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1) Samir David  Bet Nahain Democratic Party 2) Praidon Darmoo  Assyrian Universal Alliance 3) Yatron Darmoo  Assyrian National Congress 4) Albert Yelda – one of the 65-man Follow-up and Coordination Committee 5) Gewargis Bakoos  Assyrian Patriotic Union 6) Emmanuel Youkhanna  Assyrian Democratic Movement 7) John …

Proceedings: MS. PLETKA: [In progress] –and we have with us today Rend Rahim Francke. She is a founding member and executive director of the Iraq Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that promotes democracy and human rights in Iraq. We also have Emanual Kamber, who’s deputy chairman of the Central …

Ms. Gamri’s Goals: Ms. Gamri believes that “the world exists for 50% of women.” She questions, “why are more women not represented in politics, a forum where decisions for a country and society are reached?” She believes that in many cases, women have a completely different view than men and …

On March 6, 2003, three Assyrians (also known as Chaldeans and Syriacs) including Dr. Emmanuel Kamber, Dr. Katrin Michael, and Ramsey Jiddou joined other Iraqi-Americans in meetings with Vice President Cheney, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, President Bush’s Envoy to Free Iraqis, Zalmay Khalilzad, …

The following is the official statement of the participating members of the Iraqi Opposition Groups:All participants agree that among their principle objectives regarding the future of Iraq are the following:— Enabling the Iraqi people to build a fully representative and democratic government that meets international standards, including free and fair …

Mr. Kanna’s strong and confident voice gave us great assurance that the Assyrian leadership is prepared for the uncertainty facing our people in the North and in Baghdad. Kanna: Greetings to your staff at Zinda Magazine and your readers wherever they may be. We are about to witness the greatest …

  He lives and works now in Damascus, seat of the Syriac Orthodox Church — a 1,500-year old institution that counts thousands of members in the United States. His prayers have focused lately on his hometown, Baghdad, and the 10,000 followers of his church living there. Candy-red prayer beads clicked …

“Iraq’s 1.2 million Assyrian Christians — remnants of the Assyrian empire and the only people who still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ — are once again the victims of circumstances beyond their control,” reported the February 27th Japan Times. “Unlike the Kurds, the Assyrians are all but ignored …

  Re-affiliation or re-identification with Iraq is apparent on the World Wide Web, where a significant renegotiating of history, ethnicity and religion is visibly gathering momentum on dozens of “Iraqi” sites. There, particularist interpretations of history, culture and politics intersect with projections of national and “pre-national”groups, all of which have …

  This week several Assyrian organizations and churches are calling for public demonstrations in various cities across North America to demand equal rights for the Assyrians in a post-Saddam Iraq. Is your church or organization on this list? If not, then you should be calling your minister, club president, or …