“It was all for nothing, all my struggles, all my privations and I’m alone. I try to figure out the reason for this and each time, I am more and more at a loss.” – Nikos Syrmos DEAN KALIMNIOU My youthful recollection of pappou Niko is of an exceedingly tall old man, possessed of severe eyebrows perpetually pressed into a …
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Just as in 1914, religion is being abused for political purposes by groups of extremists says genocide studies lecturer Panayiotis Diamadis Neos Kosmos – 14 Oct 2014 It is another hot January 1st. Hundreds are aboard a train bound for a picnic to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. Suddenly a burst of gunfire shatters the festive atmosphere. Police …
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Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, Usually this time of year for the last nine years, I have been organizing our Oktoberfest celebration and always asking for your prayers since it is a miracle to do such crazy things in a conservative society. I am sharing this press release because I have not been able to write much else being …
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When pappou Manoli’s son discovered the cache of five dollar notes in his father’s shaving equipment, he contrived of a fitting way to ensure his father’s legacy
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The recent theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery and other votive items from the monastery of Panayia Kamariani shocked members of the Greek community DEAN KALIMNIOU – 25 Aug 2014 NEOS KOSMOS The recent theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery and other votive items dedicated to the Panayia from the monastery of Panayia …
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Britain’s Role, the U.S. Response and Lessons for Today Gene Rossides September 13, 2005 Greek News Britain opposed freedom and democracy for Cyprus following World War II and bears the original and primary responsibility for the post-World War II tragedies that have befallen Cyprus. While other colonies were gaining their freedom, Cyprus was told by the British Minister of State …
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Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, As I wish you a blessed peaceful holy new ecclesiastical year, I remain stunned at the silence my church has towards the horrific and unspeakable evil Israel continues to carry out. May our Lord have mercy upon those who ignore this injustice. I am just shocked that after Israel attacked schools, hospitals, ambulances, mosques, …
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ATHENS CONDEMNS ERDOGAN’S CYPRUS COMMENTS Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Greece is not doing it’s “duty” 2 Sep 2014 Athens reacted angrily to calls by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a “two-state” solution to the Cyprus problem and claims that Greece is not “doing its duty” as a guarantor power, saying the comments were “disappointing” and “simply confirm …
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Road to Emmaus (RTE) magazine, Fall, 2010 (Vol. XI, No. 4 #43) In 1995, after college and graduate studies, Greek-American Maria C. Khoury (B.A., Hellenic College, A.L.M, Harvard Univ., Ed.D. Boston Univ.), left Boston for her Palestinian husband’s native village of Taybeh on the West Bank, where she has been a constant spokeswoman for non-violence in the Holy Land and an advocate for …
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SOME COMMENTS AND WARNINGS I should first begin to cite, that the following articles and especially the accompanying images may be distressing to some and probably inappropriate to those who are underage to read or observe. The graphic and violent nature of the images are regrettably true, and indicative of the life which Middle Eastern Christians, and other minorities, have had …
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ModeOfLife Become love as God exhorts us, for this is the true starting point for changing your life and the world. For it is love that will bring respect, justice and equity into the world, not our personal opinion of what justice or equity is.