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12-29-2008 The biannual CBA election results were
announced last night, and it appears that the incumbent Mr. Marwan
Sholak’s ticket, according to some sources, narrowly defeated
his opponent’s Mr. Badr (Bedar)
Kardan. Mr. Khaldoun Hilmi also, an incumbent, will be the first vice president
and Miss. Suha Kurmanov, believed
to be the first female vice president in the history of the CBA, will be the new second vice president. The
winners for the auditing committee were the incumbents Mr. Hassan Abdallah and
Miss. Jan Bachok, and the newly elected member Mr. Nazir
Mamkej. It is believed that a record number of
voters, over 80% of the current dues paying members reported to cast their
votes. We wish the winners good luck.
08-19-2008 The annual Adyghe Day festivities were held this past Sunday at the CBA. And again, just like every year, the day was filled with fun and games. The event is normally held in late August; however this year it was held a little earlier. Attendees enjoyed the delicious food, the camaraderie and each others company, as well as the beautiful weather. The children had a plenty of fun with the games and the rides. (Video)
07-27-08 The Circassian Community in NJ arranged for a goodbye party for the communities guests Nadiljeel Ajadeed by having a barbeque in the Circassian Benevolent Association’s (CBA’s) backyard. A jougue was held at the event, as well as a presentation of gifts from the CBA to Nadiljeel and vise versa. Each member of the guest dance group was also presented with a gift from the CBA. (photos) (video).
07-20-2008 The Circassian ensemble from the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, Nadi al Jeel
al Jaddeed, performed last night for the second
consecutive evening in Wayne NJ to a full house. The dances included a variety
of performances representing the various ethnic dances of the north
07/15/08 Nadiljeel Ajjadeed arrived here in northern
06/11/08 As you probably know David
Urquhart was the Scottish diplomat involved in the Circassian cause in the
19th century, who also played a role in the adoption of the Adyghe flag
(designed by prince Safarbi Zaanoqu). But did you
know that there might be ancient ties between the Circassian and the Scottish
or Irish (Celtic) people. Read more: (ref1) (ref2) (ref3) (ref4).
05/24/08 The Circassian community here in
05/18/08 A fun filled evening was held last night at the CBA in the form of a fashion show and tricky tray
raffles. Several volunteers participated in making the event a success. Volunteer models and party organizers as well as many local businesses who sponsored the event helped in making the evening a total success.
4-20-08 Did you know that the Circassians had a navy? Read the
following article by A. Y. Chirg another one by the pseudonym adyghe maf
4-13-2008 A discussion session was held today at the
1-12-2008 The Circassian community in the
11-22-2007 A fun
filled evening was held last night at the Browerstone
Restaurant sponsored by the Circassian Education Foundation for its annual fund
raising and scholarship award events. Numerous activities were held such as
singing by the famous Circassian singer Jana Maremova,
a folk dance by the CBA youths, a magic show, and a Qanoon
(a Middle Eastern instrument) recital. Proceeded by the honoring of
accomplished adyghes such as the physicist Refik Kortan and the athlete Celina Merza.
Followed by the presentation of awards to 52 recipients. Some prominent guests
were also invited, among them was
11-18-2007 The CBA held a get together (haleva
party) tonight to honor those who contributed to the purchase of the new land
adjacent to the current property. All attendees enjoyed the Haleva
(a favorite adyghe pastry) along with tea or coffee. A plaque was presented to
those who worked hard collecting the contributions.
11-12-2007 A guest
speaker, Mr. Anthony Wood, a young author from the
10-20-2007 interesting stuff about islamey (yeslemey) music, (see
additional information to 12-04-2006 below).
09-13-2007 It
is in my opinion that the current use of the alphabets in the Adyghe language,
whether in Cyrillic or Latin, is way too complicated. The use of compound
letters makes writing and reading, especially to the untrained reader and
writer extremely hard.
The Adyghe language is inherently
complicated due to the use of numerous consonants. More so than most world
languages. Due to this characteristic, the use of the alphabet is equally
complicated
So when Adyghebze
became a written form of language an alphabet was devised using other nations
scripts. First Arabic, then Cyrillic, then Latin, and again Cyrillic.
Circassian writers and poets saw the necessity to use compound letters such as;
гу, кхь, лI, in Cyrillic (believe it or not (кхьу) is actually one letter), and to a lesser
extent in the Latin form dz, kIu,
kx”u, etc.
With the advent of fast computers and
convenient word processing programs these days
it can be very easy to create a new set of alphabets that can be used
with ease. It may be necessary however to end up with slightly more letters
than currently used. But at least in my opinion the writing and reading will be
more practical and easy (see the
difference).
I propose getting rid of the compound
lettering all together in either form of the written scripts (Cyrillic or
Latin) and devising symbols or letters if you will, for the unrepresented
letters such as the ones mentioned above.
I am working on creating a sample of
alphabets using Microsoft symbols (see it). Any word processing program can be easily programmed
to produce the letters needed (see
how in MS word). I was able to do
so within a short period of time. (If I can do it, anyone can do it)
I can not say the alphabets I created are in any way
complete and without faults, and I am sure many others have tried and
succeeded, but it is a start hopefully in the right direction. What do you
think??
09-05-2007 On Sunday 08/19/2007 the Adyghes in the USA
celebrated Adyghe day.The festivities were held at
the CBA grounds in Wayne, NJ. Several local Circassians and their guests
attended. A good time was had by all. Children enjoyed the rides, and the food was delicious. The
day ended with the usual jogue (see it) which was also very nice. Even the
occasional rain that day did not put a damper on the occasion.
06-10-07 Last night a “pshena maxwa” was held at the CBA, several
talented individuals played the accordion, and the keyboard. Music played was
in a variety of styles, diaspora, kavkaz,
and other styles. Every one in the audience appeared to have enjoyed the event,
which was the brainchild of Mr. Nart Majagah, greatly.
06-04-2007 Do you, like
myself, aspire for the day when us Adyghes will achieve nationhood? A state
that is well respected by other nations. Existing peacefully among its
neighbors. Has a representative form of government where the rules of
reasonable laws apply without bias toward its citizens and minorities. And has
respect and tolerance to all beliefs. A country with embassies all over the
world. Has a thriving economy and commerce that is well trusted domestically
and internationally. Its ships and aircraft flying the green and yellow colors
of our flag that is seen at seaports and airports throughout the globe. Has a
police force, an army, air force and even a small navy, all for self defense. A
state that contributes to the well being of its Adyghe citizens, humanity, and
the environment. --- The world is different today from the 19th and the 20th
centuries one. Our nation has suffered enough, and people of the world once
cognizant of our plight will be sympathetic toward us, but we have to show
initiative that we like the phoenix will rise again, and show that our
unfortunate past will never render us extinct. We are no less or more important
than the current 120 + nations represented at the United Nations that have
statehood status, so why not us Adyghes too. I think it’s high time we peacefully and
diplomatically, and I emphasize peacefully and diplomatically try to achieve
this goal. Nothing is impossible. --- Please discuss,
go to my forum page (or click here forum).
05-21-2007 A
solemn ceremony was held today at the CBA commemorating the annual
shugha maxua or Adyghe day of mourning in remembrance of the
hundreds of thousands men women and children who perished while en rout to
their destinations in the ottoman empire. This was as a consequence to the
Adyghes forced deportation from their beloved homeland in the Caucasus by tsarist
04-04-2007 last week on
03-26-2007 at around 830 am --- i had a minor heart attack ---- checked
myself into the
hospital--- 5 arteries were found plugged and
bipases were done---- thank God iam doing ok now. --- and please if you have
not done so recently have yourserlf and your loved ones checheked for vascular
disease (sterss test) as soon as possible. ---- thank you everyone for your kindness towards me
during my hospital stay.
02-17-2007
The
presidents of Kabardino-Balkaria, Adyghea, and Ingushia met King Abdullah II (1) (2) (3) as they discussed
important matters regarding their respective nations. King Abdullah II promised
to visit the Circasian republics when he visits
02-10-2007 According to
Kavkazweb.net, and radioadiga.com, a delegation from the
12-31-2006 Immigration records from Ellis Island, in
12-22-2006 While
surfing the web the other day I stumbled on this interesting view of, as far as
i know, a natural rock formation in the
12-04-2006 Did you know that there are
many things in the world that refer to Circassians; For instance there is the
Circassian Walnut (see
it) which is a kind of
wood that is derived from the walnut tree which grows in the northwest
Caucasus. Used for fine furniture and gunstocks. --- There is also the
Circassian hound (photo) which is a rare bread of hound dog that
resembles the greyhound known for its elegance and grace. --- And there is the Circassian
Ovtcharka also known as Caucassian
Ovtcharka (photo) these animals are well known for their strength,
bravery, alertness, and “powerful urge to protect”. --- And when it comes to horses, the Kabarda
(photo) breed is famous for its speed “The
breed's speed record is 1 min 54 sec for 1600 m and 2 min 44.2 sec for 2400 m.
The record for the
50 km long distance is 1 hour 41 min 25 sec”. It is best known as an
excellent mountain horse.--- Did you also know thaw the Irish have a dance
called
.
12-02-2006 Today I, my brother, and sister mark our 37th year anniversary as immigrants
to the
12-01-2006 The Adyghe republics
within the
11-29-2006
King Abdullah II of
11-28-2006
I like to pass this good idea to all for all its worth; why tie yourself to a 2
year contract when getting a cell phone. There are many what are called
"pay as you go" plans, Where you litterarily
could save hundreds of dollars. I personally have a plan where I purchased the
phone (around $30), and purchase air time on line whenever i
want to (around $20/hr air time). I save no less than $10 to $15 every month.
Of course you will not get the bells and whistles with the more expensive cell phones and if you talk
a lot on the cell this plan may not be for you, but at least you can always
throw the phone away and get another one whenever you like
11-26-20066 The CBA elections were
held today and it appears that Mr. Marwan Sholakh's ticket won. That puts Mr. Khaldoun Hilmi as the first Vice President, and Mr. Munzir Ghoujal as the 2nd Vice
President.
11-25-2006 This website was
established.