
begun this year to revitalize journalism education. The five schools,
which will present proposals for the approval of the Corporation’s
board, are the College of Journalism and Communications, University of
Florida; Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland;
Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri; S.I. Newhouse
School of Public Communications, Syracuse University; and the School
of Communication, University of Texas at Austin.

At the launch of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of
Journalism Education in May 2005, the deans of leading journalism
schools at four of America’s top research universities-Berkeley,
Columbia, Northwestern and USC-in partnership with Carnegie
Corporation of New York, laid a foundation for developing their vision
of what a journalism school can be at an exemplary institution of
higher education. The goal of this curriculum enrichment is to
encourage experimentation within the journalism school and to forge a
greater integration with other departments in order to offer students
the riches of the larger university community. While training
tomorrow’s reporters, editors, writers and producers, the initiative
is focused on attracting and preparing top students to become the
journalism leaders of tomorrow, prepared for a more complex and
intellectually challenging world and news business.

“Schools of journalism at exemplary American research universities,
where the academic disciplines still coexist, are positioned to draw
upon the full intellectual and educational resources of the university
environment to help produce the skilled, responsible, expert,
knowledgeable and highly proficient journalism leaders that our
society-indeed the world-has need of, especially in these complex and
challenging times,” said Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie
Corporation. “Our democracy depends on journalism to keep its
institutions challenged and responsive to the public’s needs, and the
quality of the profession demands the best a university can offer.”

The Corporation, under Gregorian’s leadership, has made journalism
education, one of its key priorities and it will invest in the
initiative over the next three years. Schools invited to become part
of the initiative must reflect the following criteria: – Freestanding
journalism programs at research universities. – Schools with graduate
programs. – Schools with established deans. – Universities that have
the institutional and financial commitment of the president to support
this project.

The initiative is expected to include more journalism schools in
curriculum enrichment efforts by the fall of 2006. The five schools
currently submitting proposals for consideration will be able to
receive up to $250,000 for two years for expanding, and developing
specific courses that offer students a deeper understanding of issues,
content and context. The university must agree to underwrite the third
year of the enrichment program.

“A key feature of this curriculum enrichment focus is to offer
students a deep and multi-layered exploration of complex subjects like
history, politics, classics and philosophy that will undergird their
journalistic skills,” said Susan King, vice president, public affairs
at the Corporation and national director of the Carnegie- Knight
Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education. “The Corporation
hopes to encourages journalism schools to go beyond their current
boundaries-to be expansive about the kind of courses and information
their students should absorb while attempting to raise the profile of
journalism education and its place within the university.”

The five universities announced today will not be part of a second
element of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism
Education: News 21 Incubators, which are annual national investigative
reporting projects overseen by campus professors and distributed
nationally through both traditional and innovative media. The
invitation to submit curriculum enrichment proposals likewise does not
convey immediate membership in the third part of the Initiative: The
Carnegie-Knight Task Force, which is focusing on research and creating
a platform for educators to speak on policy and journalism education
issues. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is partnering with
Carnegie Corporation of New York in supporting both News 21 and The
Carnegie-Knight Task Force. Information about the Initiative can be
found on the Corporation’s web site, and on the
Knight Foundation’s web site,

Carnegie Corporation of New York was created by Andrew Carnegie in
1911 to promote “the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and
understanding.” As a grantmaking foundation, the corporation seeks to
carry out Carnegie’s vision of philanthropy, which he said should aim
“to do real and permanent good in the world.” The Corporation’s
capital fund, originally donated at a value of about $135 million, had
a market value of $1.9 billion on September 30, 2004.

The Corporation awards grants totaling more than $80 million a year in
the areas of education, international peace and security,
international development and strengthening U.S. democracy.

Contact Information:
Carnegie Corporation of New York Office of Public Affairs 212-207-6273

Lraper Church Bulletin 11/08/2005
Contact: Deacon Vagharshag Seropyan
Armenian Patriarchate
TR-34130 Kumkapi, Istanbul
T: +90 (212) 517-0970, 517-0971
F: +90 (212) 516-4833, 458-1365
[email protected]

ARMENIAN PATRIARCH TO ATTEND 20TH WORLD YOUTH DAY IN GERMANY
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The Chancellery of the Armenian Patriarchate announced that His
Beatitude Mesrob II, Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul and All Turkey, will
be leaving for Cologne, Germany, on Tuesday, 16 August, and will be
returning to his See on Monday, 22 August.

The Patriarch has been invited to Germany by Their Eminences Cardinal
Karl Lehmann, Bishop of Mainz & President of the German Catholic
Bishops’ Conference, and Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Archbishop of
Cologne, in order to participate in the 20th World Youth Day.

On Tuesday, 16 August, Patriarch Mesrob will be joining the youths from
the Catholic Students’ Parish of Muenster.

On Wednesday, 17 August, the Patriarch will be taking part in a stage
programme titled “Study for Love and Justice” – a talk focusing on
Christian-Muslim dialogue and reconciliation with Martin Buchholz of the
West German Broadcasting Corporation.

On Thursday, 18 August, the Patriarch will be taking part in another
public talk, this time with His Excellency Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff
of Aachen, aboard the “Friend-Ship” of the Catholic Students’ Parish of
Muenster. The theme of the talk will be: “We are all children of
Abraham: Christians and Muslims – can we live together in peace?
Inspired by the Gospel, reconciliation can be found.”

On Friday, 19 August, His Beatitude the Patriarch will be participating
in the International Conference of Delegations for Pastoral work at
Universities, along with His Eminence Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski,
Prefect of Catholic Education, Vatican, and His Excellency Bishop
Mussinghoff.

On Saturday, 20 August, in the late afternoon, the Patriarch will attend
the Vigil with the youth and with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

On Sunday, 21 August, in the morning, His Beatitude will attend the Holy
Mass celebrated by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

On Monday, 22 August, in the afternoon, His Beatitude the Patriarch will
be returning to Istanbul.

In Cologne, Patriarch Mesrob will be assisted by the Revd. Fr. Drtad
Uzunyan, His Beatitude’s staff-bearer; Ms. Jaisy Manthuruthil and Mr.
Michael Bruening, both young guides have been assigned to accompany him.
He will also have a chance to meet His Grace Archbishop Karekin
Bekciyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Germany – a graduate of the
Holy Cross Patriarchal Seminary (Surp Hac Tbrevank) in Istanbul.

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Blagojevich signs law requiring genocide education in public schools

August 5, 2005 – Illinois public schools are required to teach about
genocides around the world under a bill signed Friday by Gov. Rod
Blagojevich.

The measure, which took effect immediately, expanded the previous
requirement that elementary and high school students learn about the
Holocaust to include lessons on genocides in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia,
Rwanda, Sudan and Ukraine.

School districts have the entire academic year to meet the law’s
requirement, State Board of Education spokeswoman Becky Watts said.

“As we teach our kids the important lessons of history, we have to be sure
that they understand that racial, national, ethnic and religious hatred can
lead to horrible tragedies,” Blagojevich said in a statement.

Glenn “Max” McGee, superintendent of schools in the Chicago suburb of
Wilmette and a former state schools superintendent, said learning about
genocide and other tragedies should be part of the curriculum.

“I think it is important for boys and girls to learn about these tragic
events so that maybe they can make contributions that will truly change the
course of history in the future,” he said.

But McGee worried the requirement could become an unfunded mandate from the
state.

“I hope and trust that the state Board of Education will provide resources
and some training in teaching these and it won’t fall in the district’s lap
to develop units,” McGee said.

The law says the State Board of Education may give instructional materials
to districts to help them develop classes. Local school districts would set
specifics on the classes for each grade level.

The state board’s curriculum and instruction division, which is responsible
for learning standards, was researching what curricula exists and which ones
would be most helpful to schools to teach about genocides, Watts said.

No decision has been made yet about whether the board will recommend a
curriculum or help schools access parts of one by providing online
resources, she said.

Schools will teach a unit on genocide and the lessons can last for different
lengths of times, she said.

The genocides students will learn about include Rwanda, where about 500,000
people, most of them from the country’s Tutsi minority, were killed in 100
days by a regime of extremists from its Hutu majority in 1994. In July 1995,
as many as 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in the U.N.-protected Bosnian
enclave of Srebrenica were killed in Europe’s worst massacre since World War
II.

In the Darfur region of Sudan, war-induced hunger and disease have killed
more than 180,000 people and driven more than 2 million from their homes
since rebels from black African tribes took up arms in February 2003,
complaining of discrimination and oppression by Sudan’s Arab-dominated
government.

Richard Hirschhaut, project and executive director of the Illinois Holocaust
Museum and Education Center, praised the bill.

“The new law affirms the continuing relevance of applying the universal
lessons of the Holocaust to the tragedies of genocide in our world today,”
he said in a statement.

The measure was sponsored by state Rep. John Fritchey, D-Chicago, and state
Sen. Jacqueline Collins, D-Chicago.

(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Last Updated: Aug 5, 2005

ITAR-TASS, Russia
Aug 8 2005

Abkhazia’s NGOs ask Russian president to recognize republic

SUKHUMI, August 8 (Itar-Tass) — Abkhazia’s non-governmental
organizations have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin and
Moscow’s Mayor Yuri Luzhkov to recognize the self-proclaimed
republic’s independence.

The call is contained in a message from the Coordinating Council of
the non-governmental organizations of Russia and Abkhazia addressed
to both officials.

Affiliated to the Coordinating Council are fifteen organizations,
including the Russian, Armenia, Greek, Jewish and Polish Communities
and the local Black Sea chapter of the Kuban Cossacks.

`Over 80 percent of Abkhazia’s residents are Russian citizens and the
number of Russian citizens resident in Abkhazia has been growing with
every day. Those who still do not have Russian citizenship have so
far been unable to pay for citizenship and passport acquisition
procedures.’

The Coordinating Council argues that Abkhazia is not part of Georgia
and is free to decide its future on its own. To support this claim it
mentions a number of legal acts adopted in the last days of the USSR,
and in the first post-Soviet years, as well as results of plebiscites
held at that time.

The authors of the message say that Russia is a legal successor of
the Soviet Union and those legal acts are still effective.

The Coordinating Council asked for easing border-crossing procedures
on the Russian-Abkhazian border and for considering Abkhazia’s
admission to Russia in the capacity of an associate member.

`Abkhazia has been with Russia since 1810 and we are hoping that this
shall be so further on, in compliance with the testament of our
ancestors,’ the message says.