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Date: 05 June 2008, starting 08:30pm Venue: Intercontinental Festival City, Dubai For this purpose the following teams / personalities are invivted: – Famous singer of patriotic and revolutionary songs Karnig Sarkissian, based in the USA (accompanied by Araz Armenian band from Aleppo). – Agounk folklore ensemble with singer Sarkis Alaverdian. – Hrant Markarian (ARF bureau representative). To secure your place you are urged to call the Armenian community center at 06-5660320 (08:00-13:00, 16:00-19:00). Entry ticket: AED 250 for adults, AED 150 for children 5-12 years old. Baby-sitting available. The above information was sent to the community membres through a circular issued by the Council of the Armenian Community in Northern Emirates. The circular ends with the following patriotic appeal: “Let us gather and pay our collective respect and gratitude towards the eternally alive heroes of the Armenian nation. Glory to those who achieved the independence of Armenia, long live free and independent Armenia and long live the Armenian nation”. Azad-Hye alert: As in previous celebrations, expect to hear more ARF related songs towards the end of the party. If you have different political affiliation or background, you might feel uncomfortable. |
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Comments on article: Sebouh Armenagian: We are launching the online radio on this symbolic day as a sign of revival. This is great news. We have Vana Tzayn that is broadcasting online, from Lebanon (www.voiceofvan.net). Another radio station that has recently been established called Radio Sevan. They have a website, and most probably they have plans to broadcast online (http://www.radiosevan.com/). Of course, there is a rare online radion station, which is the Armenian Christian Internet Radio (http://bashde.org). Շնորհաւոր Ըլլայ: Ռաֆֆի Raffi |
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Dear Parents, It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the school year end celebration event: Under the auspices of His Grace Archbishop Dr. Goriun Babian, the Catholicosal Representative of the Diocese of Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf countries “Tebi Hayrenik” at St. Andrews Hall Please take notice that St. Andrews management require the said hall to be vacated by 6:00pm, as they have another scheduled event. Let's get together -on time- and celebrate with our children, the rounding off of another year of Armenian education. Gulizar Jonian |
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Comment in forum: GCC Armenians: Embassy and Consulate related issues
Dear Hyer,
I am trying to contact our embassy in Abu Dhabi from Kuwait, since last few weeks, but no telephone no fax lines are working and no replay to email.
Please, if anybody have any information about what?s going on or how else I may contact them, replay to my message. Appreciate for help. Vahram
Response from Azad-Hye: In March 2008 the Embassy has moved to a new location in the diplomatic quarter in the capital Abu Dhabi, next to the USA Embassy.
The new contact details are: Tel 00971-2-4444196 and fax 00971-2-4444197, email (remains the same): |
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02 May 2008 Al Fayha Choir from Tripoli, Lebanon, under the leadership of maestro Barkev Taslakian. Venue: Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE Time: 08:30pm Tel: 02-6195338
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Abu Dhabi Culture and Heritage is celebrating “Melodies from the East“, from 1 to 6 May 2008.
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We hereby invite you to a discussion on the current events in Armenia. The Political and Economical situation in the Republic of Armenia Will be presented by Arman Kirakossian (Giragossian), Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia. On 1st of May 2008, 08.30 pm, at Pierre Keusseyan hall, Sharjah, UAE. Council of the Armenian Community in the Northern Emirates |
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Lena Shamamian and her band perform in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain as part of the Syrian Cultural Week in the UAE. Timetable: Abu Dhabi: 29 April 2008 and 02 May 2008 (National Theatre, 08:30pm). Al Ain: 01 May 2008 (Hilton Al Ain, 08:30pm) Lena Shamamian is a young Syrian-Armenian singer, who has produced in 2006 her first CD album, made up of Arabic traditional songs with modern flavor (see sample below). Shamamian is a graduate of Aleppo Institute of Music and the Higher Institute of Music in Shamamian has worked on several Arabic traditional songs (Ya Mahla el-Fouseha, Alrouzana, Hal Asmar Elloan, Ya Mayla Al'Ghousn, Bali Ma'ak, etc.) preserving the original identity of these songs and re-producing them with a new style.
Shamamian has managed to create a new formula after fusing jazz, Armenian and classical western music and pouring all these elements into an oriental musical frame.
Listen to “Alrouzana” traditional Arabic songs performed by Lena Shamamian here. |
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Comment on article: Sebouh Armenagian: We are launching the online radio on this symbolic day as a sign of revival
Dear organizers of Azad-Hye radio station, It was a real delight to hear about an Armenian Radio station launching from UAE and based on volunteer work, I really appreciate it. I am sure that its not easy to accomplish such a project specially all of you are committed to your own businesses and the Radio requires so much time and work. I just wanted to thank you guys for the amazing job you did and its really meant a lot to launch it today on 24th of April, apparently despite that the Turkish government tries to deny the existence of creative and strong nation like the ARMENIANS, we will still survive and we will stay Armenian and listen to Armenian music even in the heart of the Arabian desert. Shnorhagalutiun yev chermakin maghtaknerov
Suzy Karajian |
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One more time we have the opportunity to enjoy the Armenian Live Music & Dance, along with delicious dinner in Dubai. We are pleased to announce one of Armenian well know singers “Hovsep Kasparian & Gomidas Band” will be performing in Date & Time: Friday ? 2nd of May, 2008 – 10:30 pm onward. Tickets: 300 Dhs per person with food For more information and the ticket booking please contact following numbers: 050 6550707, 050 5519927, 04 2960002. NOTE: The seats are limited so whoever is interested please book your tickets as soon as possible. Regards LEGEND (Al Ostourah) Restaurant Management |
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Comment on article: 9th anniversary of the Armenian Church in Sharjah
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Event date: Friday, April 25, 2008 Venue: Millennium Hotel, Abu Dhabi 07:00pm Cultural program with the participation of the children of the Armenian Weekly School. Lecture by the Armenian delegate in the Iranian parliament Kevork Vartanian. Council of the Armenian Community in Abu Dhabi |
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Event date: Thursday, April 24, 2008 Evening service 8:30-09:00pm at the Armenian Church. Placing of flowers and candle lighting in memory of the one and half million Armenian victims in front of the monument dedicated to the Armenian Genocide. 09:15pm Cultural program with the participation of the children of the Armenian Weekly Ohannessian School. 09:30pm Lecture by the Armenian delegate in the Iranian parliament Kevork Vartanian. Venue: Armenian Church in Sharjah (see map in the Armenian Community page below). Council of the Armenian Community in Northern Emirates |
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Venue: Community Hall named after P. Keuseyan. Subject: Meeting and discussion about the ways and methods of achieving the educational mission of the school. Host: The Board of Trustees of the Armenian One-Day Ohannessian School in Sharjah, UAE No further details are available. Note by Azad-Hye: We will try to inform the readers about the outcome of the above meeting. However we cannot guarantee to do so, as the Board of Trustees rarely issues any statement or report related to the school life. |
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We received the following 24 April timetable for those in UAE who would like to join the Tebi Hayrenik initiative: 23 April 2008 – in the morning, visit to Yeraplour 23 April 2008 – evening – Traditional torch-ligh march from the Republic Square in central Yerevan to the Genocide memorial complex on Dzidzernagapert Hill. 24 April 2008 – Day time march to the same monument to pay respect to the victims of the Genocide by placing flowers around the eternal flame. Whoever is interested can write to [email protected] or call Sevag on 050 6507947, for information of the flights, hotels or others. If you didn?t have the chance to visit homeland Armenia yet, or you have been there but never during April 24, this is the best timing and the best opportunity to feel like HYE all over again, to be part of Armenians' sorrow walking through the city holding torchlights and heading to Tzitzernagapert to give respect to victims of the Genocide. Website: http://www.tebihayrenik.com/ |
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The agenda of the meeting remains unknown The 14th annual session of the Legislative Body of the Armenian Diocese of Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf Countries will convene in Half of the 18 laymen members of the Body are from Sharjah and Traditionally, only 10% of the Armenian population in the voting age takes part in the above elections (no real research has been conducted to find out the reason behind this phenomenon, which apparently serves the existing ?eternal? officeholders). It is not strange therefore that the Legislative Body lacks the support of a real popular base. Read more … |
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Dear fellow Armenians, We are pleased to inform our community members that the Abu Dhabi Armenian School, in coordination with the Executive Council, is planning to establish a special class for parents and adults who were deprived, for several reasons, from the privilege of studying our mother language Armenian. Those who are interested may contact: – the School?s Principal, Mrs. Gulizar Jonian (050-4940455) – or the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Panos Balian (050-6229237). The program will be implemented starting from the new school year, provided that there is enough number of participants. Abu Dhabi Armenian School Board of Trustees (Announcement 39/2008) |
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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for Armenia team visited Dubai from 28 March to 01 April 2008. The team delivered in Sharjah a lecture on the educational opportunities currently available in Armenia. School graduates, university students and interested parties attended this event in Pierre Keusseyan Hall, Sharjah Community Complex, on 29 March 2008. The UNDP for Armenia team visited Dubai from 28 March to 1 April 2008. The team discussed on 30 March 2008 at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel the programs, business and investment opportunities available in Armenia through UNDP. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Noyan Tapan reports that on 27 March 2008, Consuello Vidal, UN Resident Coordinator and UN Development Programme Resident Representative in Armenia, visited Aztag daily in Lebanon and met with Shahan Kandaharian, the editor-in-chief. Vidal was accompanied by Sona Hamalian, the head of the public relations department. The guests presented the purpose of their visit to Lebanon, as well as the main fields of their mission in Armenia. They toured Aztag and got acquainted with the nature of the work of this newspaper. It was agreed that the above mentioned UN office will send all the news and bulletins concerning their activities directly to Aztag. |
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The Youth Department in the Catholicosate of Cilicia is organizing a conference in Bikfaya monastery (Beirut, Lebanon) from 12 – 16 August 2008. It is preferred that the participants will be well aware about the community youth affairs, activities and concerns. The age limit for the participants is 18-35 Those who are interested to take part in this conference are required to contact the Armenian Community Administration in order to complete the relevant application form. For additional information please contact the Armenian Community office at 06-5660320, from 8:00am to 01:00pm and from 04:00-07:00pm Council of the Armenian Community of Northern Emirates Azad-Hye comment: Such a conference is needed also in the UAE level. At the time being there are more than 5 Armenian youth groupings in the UAE. The Armenian youth should discuss their problems in the UAE first, before going to Lebanon and representing the community there. There are many problems: some problems are of inner nature (organizational issues, overlapping rights, lack of financial support from the community organs, deliberate indiffernence of decision makers towards the youth, etc.). Of course we are not advocates of introducing one and single color organization, but we think that a coordination is needed and there should be support from the National Council to all the groupings, on practical basis (moral and financial) and not just on the level of good wishes. But most of all there should be a vision about the role of the youth in modern time Armenian society (according to which they would be given authority to realize the vision). Let us make a conference or a meeting here before going to the big one in Lebanon. Write your comment in the Youth issues forum here (your comment will be included in the upcoming newsletter):  |
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Another Armenian artist in Dubai! This is really great. We are happy to announce Andy Madadian, who has been awarded as Best Armenian International Singer before, will be performing live in Dubai on 24th March 2008, with other Iranian & Arabic singers: Andy Madadian (Iranian ? Armenian) Ragheb Alama (Arabic) Faramarz Assef (Iranian) Siyavash (Iranian) Sepideh (Iranian) Venue, Date & Time: 24th March, 2008 – 08:00 pm Dubai Tennis Stadium – The Aviation Club Tickets: 295 Dhs per person For more details please contact Reza Alvand at 00971-50 3837127 You can check some of Andy's Armenian songs to know this artist better: Garoun Garoun?eh (Adiss Harmandarian and Andy Madadian) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z73WqdxA0lc Naz Ooni (Andy Madadian) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sauRtq2aqOI Shoorterd anoush (Andy Madadian & Aram Asadourian) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hPSEXYvpZA Akhtamar (Andy Madadian) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQlNR5oa5gY Seres Kez Lini (Andy Madadian & Armen) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sauRtq2aqOI Genank Hayastan (Andy Madadian) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B2I5EbVWsE Source: Serine Gharibian from Hye-Lounge Hye-Lounge facebook location (needs subscription): http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2443481495 |
