"Live Your Dream" Life Skills Jinishian Center's (Yerevan) Interview with Dr. Paul Haidostian

"Live Your Dream", the Life Sills Jinishian Center was honored to host Lebanon's Haigazian University President, Dr. Paul Haidostian. The Armenian diaspora's only Armenian university president, who heads one of the best among 45 universities, shared with us his long and rich experience, expressing a variety of interesting approaches and ideas that will help young people clarify their goals and outline a path that will lead them to realize their dreams.

Who is the real man, according to Dr. Haidostian, and what are the fundamentals of succeess in life? You will know, by watching this interview. You can watch the interview here: http://lyd.am/Videoharcazruycner/Paul-Haidostian



 The introduction was translated by Raffi

Danish – Arab Dialogue Conference 2012

Danish – Arab Dialogue Conference was held from April 30 until May 3, 2012 in Beirut. The Conference was organized by the "Arab Group" a joint initiative of the National Council of Churches of Denmark and the Muslim Council of Denmark in cooperation with the "Arab Group For Muslim-Christian Dialogue" with the participation of fifty Muslim – Christian representatives from Denmark, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. Rev. Haroutune Selimian, president of the Armenian Protestant Churches in Syria, representrd UAECNE and the Armenia Protestant Community in Syria.

During the conference the attendees discussed, "What can be said together about matters of faith and ethics, religious freedom and co-existence and dialogue between the Muslim - Christian."

The meetings reinforced the understanding between Muslims and Christians through emphasis on shared values that transcend religious and cultural differences. As well as underlined the importance of dialogue to strengthen the cooperation and to make mutual recognition which has served as a platform to exchange experiences of living together in peace at the local, national and international level.

The conference focused on the following subject “In order to better understanding between Muslims and Christians".

The participants agreed on a common message based on the following principles:
1 - Christians and Muslims declare their faith in God the Creator the one that brings us together, and that this faith establishes a common space for dialogue in the future.
2 - Muslims and Christians declare that our concepts about God are different and should not be a source of a lack of confidence.
3 - Agree that the deep love of God calls us to love everyone and respect for the views and rights regardless of religious or political beliefs.
4 - Bind to Christian values and Islamic principles of human rights, for example, issue of human dignity and freedom of expression and religious freedom, equality and the right to life and women's rights and justice for all.
5 - Christians and Muslims share the moral values such as compassion and attention to the weak and mutual respect.
6 - We consider that the core values of Islam and Christianity are the source of the enrichment of our societies.
7 - Individuals and religious groups are an essential part of and active in the community, religious differences must be a source of enrichment for the rights of cultural, political, and religious of all.
8 - We commit ourselves to promoting a culture of equality and a better understanding and value of citizenship in the community through awareness and the use of the media and educational curricula.

During the conference, on behalf of the Armenian Evangelical Community, Rev. H. Selimian stressed that the dialogue is a way of life in Syria and other Arab states, and the dialogue of life is more important than the theological dialogue.

Rev.H. Selimian said. "We have agreed that the theological dialogue must emerge from a dialogue of life today." Also added, "Religious extremism hurts all Islamic and Christian societies because of extremism in stray away rationality and love and life that appeals to equality between the members of the community on their differences."

At the end, Selimian concluded: "We have agreed that the themes that unite us are more themes that divide us, and we must invest axes to create a positive, constructive life safe and sound, especially in Europe and the Arab countries."

A New Book by Dr. Yervant Kassouni: «ՔՆՆԱԿԱՆ ԱԿՆԱՐԿ, «ՄԻՇԸՆԵՐԻ ՀԵՐԼԸՏ »ի 1915-1918 թթ. ՀԱՅ ԺՈՂՈՎՈՒՐԴԻ ՑԵՂԱՍՊԱՆՈՒԹԵԱՆ ԵՒ ՎԵՐԱԾՆՈՒՆԴԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ ԱՐՁԱՆԱԳՐՈՒԱԾ ՎԿԱՅԱԳՐՈՒԹԻՒՆՆԵՐՈՒՆ»


A Critique of the Genocide of the Armenian People And Their Survival As Attested By the Testimonies Published in the "Missionary Herald" (1915-1918)

The reports and testimonies published by American Missionary Board's monthly "Missionary Herald" (1915-1918) on the Armenian Genocide perpertuated by the Turkish during Word War I, constitute a unique importance among the thousands of diplomatic documents, foreign eyewitness and personal memories written on the subject. The authors of these reports and testimonies were the American and European missionaries who were then serving within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire in the occupied Western Armenia and Armenian Cilicia. These missionaries, not only witnessed the perpetuated Genocide and the forced deportation of the Armenians, but often they themselves were personally threatened by this great crime.

The first part of the present volume consists of the Armenian translations (translated by Yevnige Dokouzlian-Yacoubian) of these missionaries' reports and testimonies on the Armenian Genocide and the deportations as published in the "Missionary Herald" (1915-1918).

The second part of this work is a critical study of the personalities, the geographical places, the events and the dates mentioned in these reports and testimonies. The study is not a mere annotation of the afore-mentioned subjects but, in addition to the relevant information provided, it tends to weave these elements into the broader context and history of the period. Furthermore, to remain true to the historical evolutionary process, the study had taken into consideration the larger historical framework extending from 1894 to 1923.

This study also underlines the fact that, despite the plans designed by the Turks against the Armenians people, this people succeeded to survive and rise, thansk to its will to life and to the generous assistance and hospitality of the Arab World, especially Syria, who welcomed the Armenian people with open arms and contributed generously to their survvial process.

The appendix of this volume contains additional testimonies and memoirs which support the presented documents and the conclusions of this study.