The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actual News from Chechnya Chechnya | literature Modern Chechen literature Instant and eternity- a documentary story about Ahmat Kadyrovs early life [4065] The well known Chechen journalist, Oleg Djurgayev has in Kislovodsk published a book released in 2 thousand copies and titled Instant and Eternity devoted to the early life of the first Chechen president Ahmat Kadyrov, detailing events of 30 years ago. Mr. Djurgayev says that it is a sort of Anthem and elegy dedicated to young Kadyrov who in those years was a student at the Mir-Arab Buharsky Islamic school. The idea of writing the book belong to current president of Chechnya, Alu Alhanov who asked Mr. Djurgayev to write it. According to Djurgayev it was a difficult task for Ahmat Kadyrov was engrossed in student life, was a knowledge seeking and inquisitive Youngman. Earlier unknown sides of Kadyrov can be found in the book. For example, it happened that in 1977, two years before being admitted to the Mir-Arab Islamic school, he secretly moved into the ancient mausoleum of Hastim in Tashkent. He lived there for two years, praying and delving into the secrets of Islam. This side of Kadyrov was narrated to Mr. Djurgayev by the chief Imam of the mosque Tilottoin Hattyb. Ahmat was often allowed to spend the night in the mosque. Several other not well known facts about the life of Kadyrov are contained in the book For example, chief of the unified library of the supreme muftiat has told Djurgayev that once in a week Kadyrov went into the most modest room in the library where the one thousand-year old Quran was kept. There are only 7 of such Qurans in the world. The book Instant and Eternity has been launched in Grozny and it attracted a huge interest among the public. Theres a high demand for it. In the meantime the author Oleg Djurgayev has started working on a second version to be called Eternity and Instant. [http://www.chechnyafree.ru/ index.php?lng=eng§ion=modliteng&row=0] (More...) # #Issue 349 21.02.06 Chechnya: news | arguments | facts 21 February 2006 Servicemen clash with militants in Chechnya Servicemen of the Zapad (West) battalion have clashed with a group of militants who are suspected of plotting a major terrorist attack in Grozny and of planning to poison drinking water in parts of the Chechen capital. Weapons and two kilograms of mercury were confiscated from the militants. "One of the militants is believed to have been killed in the armed clash," battalion commander Said-Magomed Kakiyev told Interfax. "It has been established that the group included at least three people," he said. A Shmel flame-thrower, three anti-tank grenade launchers, a Kalashnikov assault rifle and grenades were confiscated from the scene, he said. None of the servicemen were injured in the clash. [http://www.chechnyafree.ru/ index.php?lng=eng] (more) U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour will visit Chechnya U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour will visit Chechnya and meet with President Vladimir Putin on a week-long visit to Russia. She is expected to bring up alleged human rights abuses during her talks with Putin, the BBC reported. During her first visit to Russia last year, Arbour secured the Russian government's agreement to set up a regional U.N. human rights office in Moscow. Arbour will also spend time in Ingushetia, visiting camps for people displaced by the conflict. [http:// www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng] (more) Chechnya bans poultry import from Daghestan in fear of bird flu The Russian republic of Chechnya has banned poultry imports from Daghestan, also a Russian republic, in fear of spreading the bird flu, the republic's chief veterinary inspector said Friday. "This decision was made because the H5N1 bird flu strain had been discovered in dead fowl on Daghestan's territory during a test in Moscow's central veterinary laboratory," Magomed Musayev said. Musayev said quarantine check points had been set up on the border with Daghestan to screen poultry meat and live fowl and administration heads had been instructed to open vet examination labs in marketplaces. He also said the Chechen president would personally address the issue. [http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng] (more) A New Business Center to Be Built in Grozny An educational business center is under construction in the heart of the Chechen capital. 70 percent of all funding for the construction is to come from the federal government and 30 percent is to be supplemented from the budget of the Chechen government. The business center construction is to be completed within a year. Ground work has already been laid at the site of the center. The general contractor involved in the construction, in keeping with the federal reconstruction program, previously built the head office of the business center and also participated in the construction of other buildings in the Chechen Republic. The new business center will provide premises for seminars and training sessions for young Chechen businessmen. Each of them will have 1-3-year contracts for studies. Modern office equipment will be used for their training. Two million roubles have already been allocated for the purchase. Moreover, each businessman completing his or her studies will be eligible for a start-up credit for setting up their own businesses. The business center will accept for studies the best entrepreneurs, who are to present their best business plans, which will be reviewed on a competitive basis. A contest will be announced by the end of the centers construction. [http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng] (more) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Free Chechnya Radio station on "Chechnya free.ru" site You can listen to Free Chechnya Radio station from 6 AM to 12 PM Moscow time on a frequency of 594 kHz on the medium wave band and on a frequency of 171 kHz on the long wave band. The programme is created with the involvement of the Ministry for culture and mass communication of the Russian Federation. [http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?section=radioeng&lng=eng] ( Free Chechnya Radio station ...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chechen cuisine [160] "The Chechens, like the rest of the highlanders, avoid extremes in their eating and drinking habits. What they usually eat is chureks or corn bread with mutton lard spread on it, and wheat stew with lard in it; water is their basic refreshment." "...Unleavend wheat or barley bread baked on charcoal, milk and cheese constitute their daily menu; meat is eaten, very rarely, by the richest of the Chechens." That was written about the Chechen eating habits in the 19th century. [http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?section=kitcheneng&lng=eng] (More ...) Chechen traditions The book Vainakh Ethics by Edi Isaev [2176] The book Vainakh Ethics by Edi Isaev is an utmost important work at a time when the life in Chechnya is returning to normal. Edi Isaev is a historian, Professor at the Chechen State University, writer and publicist directs his book to youth. In introduction he emphasizes: The norm of Vainakh ethics is the code of wise truths of people that reflects their ideals. The book is educational. It contains the ideas on ethics by thinkers of various people and various times from Epicurus and Confucius A.S. Makarenko and L.N.Toltoi. The second chapter is devoted to ethic norms of Chechens. The third chapter considers in detail traditional family ethic code. The final chapter is devoted to Islamic ethic norms. Materials from the book Vainakh Ethics by Edi Isaev is devoted to customs and traditions of Chechens. [http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng§ion=bookvaineng&row=0] (More ...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://felist.com/member/unsub?grp=news.media.chechnyafree&email= http://felist.com/ mailto:ask@felist.com