Abaza is a North West Caucasian language spoken by about 45,000 people in the Russian autonomous republics of Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygea, and also in Germany, Turkey and the USA.
Between 1932 and 1938 Abaza was written with the Latin alphabet.
In the 18th--19th centuries the Abaza territory became an knot of discord in the imperial policies of Russia and Turkey.
In 1938 the central government ordered that the Abaza literary language adopt the Cyrillic alphabet and Russian be made the official language of instruction (the Abaza language and literature were retained as subjects in the curriculum).
The identity and unity of the Abaza people may soon be endangered by two tendencies that have emerged during the past two decades, notably the growing number of mixed marriages and urbanization.
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Abaza has more than 40.000 speakers and is mainly spoken in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and in the Kasnodarsk Administrative Territory (Kray) in southern Russia.
Abaza belongs to the Abkhaz-Abazin subgroup of the Northwest Caucasian language family.
Abaza is an ergative language: intransitive subjects and direct objects are marked in the same way on the verb, transitive subjects are treated differently.
Abaza became the sole agent for Automobiles Peugeot in Egypt.
Abaza’s ambition did not just stop at this stage, for he had a deeper vision: assemble cars in Egypt to fit the Egyptian economy and add to the competitiveness of his company in the car market.
The Abaza name remains to be one of the eldest well renowned names in the automotive industry in Egypt, always moving from strength to strength.
Abaza was one of the founders of The Writers' Association and he assumed its chairmanship for a long period until he resigned four years ago.
Abaza was not narrow-minded nor prejudiced against communists and zealots of the Nasser rule; he was rather against all kinds of restrictions, noted Mansur.
As a scriptwriter Mustafa Muharam saw in the literature of Abaza social milestones that made it fit for presenting on the TV Muharam said in an interview with a daily paper that Abaza's passing away is a great loss for TV drama because his novels-turned serials proved to be of great success.
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Abaza was reluctant to delve further into the relationship between the two men whom he felt were becoming such close bedfellows that he might appear jealous.
Abaza also had to deal with the case of the brother of Sheikh Tantawi who was fired from the Ministry of Awqaf (Muslim religious endowments).
Abaza ended his "Appeal" article with the pledge that if his constituents were still angry with him, they could cut up his body into little pieces and feed it to every ministry and government authority -- although he feared there would not be enough to go round.
Mona Abaza, M.D. is a research associate for the National Center for Voice and Speech and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
She was elected to the American Bronchoesophagology Association in 2003 (a society of otolaryngologists with an interest/emphasis in voice and airway problems) and the Society of University Otolaryngologists in 2002 (a society of academic otolaryngologists in significant roles in education and research).
Abaza maintains an active role in the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery (the national association of otolaryngologists) by her election to several committees, including the Neurolaryngology subcommittee (a groups of voice doctors with interests in neurologic voice problems).
Over 300 000 Abkhazians (Abaza), deported in the XIX century, are, according to the current international laws, considered to be refugees.
To acknowledge the mass extermination and the eviction in the XIX century of the Abkhazians (Abaza) to the Ottoman Empire as genocide: the gravest crime against humanity.
In accordance with the Convention of the UN General Assembly of 28 July 1951 to acknowledge the deported in the XIX century Abkhazians (Abaza) as refugees.
Despite their small numbers, the Abazas are a strong political force in Karachai-Cherkessia and have been able to influence presidential elections there.
The "Abaza question" was one of the main points in the election campaigns of both presidents of the republic to date - former president Vladimir Semenov and the incumbent Mustafa Batdyev.
The Abaza leaders were encouraged by a federal law in 1999 and a republican law in 2001, both of which promised to protect the rights of small indigenous peoples.
Abaza's five storytellers are representatives from these sectors - a journalist, a university professor, a poet, a young soldier and a civil servant, all of who write their entries from the capital's prison.
Abaza is not a nation where good triumphs evil, nor are criminals bought to justice.
In Abaza, citizens are ruled more by drugs and desperation than direct government control, preferring to worship comic book characters, rap music and B Grade movie stars than study or work.
The Abaza, a minority in the multi-ethnic republic of Karachai-Cherkessia, have staged a dramatic protest, taking over the local parliament building to protest at what they say is forced assimilation.
On 29 June 2005, a crowd of around 200 Abazas broke out into the assembly chamber, demanding that the deputies revoke a law which they said restricted their rights, and that parliament create a special region for the minority.
The dispute centres on a new administrative border drawn between the Abaza village of Kubina and the town of Ust-Jeguta, where the majority population is Karachai, the largest ethnic group in the republic.
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Abaza, H., Beliveau, Y. “New Approach for Documenting Historic Buildings,” (A paper presents using 3D intelligent system and Auto CAD to survey and document the Main Justice Building in Washington DC), Proceedings of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium Spring Research Meeting Spring 2001, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.
Abaza, H. Stone Architecture in Jordan” A book analyzes the types of stone and its use in Jordan.
Abaza, H. Optimizing Thermal Properties of Bridge Deck Surface to Reduce Icing Formation” a paper submitted for publication.
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Abaza belongs to the Abkhaz-Adygian group of the Caucasian language family, Abkhaz-Abaza subgroup.
Among all cognate languages Abkhazian is the closest to Abaza.
(Ionova S. H., Shagirov A. On Abaza from the sociolinguistic viewpoint, perspectives of its development and studies in Abaza.
Most Abaza women marry while they are in their early twenties, but men often wait until they are in their thirties or even forties.
The Abaza are Muslim and most of them follow the Hanafite school of the Sunni sect.
Missions work among the Abaza will be difficult because of the current turmoil in the Caucasus region, ethnic and religious fighting, and the war in nearby Chechnya.
Khairi Abaza is a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, where he is focused on democratic reform in the Arab world, the spread of terrorism, and the influence of the media on politics.
Before joining FDD, Abaza was a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, focusing on Egyptian politics and democratic reform.
Khairi Abaza holds a master's degree in Near and Middle Eastern studies from the University of London, where he is currently pursuing a doctorate in politics.
Peugeot Egypte and CDC Wagih ABAZA celebrate the assembly of the 10,000th Peugeot car in Egypt
Peugeot Egypte and CDC Wagih ABAZA have celebrated the assembly of its 10,000th Peugeot car in Egypt in the AAV (Arab American Vehicles) factory located on the Cairo - Suez desert road.
The 10,000th car includes models, 405 and 406, which are locally assembled.
