WASHINGTON—In a sign of Turkey’s diminishing capacity to enforce its longstanding Armenian Genocide gag-rule across the U.S. government, the Smithsonian—America’s leading cultural and historical institution—screened two high profile films about this crime—“The Promise” and its […]
Last week, I was honored to introduce Oscar-winner Terry George’s Armenian Genocide-era drama, “The Promise,” as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival “Armenia: Creating Home” program’s Cultures of Survival series. Just a few hours ago, I had the chance […]
JERUSALEM—The expected vote for Israel to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide is no longer on the Knesset’s agenda this week, after Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein pulled the item on Monday. Edelstein, who has continually supported […]
BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) has received one of the most significant archives of documents relating to the Armenian Genocide—the archive collected by the late Father Krikor Guerguerian—for research and […]
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Dr. Julien Zarifian, Associate Professor in American History at the University of Cergy-Pontoise, France, and Fulbright Visiting scholar, USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, will present a lecture entitled “From Humanitarianism to […]
WASHINGTON—United States Representative Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), Co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, speaking at a full hearing of the influential U.S. House Armed Services Committee on May 9, underscored the importance of applying the lessons […]
DETROIT (A.W.)—Emmy-award winning television host and activist Montel Williams joined over 500 metro Detroit Armenians to commemorate the Armenian Genocide’s 103rd anniversary on April 21 at Edsel Ford High School, Dearborn. The Armenian Genocide Commemoration […]
The following is a speech delivered Turkish historian Taner Akçam to the Swedish parliament on the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Akçam is the Robert Aram and Marianne Kaloosdian and Stephen and Marian Mugar […]
LOWELL, Mass. (A.W.)—The 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was commemorated in Lowell, on April 21 with a procession through downtown Lowell and the raising of the Armenian flag at Lowell City Hall. The commemoration, […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (A.W.)—The Armenian National Committee of Rhode Island (ANC-R.I.) concluded its 2018 statewide Armenian Genocide commemorative events, which are listed below in chronological order. April 4 – Gubernatorial Proclamation – Governor Gina Raimondo signed […]
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