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    Armenian Genocide was discussed at IAGS 8th Biennial Conference in
    Arlington
    26.07.2009 01:37 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Representatives of the Genocide Education Project
    discussed the history and impact of the Armenian Genocide, and
    education about it, during the International Association of Genocide
    Scholars (IAGS) 8th Biennial Conference in Arlington, Virginia.
    Education Director Sara Cohan, who participated in a panel on genocide
    education, delivered a lecture titled, "A Genocide Left Behind: The
    Teaching of the Armenian Genocide in U.S. Secondary Schools." In her
    remarks, Ms. Cohan incorporated a review of state education systems
    that include the teaching of the Armenian Genocide, as well as
    education organizations that promote the teaching of the Armenian
    Genocide and those that deny it.
    "We were honored to take part in the IAGS conference, 'The new face of
    genocide in the 21st century,' said Raffi Momjian, executive director
    of the Genocide Education Project. " IAGS is a longtime advocate for
    the affirmation of the Armenian Genocide, and we are proud to
    contribute to such an esteemed organization."
    Several other conference participants are also members of The Genocide
    Education Project's Advisory Board: Peter Balakian (Colgate
    University) and Henry Theriault (Worcester State Collegetook part in a
    roundtable discussion on Armenian Golgotha, Bishop Grigoris Balakian's
    first-hand account of the Armenian Genocide as translated by his great
    nephew Peter Balakian.
    Dr. Balakian also presented "Cultural Genocide and Aftermath," during
    a panel discussion on "Genocide and the Impact on Culture and Mental
    Health on the Affected Populations."
    Dr. Theriault also addressed "From Rape as a Tool of Genocide to
    Genocide as a Tool of Rape," during a panel on "Gender and Sexual
    Violence."
    Yair Auron (Israeli Open University) discussed "Holocaust and Genocide
    Education in Israel: Critical Perspectives on a National Failure," as
    part of a panel on "Victims among Genocide: The Challenge of Genocide
    Studies in Israel."
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