Armenian Genocide

In Memoriam: Aris Sevag -- Making a Great City Greater

Christopher Atamian | Posted 05.18.2012

Christopher Atamian

Over the years, Aris Sevag was the most humble of voices as he penned numerous articles, translations, commentaries and essays -- many devoted specifically to the lives of Armenian-Americans.

Surviving the Armenian Genocide: My Grandfather's Story

Courtney Cachet | Posted 04.26.2012

Courtney Cachet

We know them and we know what you did. One such person was my grandfather, whom I knew as Marcel Cachat. Let me tell you about his life as it was told to me by him.

Obama Stops Short Of Calling Armenian Massacre A 'Genocide'

AP | Posted 04.24.2012

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is marking the anniversary of the massacre of Armenians in Turkey nearly a century ago by calling it a "one of th...

'Never Before' vs. 'Never Again': The Unrecognized Armenian Genocide

Sumit Galhotra | Posted 04.24.2012

Sumit Galhotra

Each year on April 24, Nalbandian and hundreds of other Armenians living in Israel gather at the St. James cathedral to commemorate the Armenian genocide. Currently, however, only 21 countries recognize the genocide.

April 24th: Remembering the Armenian Dead

Christopher Atamian | Posted 04.24.2012

Christopher Atamian

Turkey can delay, it can hem and haw and try to dissimulate, but the reality is that Armenians -- and their Greek and Assyrian counterparts -- have truth on their side; and as we have seen before in the course of human history, truth has a strange way of winning out, eventually.

Sarbanes Calls on United States Government to Formally Recognize Armenian Genocide

Rep. John Sarbanes | Posted 04.24.2012

Rep. John Sarbanes

On April 24, 1915, Ottoman Turkish authorities unleashed a genocide against the Armenian people. To view my statement on the floor of the House of Rep...

Exposing The Truth On Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day

Mikaela Luttrell-Rowland | Posted 04.24.2012

Mikaela Luttrell-Rowland

During the Armenian genocide in 1915, an unknown number of young Armenians survived because they were adopted as daughters and sons of Muslim families...

Trayvon Martin, Draftee

Stephen Herrington | Posted 04.02.2012

Stephen Herrington

I mourn for Trayvon. I mourn for Tulsa. I mourn for a hundred years of lynching. I mourn for three centuries of slavery as I mourn for Wounded Knee and the Trail of Tears.

'Khloe And Lamar': Khloe Feels Torn After Lamar Gets Offer To Play In Turkey

Posted 03.12.2012

During the NBA lockout Lamar Odom received an offer to go play basketball in Turkey, and he and wife Khloe were thinking about accepting it. Howev...

Matt Sledge

Jean Schmidt Denies Involvement In Fishy 'Victory Ohio Super PAC'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 03.09.2012

The mystery over who ran anonymous robocalls claiming to be from the unregistered Victory Ohio Super PAC continued to linger Friday as a spokesman for...

Armenian Genocide: The French Constitutional Council's Mistake

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.06.2012

Bernard-Henri Lévy

A discredited Council, even if it is constitutional, is not the guardian of the Truth, and, fortunately, the decision it has just taken cannot judge in advance the outcome of a battle the historians of genocides have long since won.

Paris's Folly

Yavuz Baydar | Posted 03.27.2012

Yavuz Baydar

The French Senate's passing of the bill which criminalizes the denial of the mass deportations and massacres of the Ottoman Armenians in 1915 is simply an act of folly.

Armenian Genocide: Dangerous Pity

Robert Badinter | Posted 03.26.2012

Robert Badinter

Our long and tragic history should place us today on the side of international justice. It does not qualify us to appoint ourselves the judge of universal history and the moral conscience of the world.

The Passions of Erdoğan

Brent E. Sasley | Posted 03.03.2012

Brent E. Sasley

Erdoğan, and his government, should step back and reassess. Clearly, it needs to react to the French decision on the Armenian genocide. But it should do so more cautiously, with more thought put into the specifics of the reaction.

Turkish PM: France Should Investigate Its Own 'Dirty And Bloody History'

AP | By SUZAN FRASER | Posted 02.16.2012

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister on Saturday sharply criticized France for a bill that would make it a crime to deny the World War I-era mass...

Armenian Requiem Celebrates Dia De Los Muertos

Lisa Derrick | Posted 12.12.2011

Lisa Derrick

Requiem for the Forgotten: Armenian Genocide at the Avenue 50 Studio places Dia de los Muertos in a multicultural context befitting of Los Angeles' place as global hub and home to millions from every continent.

A Brilliant Fraud

Stanley Weiss | Posted 11.15.2011

Stanley Weiss

Prime Minister Recep Erdogan is less interested in preserving Ataturk's vision of Turkey as a secular state and more committed to bringing about "a return to the Ottoman Empire's glory days."

Obama's Lack of Credibility Undermines His Initiative on Genocide Prevention

Harut Sassounian | Posted 10.11.2011

Harut Sassounian

For his new super agency on "Mass Atrocities" to have any credibility, Pres. Obama should stop playing political games with genocide, recognize previous "Mass Atrocities", such as the Armenian Genocide, and draw appropriate lessons from them.

Never Again: Are We Still Remembering Or Starting To Forget?

Lee Bycel | Posted 07.20.2011

Lee Bycel

As the decades pass, regrettably, the incomprehensible nightmare become part of history and seems to be replaced by new nightmares. We seem to be forgetting a lot all the time.

Armenian Community Gathers To Celebrate Highway Signs

latimes.com | Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.03.2011

It's only a sign. But the large green message board unveiled next to the Pomona Freeway packed an emotional punch for those gathered Friday in Mont...

Turkey's Answer to the Armenian Question

Elmira Bayrasli | Posted 05.25.2011

Elmira Bayrasli

Turkey dodged yet another bullet in the U.S. House of Representatives when a resolution "recognizing" the Armenian "genocide" failed to reach the floor for a vote.

Armenians Sue Turkey Claiming U.S. Air Base Land

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

Harut Sassounian

Over the years, Armenian-Americans have gradually shifted their attention from demanding recognition of the Armenian Genocide to pursuing various lega...

Apology for Vilifying One Man, Yet No Apology for Killing 1.5 Million

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

Harut Sassounian

In 2008, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) published an exposé of the Turkish government's efforts to pressure U.S. politicians and academics to deny the facts of the Armenian genocide.

What's Inside YOUR Shoebox? Facing History...and Ourselves.

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

Tom Alderman

When all is said and done, the Facing History concept is quite simple: explore historical injustices to teach tolerance, understanding and participation.

Armenian-Americans File Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against Turkey

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

Harut Sassounian

After seeking genocide recognition for almost a century, Armenian-Americans will now devote their energy to pursue all legal avenues in order to recoup their massive losses and regain their historic rights.