Armenian ethnologist Hranoush Kharatyan represents an interesting study on sense of identity of Alevi communities in Dersim during Ottoman and Republic Era in his articles about the search for identity in Dersim called “Identities of Dersim” and “The Alevized Armenians in Dersim“. But
When I visited Marburg three years ago, I had short discussion with many young German scholars. Most were aware of the Genocide and their country’s responsibility in being silence during that era. I can’t say they were feeling guilty but at least the
“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim!” Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel Although some Armenians around the world were hoping that US President Barack Obama would keep his promise and recognize the Armenian Genocide, his statement was not surprising for many.
While Lebanese-Armenians continue to commemorate the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Lebanese are still debating the tragic event on social media. The Racism and sectarianism that is flourishing on daily basis in the region is also reflected in Lebanon. While some look at
Nagorno-Karabakh; No More a Frozen Conflict “Thus, the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is not a territorial argument between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It was raised not by Armenia but by the people of Nagorno-Karabakh” The history of the conflict Wars and tragedies recognize neither borders nor
Two men uprooted from their homes found sanctity in the Armenian district of Beirut. Amid war they found peace and shared the solidarity of the dispossessed, writes Yeghia Tashjian. A week ago I visited a florist on Mar Mikhael Street in Beirut to
For many Armenians, the genocide of 1915 is not a thing of the past. Lebanon is now hosting a number of Syrian Armenian refugees who have been forced to flee fighting in neighboring Syria. Hundreds of red lanterns glowed as they rose into
“Will the outrageous terrorizing, the cruel torturing, the driving of women into the harems, the debauchery of innocent girls, the sale of many of them at eighty cents each, the murdering of hundreds of thousands and the deportation to, and starvation in, the
When God, who is forever free, Breathed life into my earthly frame, From that first day, by His free will When I a living soul became, A babe upon my mother’s, breast, Ere power of speech was given to me, Even then I
For your freedom we have lived and for your independence we are dying.” —Abdul-Karim el-Khalil, with a rope around his neck, May 6, 1916. Every year, Armenians all over the world — in Armenia and the diaspora — commemorate the anniversary of the genocide