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Balakian Reads with Kurdish Poet in Diyarbakir
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey—On May 27, author Peter Balakian read poetry with Kurdish poet Tawa Nemir in Diyarbakir (Dikranagerd) to a packed audience at the chic vegan Gabo Café in the old city. According to various journalists who covered the event, no joint reading with an Armenian writer had happened in Diyarbakir in modern memory.
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Peter B. is one of our greatest Ambassadors – apart from beeing a great writer. TKU Peter for the inspiration. annie
Thank you Peter B. for breaking the ice, and hopefully initiating a long and mutually bright beginning for both Armenian and Kurdish people.
Peter has all the elements of being an authentic leader with clear vision and crystal clear objectives. He uses the “wisdom”and “knowledge” as the real power weapon to keep the Armenian initiatives on the global agenda. Simply Thank You!
Peter, is the voice of those innocent Armenians that were murdered, he is trying to make the children and grandchildren of the killers understand our deep pain, some have and some do not have the human capacity to understand and feel our pain and our open wounds.thanks to those in Turkey that help heal our very very deep hurt and mourning.