Tag Archives: genocide

“Pity the Nation”

Posted on October 20, 2019 by thisihumblyspeak

“…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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March to Protect History

Posted on April 24, 2018 by thisihumblyspeak

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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Truth

Posted on April 4, 2016 by thisihumblyspeak

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 →

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“River” of Humanity

Posted on April 25, 2015 by thisihumblyspeak

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 →

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100 Years Strong

Posted on April 14, 2015 by thisihumblyspeak

One hundred years since the Genocide of the Armenians and I am reminded everyday of human injustice and the countless injustices inflicted by The Ottoman Turks and continued through today’s Turkey that have not been made right. I saw  “Woman … Continue reading →

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I Am A Survivor

Posted on April 6, 2015 by thisihumblyspeak

        Photos taken from part of a collection of media coverage of Hamidian massacres, the Adana massacre and the Genocide, researched and assembled by curator and author Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute in … Continue reading →

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I Abhor War

Posted on April 5, 2014 by thisihumblyspeak

When I was little, I heard snippets of accounts of atrocities against Armenians and my grandparents’ generation.  I said to my father that I thought war was wrong. “It’s not that simple,” he had said.  As I grew a little … Continue reading →

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