Reflections
Songs of Comfort
I’m watching on a small screen in my hand. A man in his bedroom in Brooklyn, with his back turned to the camera, is playing Komitas on his violin while looking outside of his window. […]
Hrant Dink
Announcements
Zoravik to Commemorate Anniversary of Hrant Dink Assassination with Film Screening, Discussion
Editor’s Note: This press release has been edited to reflect an important update from Zoravik; the documentary will be introduced by the filmmaker herself—Nouritza Matossian—via video link. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— To commemorate the thirteenth anniversary of […]
Commentary
Dr. Akçam: Genocide Recognition is Necessary for Peace in the Middle East
On Saturday, November 9, the Armenian National Committee of America – Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) honored Dr. Taner Akçam, Chair of Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University, with the Freedom Award during its 13th annual banquet […]
Opinion
Gun Supremacy in America: Enough is Enough
Our country’s love affair with guns is morally depraved and literally killing our fellow citizens. Americans have the right to live in peace and feel unafraid in public. Students have a right to study in […]
Culture
Sights Unseen: Hrant Dink’s Site of Memory
“I have a special affection for 23 Aprils. This date is also the day my wife and I got married. Our nuptial night took place on the night between 23 April and 24 April. This […]
My Turn
By Denying the Armenian Genocide, Turkish Leaders Publicize It Even More
More than a century after the mass crime of genocide against Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks, most Turks still feel self-conscious as April 24 approaches and whenever someone refers to their Crime Against Humanity! Many Turkish […]
Opinion
The Oppressed Nation Museum, Hrant, and Apology
The Sabiha Gokcen affair in February 2004 proved to be the start of Turkey’s soul searching vis-à-vis its Armenian problem. Finally facing this rather difficult question brought with it the advent of yet another era […]
Opinion
My Hrant, or Historian’s Guilt
The article below is based on a speech delivered by Dr. Oktay Ozel during a panel discussion on the legacy of Hrant Dink, held at MIT on Feb. 1. I am a historian, studying Ottoman […]