Last week world attention was focused on two key international summits – the G7 in Canada and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in China. The first was a gathering of advanced economies, with established democratic institutions and traditions, the second a summit
Mirella Salameh, aka ella is a unique artist whose work was acclaimed for its powerful, yet fragile intimacy, where the nurture concept is very present and palpable, as it gently takes us back to a foetus position, where humans nurture each other as
Fostering the cult of homosexuality and its ambiguity, Montmartre always fascinated me with its theatres and cabaret, its surroundings, the streets of Pigalle and the showcases of all the sex shops. Coming from a conservative background, this sense of freedom and danger was
On the 18th of June 2017 , the Political Forum of the January 19 Initiative conference was organized and, initiated by the NCWA and co-hosted by the ADL Party. The initiative was the first bone for the foundation of the Asia Minor People’s
On May 29, the 564th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul will be celebrated in Turkey with pride and fanfare, while others will remember the same historical event with sadness. A Greek-Canadian co-worker of mine had said on a May 29th: “We never
Dear Colleagues, First let me welcome you on behalf of the “National Congress of the Western Armenians” and the “19 January Initiative” to this very important and challenging meeting. I welcome all Kurdish participants and hail their courage and determination for their unbiased
From August 2009 to December 2016 DVV International and its local partners conducted a Turkish-Armenian dialogue project with 3 phases: Learning to Listen from August 2009 – February 2011; Speaking to One Another from June 2011 – February 2013 and Acting Together from
Since Donald Trump has been elected, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin has expressed on several occasions his admiration towards the new US President. One might ask why a brilliant ancient agent of the ruthless Soviet intelligence agency, KGB such as Putin would be