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Accountability-Be Answerable for Resulting Consequences.
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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Tagged Armenian, faith, genocide, human rights, humanity
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Call It By Name: Genocide
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
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Tagged Armenian, civil rights, genocide, human rights, justice
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The Soldier
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
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Rooted In Anger, A Gift
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
I Write With Sorrow
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
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Tagged Armenian, christian, genocide, Greek, narcissist, Turkey, violation of treaty
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Remembering
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
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Tagged April 24, Armenian, genocide, history, hope, human rights, humanity, justice, life, survival, Turkey
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“Pity the Nation”
“…Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero, and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful. … (Khalil Gibran) I cannot let go of the weight on my heart as I, and many others, experience the depth of our sorrow … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, children, compassion, genocide, human rights, humanity, justice, Turkey, war
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March to Protect History
Today, Armenians commemorate those who lost their lives during the Genocide on April 24, the day in 1915 when several hundred Armenian intellectuals and professionals were arrested and executed as the start of the genocide. This was the prelude to … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, genocide, human rights, humanity, justice, Turkey
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Truth
I am passionately interested in truth. I am passionate about speaking the truth when a wrong has been committed or an injustice spoken. I am also passionate about my duty to defend the truth. To some, truth is subjective, the … Continue reading
“River” of Humanity
Yesterday, marked the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide. With the wisdom of Elie Wiesel who said, “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest it,” a … Continue reading