NAREG STUDENTS CELEBRATE EOKA ARMED STRUGGLE AGAINST BRITISH COLONIAL RULE TOGETHER WITH GREEK CYPRIOT SCHOOL
Gibrahayer
Apr 1, 2009
Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra – [email protected] – Nareg and Ayios
Demetrios Elementary Schools co-celebrated the beginning of the 1955
armed resistance of the Cypriot people against British colonial rule
on March 31, at Ayios Demetrios Hall. The event was under the auspices
of the President of the House of Representatives, Marios Garoyian,
who delivered a speech, along with Nareg’s headmaster, Artin Aivazian,
and Ayios Demetrios’ headmistress, Mary Roussou; all three stressed
the importance of the EOKA’s struggle for our common history, and
the legacy its fighters left us, to pursue the freedom of Cyprus.
After a cultural program – with the participation of students from
both schools – the event was concluded with a reception that included
food from the countries of origin of the students, namely Armenia,
Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Georgia and Constantinople, Turkey.
Functions like this remind us the importance of interculturalism and
the bonds it creates between Greek- and Armenian-Cypriots, as well
as our historical duty to our common homeland.
MER GIBROSIN HAMAR AZADOUTIUN
>From top to bottom: – 1- "EOKA fighters", 2.- Ayios Demetrios and
Nareg school’s Joint choir 3.- from left to right: Nareg teacher
Tamar Habeshian, Der Momik Habeshian, Carla Mah dessian, President
of the Cyprus House of Representatives Marios Garoyian and wife of
the Armenian MP, Maggie Mahdessian.