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The Armenian language and heritage are in danger

Diaspora communities face extinction in the absence of schools

JOIN THE PETITION TO SAVE AND REOPEN THE
MELKONIAN SCHOOL

Please sign the petition below in support of the last school in Europe where young Armenians can get immersed in Western Armenian culture while completing their secondary education. It will only take a minute.

Western Armenian language, culture and history are in imminent danger of extinction if measures are not taken to ensure the survival and progress of Diaspora communities around the world.

The young Republic of Armenia needs a strong Diaspora, without which, it cannot survive.

The only way to preserve the identity of present and future generations of Armenians is by opening and maintaining schools where young men and women will be educated about their heritage and trained to prepare and develop their communities.

One such school is the Melkonian Educational Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus, that was unjustly closed by the AGBU Central Board, denying current and future generations of young Armenians from Europe, the Middle East and the rest of the world an education about their heritage in their own language.

Join this international petition calling on the government of the Republic of Cyprus to persuade the AGBU Central Board to allow the historic Melkonian Educational Institute to reopen at its present location in Nicosia with a new vision for the next generation.

For information on the background of this very pressing question, please refer to the following articles and links.

Melkonian Alumni and Friends International http://www.melkonianforever.org/

Videos relating the issue http://www.youtube.com/user/savemelkonian

What Wikipedia says about Melkonian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melkonian_Educational_Institute

The official statement announcing the closure of the school came as a surprise to everyone in 2004 but failed to justify any of its statements. http://www.agbu.org/mei/agbumei-pp-e.pdf .

March 2009

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The Melkonian Educational Institute was established as an orphanage in the hospitable land of Cyprus in 1926, providing shelter to hundreds of survivors of the Genocide. In view of the significance of the school and its historic mission, the original school buildings are recognised and protected by the Republic of Cyprus as part of its national heritage.[1]

The trees planted by the orphans represent the flourishing Armenian communities around the world, and are preserved as a symbol of survival and hope.

Thousands of Armenians who have passed through the Melkonian have excelled in their communities, becoming leaders in their fields and contributing to the development of the Armenian culture, education, language and national identity.

Graduates of the Melkonian have made their mark across the world as leading figures in the literary, artistic, scientific and business fields.

The Melkonian school has produced thousands of students and teachers who are ambassadors of goodwill supporting the just struggle of the people of Cyprus for a fair solution to its protracted problem.

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