Tag Archives: genocide

Solidarity Is Owed

Posted on July 31, 2025 by thisihumblyspeak

Recently I mentioned to a colleague that I participated in a couple of marches in solidarity with fellow humans who were quietly bringing awareness to the deliberate killings and grave breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza. My colleague was … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Duty and honor, genocide, humanity, justice | Tagged Armenian, Gaza, genocide, human rights, humanity, justice, Palestinian | 2 Comments

Memories Weave a Tapestry

Posted on April 24, 2025 by thisihumblyspeak

(To the memory of martyred Armenians and the ongoing persecution of ethnic Armenians.) Shadows drift, the night descends, I hear the echoes of recent wounds Seep through weathered stone of centuries And at dawn’s first light, The highland winds their … Continue reading →

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Inhumanity Across the Globe:Our Dark Legacy

Posted on September 25, 2024 by thisihumblyspeak

In an era that prides itself on progress and enlightenment, the persistent specter of inhumanity looms large across the globe. Wars and genocidal actions continue to unfold, leaving in their wake a trail of suffering and despair that often goes … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, genocide, humanity, war | Tagged accountability, Gaza, genocide, human rights, inhumanity, palestine, politics, R2P doctrine, violations, war | 2 Comments

A Troubled World

Posted on December 11, 2023 by thisihumblyspeak

The news is affecting me far more than it used to. My mind is tired, and my heart feels exhausted, expired. It has been so for a year. It started December 12, 2022, when Azerbaijan launched a 10 month blockade … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Armenian, children, Gaza, genocide, humanity, war | 3 Comments

Accountability-Be Answerable for Resulting Consequences.

Posted on April 24, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

Today, we mark the 107th anniversary of the first genocide of the 20th century, perpetrated against the Armenian people. So much is happening across the globe in remembrance of that atrocity that reveals the humanity and goodwill of a … Continue reading →

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Call It By Name: Genocide

Posted on April 23, 2021 by thisihumblyspeak

I am writing this with the hope that on April 24th a universal sigh of relief will reverberate throughout the Diaspora of Armenians and throughout what little homeland we have left. I am writing this with a hollow feeling because … Continue reading →

Posted in genocide, humanity, justice, Uncategorized | Tagged Armenian, civil rights, genocide, human rights, justice | 1 Comment

The Soldier

Posted on October 20, 2020 by thisihumblyspeak

Cease fire is declared. “Pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death,” I mutter under my breath. I raise myself out of the safety of the small dugout, a makeshift trench, to take a cautious peek … Continue reading →

Posted in death, genocide, humanity, justice, Uncategorized, war | Tagged Armenian, freedom, genocide, human rights, war | 8 Comments

Rooted In Anger, A Gift

Posted on October 6, 2020 by thisihumblyspeak

Where do I begin? How do I write about Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia? How do I write about the pain I have for a place I came to love? I am not a native Karabaghtzi, but I attached myself to … Continue reading →

Posted in genocide, humanity, justice, racism, war | Tagged anger, Armenian, children, christian, genocide, human rights, humanity, justice, marriage, Turkey, war | 6 Comments

I Write With Sorrow

Posted on July 28, 2020 by thisihumblyspeak

I listen to the news and take a nervous mental stock of recent events that have targeted Armenians, Greeks, and others on the list of Turkey’s vengeful past, present and future. I delve the most morbid corners of my imagination … Continue reading →

Posted in genocide, war | Tagged Armenian, christian, genocide, Greek, narcissist, Turkey, violation of treaty | 4 Comments

Remembering

Posted on April 20, 2020 by thisihumblyspeak

I believe in remembering history. And I believe a great deal can be said about a country and a people by what they deem important enough to remember, to commemorate and to celebrate in their losses and in their gains. … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, death, faith, genocide, humanity, justice, Uncategorized, war | Tagged April 24, Armenian, genocide, history, hope, human rights, humanity, justice, life, survival, Turkey | 6 Comments