Coptic SolidarityTurkey’s Muslims recently invaded with violent intent a number of Armenian (Christian) neighborhoods in Istanbul.“These districts must be turned into Armenian and Kurdish cemeteries,” chanted the angry Turks who support the Erdogan government.This came in response to ongoing clashes between Turkish authorities and the Kurdish Worker’s Party in the … [Read more...]
Turkey Bulldozes Armenian-Christian Orphanage
On the same year that millions around the world commemorated the centennial of the Armenian Genocide—or, more fundamentally, the Christian Genocide—Turkish authorities have started the demolition of Kamp Armen, an Armenian orphanage. Armenian sources reported in early May that bulldozers have begun to demolish the building located in the metropolitan district of Tuzla, despite … [Read more...]
The Islamic Genocide of Christians: Past and Present
PortugueseLast Friday, April 24, we remembered how exactly 100 years ago the last historic Muslim caliphate, the Ottoman Empire, tried to cleanse its empire of Christian minorities — Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks — even as we stand by watching as the new caliphate, the Islamic State, resumes the genocide.And in both cases, the atrocities were and are being committed … [Read more...]
Obama Breaks Promise on 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Frontpage Magazine: FrenchAs the world continues to look on in dismay at the barbaric atrocities committed against Christian minorities by the Islamic State—the self-proclaimed new “caliphate”—today, April 24, marks the genocide of Armenian and other Christian minorities by Turkey’s Islamic Ottoman Empire—the last caliphate.Most American historians who have examined the … [Read more...]
Old Armenian Church Bombed in Syria
A number of Christian churches, some around 200 year old, were bombed by Islamic rebels last Friday in Aleppo, Syria. Among them was the Armenian Catholic Cathedral, St. Rita -- or, "Our Lady of Pity," built in 1830 -- which was left partially destroyed.According to the Aleppo-based Rev. Fr. Krikor Milad, the bombing took place at around 5:30 a.m., while everyone slept: … [Read more...]