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SARDARAPAT ORGANIZES DISCUSSION FOCUSING ON CONVERTED ARMENIANS
Tert.am
27.10.11
Sardarapat movement organized a discussion Thursday dedicated to
religiously converted Armenians.
Titled "The Revival of Converted Armenians", the discussion was
moderated by journalist-historian Hamo Moskofyan.
According to him, currently converted Armenians can be divided into
three groups - Hamshen-Armenians, Alevis and Zaza.
Of all these three Hamshen-Armenians is the largest ethnic group -
both with their Christian and Muslim characteristics.
This group, Moskofyan said, has preserved its language - the Hamshen
dialect - and is artificially preserving its Muslim status.
The Hamshen Armenians have preserved all their Armenian cultures,
he added.
Alevis, according to him, are the second largest ethnic group, who
are now in a revival period.
The third group is the Zaza that have some pro-Turkish elements
and Marxists.
Yerevan will soon hold a conference dedicated to the issue of the
Zaza people.
Hamo Moskofyan further said that active work should be done with
all these three ethnic groups in an attempt to revive the Armenian
element in them.
From: Baghdasarian
Tert.am
27.10.11
Sardarapat movement organized a discussion Thursday dedicated to
religiously converted Armenians.
Titled "The Revival of Converted Armenians", the discussion was
moderated by journalist-historian Hamo Moskofyan.
According to him, currently converted Armenians can be divided into
three groups - Hamshen-Armenians, Alevis and Zaza.
Of all these three Hamshen-Armenians is the largest ethnic group -
both with their Christian and Muslim characteristics.
This group, Moskofyan said, has preserved its language - the Hamshen
dialect - and is artificially preserving its Muslim status.
The Hamshen Armenians have preserved all their Armenian cultures,
he added.
Alevis, according to him, are the second largest ethnic group, who
are now in a revival period.
The third group is the Zaza that have some pro-Turkish elements
and Marxists.
Yerevan will soon hold a conference dedicated to the issue of the
Zaza people.
Hamo Moskofyan further said that active work should be done with
all these three ethnic groups in an attempt to revive the Armenian
element in them.
From: Baghdasarian