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Khojaly Massacre Commemoration |
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 On February 24, 2009 Houston community of Azerbaijanis took part in the "Justice for Khojaly" event. Presentations on Azerbaijan history and Khojaly massacre were made by Azerbaijani-American Council members Togrul Mammedbayov and Yusif Babanly.
A special guest for the event, Member of Azerbaijani Parliament, Havva Mammadova, shared her first hand experiences of contacts with Khojaly survivors.
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HBSCA held a presentation by Ahmet Erentok |
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 On February 7, 2009 HBSCA held a presentation by Ahmet Erentok, a Chairman of Azerbaijan Turkey Historical Research Foundation
and Azerbaijan Turkey America Foundation at Turquoise Center. Mr.
Erentok touched upon the goals of the Foundations and discussed
historical perspectives of collaboration between Azerbaijan and Turkey
in different areas.
The presentation followed by a luncheon was
attended by HBSCA Board members, members of Houston-Istanbul Sister
City Association, Mr. Ali Findik, Acting Consul General of Republic of
Turkey, Mr. Adsinar Cajar Bocek, Consul General of Panama in Houston,
U.S.-Azeri Network (Adil Baguirov, Washington, DC), American-Azerbaijani
Council (Javid Huseynov, California), Azerbaijani students, City of Houston officials and
representatives of Azerbaijani and Turkish communities.
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Season's Greetings from HBSCA |
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 We wish you and your loved ones...
a very happy Holiday Season and all the best for the New Year. We look forward to keeping you posted on our our activities and we hope to see you in 2009!
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World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day |
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 Every year on the
31st of December Azerbaijanis living in
the Azerbaijani Repiblic and elsewhere celebrate World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day.
HBSCA is greeting all our compatriots with this holiday.
The Azerbaijani President has also greeted the people of Azerbaijan with this holiday: Greetings of President Ilham Aliyev. |
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Auto accident took life of Lala Abbasova |
 December 3, 2008, Houston – Lala Abbasova, our dear friend and a lovely Azeri musician who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians in Baku and in Houston has died in an auto accident. She was 58 years old. During her life, Lala made a difference to the lives of many of us here in Houston. She was a beautiful person, a dear mother and grandmother, a true friend, a wonderful cook and a gifted musician. With her meticulous care and deep musical understanding she was able to recreate the soul and the emotions of the Azerbaijani folk music for the community here in Houston.
Lala left Baku in 2005 to live with her family here in Houston where she created a new, full life for herself. With her gracious and warm personality and classically trained background, Lala inspired other musicians living in Houston to join her music group and to give unforgettable Azeri folk music performances for the Houston community.
Those who would like to pay their respects to Lala xanim and/or bring their donations, please join us on Saturday, December 6, between 11 am and 1 pm at the Turkish Cultural Center, 9301 W. Belfort Ave. (just East of Beltway 8), Houston, TX 77031, tel: 713-974-1412.
Rest in Peace. Allah rehmet elasin. |
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Turquoise Center Grand opening ceremony on December 2, 2008 |
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 Raindrop Turkish House organization has graciously opened its doors for our Association in the Turquoise Center facilities at 9301 W. Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX 77031. Our new office is on the ground floor near the reception hall of the building where we now also have access to the various general facilities for meetings and gatherings. The outside of the building is spectacularly decorated with beautiful tiles from Iznik in all shades of turquoise.
On Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 2.30 pm the Turquoise Center was
officially inaugurated with a ribbon cutting ceremony with the
Honorable Mrs. Madeleine Albright as the Guest of Honor. The ceremony and festivities included Turkish folkdancing and traditional Turkish tea and a tour of the premises by Mrs. Albright. HBSCA representatives attended the grand opening as well as a preceding luncheon meeting with Mrs. Albright hosted by Raindrop Turkish House. HBSCA extends its congratulations to Raindrop Turkish House with the Grand Opening and the successful organization of such a beautiful event.
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 On Saturday, November 22, 2008, HBSCA organized a Ladies Lunch Recital for the Azerbaijani women in Houston. The lunch was held at the elegant reception facilities of the Park Square building in Houston and was attended by about 35 women of the Houston Azerbaijani community.
The afternoon offered a variety of programs: HBSCA board member Maud Bech gave a presentation about HBSCA and Kama Javanshir, Director of the Society for Azerbaijani Women in Houston shared some information regarding the plans for the future such as a fundraising event for an Azerbaijani charity program.
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Listen to a different tune! |
 HBSCA friend Amin Safari and his group present a new album A Different Tune during their live performance at AvantGarden, 411 Westheimer Street, Houston, TX 77006 on Saturday night, November 22, 2008 at 8 pm. Tickets are $10 per person (night club admittance for ages 21 and up only). Please come and listen to this unique program full of modern Fusion of Flamenco and Persian music as well as Classic and Pop/Rock - you will not regret it! You can also sample his music at www.amin-safari.com
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