A young boy wanders alone through a dark wilderness, lit only by the occasional ghostly flickers of fireflies. He passes through a field, a forest, and a cave before the fireflies lead him to a […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (A.W.)—On May 10, the Rhode Island Holocaust-Genocide Education Committee held a special program in the Governor’s State Room at the R.I. State House to commemorate the passage of Rhode Island legislation requiring Holocaust […]
Note: National Nurses Week (May 6-12) in the United States and Canadaends on May 12, International Nurses Day. As a special salute, Wendy Elliott, daughter and aunt of nurses, remembers Lillian Cole Sewny, an extraordinary […]
Special to the Armenian Weekly Introduction There are millions of refugees from the Syrian civilian war in the Middle East. Hundreds of thousands have fled across the sea to Europe, including countless numbers […]
The Verbs of Genocide Categorized Stereotyped Stigmatised Marginalized Disenfranchised Deprived Victimized Robbed Ghettoised Deported Stripped Raped Tortured Murdered Mutilated Dismembered Discarded Denied Forgotten?
Matthew Marasco was one of 11 students at the Wakefield, R.I.’s prestigious Prout School to graduate with an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. As a requirement of the IB diploma, students are required to write an “Extended Essay,” […]
WASHINGTON—Director of the Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights, Kate Nahapetian joined panels of genocide scholars to speak on the importance of justice and accountability in the struggle for genocide prevention, reconciliation and […]
WASHINGTON—On Aug. 5, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. joined with the Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action (CCGAA) at a press conference proclaiming August 5 as “Genocide Awareness Day” in the state, reported the […]
Hinton and Eltringham Speak of Outreach Farce in Cambodia and Rwandan Legal Hell in War Crimes Trials at IAGS ARLINGTON, Va. (A.W.)—On June 9, Dr. Alex Hinton, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Rutgers […]
ARLINGTON, Va. (A.W.)—On June 7-9, the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) held its 8th Biennial Conference, hosted this year by the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. The theme of […]
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