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Assyrian Chatters Interviews
By the Assyrian Voice Network

- Tell us about your life, what do you do, and what are your interests?
I was born and raised in Montreal, Québec. Both of my parents are Assyrians (Tkhuma and Urmi). At the moment, I am a full-time student, employed, and give private French lessons. My passion is music all along with literature and traveling. Most of my reading consists of International Relations and French novels. I have no borders with traveling.

- What are your plans for the future?
My main objective will be my family, my career, and the Human Rights of our people.

- What are your educational goals?
Graduating as an International Law student... knowing my passion for learning, I'll be a grand-ma and still be a student!

- When was your first day on the chat and who referred you to it?
Ashoor, I think it was an E-mail that you sent me.

- Do you consider chatting your first priority when being online?
No... E-mails and news are my priority.

- How did the death of our beloved brother "SpaceCake" help unite the people in the chat and show us that the chat is not just a place to chat in, but a whole world and community?
Honestly, I do not think it helped us "uniting" as Assyrians. What I witnessed was that many of us had put our differences aside, as individuals, in Fadi Khamis's memory. Thanks to all who joined their effort to BIRYANI and I with the website dedicated to our late Fadi.

- What is the funniest moment you have ever been faced with on the chat?
There are many!!!

- What comes to your mind when you first hear these three nicknames: BOOMER, zazoo, chosen_1.
BOOMER: I am still waiting for breakfast!
zazoo: Je t'aime beaucoup mon ami!
chosen_1: What did your mom cook today?

- Who are the funniest persons on the chat?
Saddam & his beloved and gasful wife Sajoda, SHATER, Angelina, Ninos, ... Ugh! There are so many!

- First person that you met on the chat.
What a shame! I do not even remember! Ehhh! Sorry!

- Funniest nick names on the chat.
HiWoNe... that is all I can think of now.

- Your last comment about the voice chat.
It brought into my life some fantastic people. Ashoor, thanks to you and all your family for your generous pacha at 4am! ~ lol ~

- Favourite sport.
hockey, tennis, and squash

- Favourite Assyrian/foreign singer.
Assyrian: Evin Aghassi and Ashur Bet-Sarguis
Foreign: Zeki Muren, Julio Iglesias, Ebi, Haydeh, Céline Dion, Andrea Bocelli, B. B. King, and many more!

- Favourite country/city.
Montréal, Québec, Canada

- Favourite TV channel.
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Newsworld and RDI (Réseau De l'Information)

- Favourite NHL and NBA teams
NHL: Canadiens (HABS) de Montréal and Ottawa Senators
NBA: I think they are called RAPTORS!?!

- Best three websites:
God knows I spend so much time on these sites!
1. CBC www.cbc.ca
2. International Court of Justice www.icj-cij.org
3. United Nations www.un.org

- Favourite food
kouba hamoud, jujeh kebab, and any pasta dish... Anything, but NO pacha!

- What is better, msn, ICQ or AIM
The less ICQ, the better it is.

- Do you ever watch or read about what our brothers and sisters are doing at homeland to gain their rights?
Yes, very closely.

- What do you personally think is the best thing Assyrians can do to get their rights or at least
some of them?
The best remedy to all our problems is media awareness, education, and diplomacy.

(1)Analyse our situation and find its defects and its needs,
(2) Thinks about the solutions and how to remedy the defects and fill the needs, and
(3) Direct all energies and resources toward that end.

- Your advice to young Assyrians.
Learn our language, and then promote our language and our name!

- Do you ever read the Assyrian newspaper Bahra or the weekly magazine "zinda"?
Yes... Zinda.

- Tell us about your Assyrian pride and how proud are you to be called an Assyrian in country like Canada.
I am proud Assyrian no matter my location... but Jane and Steeles in Toronto shocked me! You figure the rest! ~ lol ~

- What are your plans to help your nation specially those living in the home land?
I will not claim the land, but I will claim our Human Rights.

- Last word to all people out there and how they can serve our nation even better?
If people do not know what "Assyrian" means, it is our duty to inform them.
KHA YEMA, KHA OUMTA, KHA SHEMA.

- How did the Internet and Assyrian chat lines, help us get even more united?
Are we more united?

- How many people do you have on your ICQ list?
87

- How often do you use the 'INVISIBLE" status to hide from your friends online?
Very rarely.

- How often do you go to the church?
Almost weekly...

- Do you have any other meanings for "brb" other than its real meaning? (could be funny)
Next question. =)

- What would you rather be : doctor, pilot, computer engineer
All three.
Doctor, to help making you feel better.
Pilot, to discover the world.
Computer engineer, to hack the hackers wannabe in the chat!

- What is (are) your favourite car(s)?
MERCEDES BENZ SL6000 and LEXUS RX 300

- Where would you love to spend your honeymoon?
Any Greek or Spanish island... and then a European tour

- Have you ever thought of E-shopping using Assyrian online shops such as wawallap.com and assyrianmarket.com?
No.

Spanish, French, Farsi... and I'll add Assyrian as the forth.

- What do you think of the following figures? Beethoven, Saddam Hussein, Sargon Dadesho
Beethoven: What if he would have had his hearing?
Saddam Hussein: Who does he favour... Assyrians or Kurds?
Sargon Dadesho: Where did he dig his wealth?

- One question you were glad we didn't ask you?
"What do you think of Ashetnayeh?" My love to all of bne-Ashitha! =)

bili ourza m'Ashitha... makh shoupreh leth go britha... shoushhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

- One questions you wanted us to ask you?
"What do you think of our banning regulations?"

- Your best quote in life.
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Ghandi

- What do you think of this interview?
If taken seriously, it is an interesting method for knowing others.

- If you were to choose the next person to be interviewed who would it be from the chat and why?
ChicagoSSecurity-Zia-JILWA: Behind his online character, despite what most of you may think of him, I strongly believe there is a man with values and morals.

- Any final comments or thoughts?
As the famous quote says... "We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are."

At the end of this interview we would like to thank you and wish you a good luck in your life.
It was a pleasure. =)