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ALMA TO HOST SETIAN TALK ON 'HUMANITY IN MIDST OF INHUMANITY'
Armenian Weekly
October 17, 2012
WATERTOWN, Mass.-On Sun., Oct. 21, author Shahkeh Setian will discuss
her book, Humanity in the Midst of Inhumanity, at the Armenian Library
and Museum of America (ALMA) as part of her New England book tour.
Setian's 'Humanity in the Midst of Inhumanity' Humanity examines
the 1915 Armenian Genocide with special emphasis on Turkish Muslims
who saved Armenian lives at the risk of their own and that of
their families. Included in the book are 16 stories submitted by
descendants of Armenians who were saved by Turkish Muslims, as told
by the survivors.
Setian's message to those of Armenian descent is that they have a
moral imperative to publicly honor such noble heroes. She cautions that
it is overdue and is very much in danger of being lost in the fog of
history and in the passage of time. The long-held anger towards Turks
who were responsible for the genocide is difficult for some to separate
from the brave Turkish Muslims who saved Armenian lives, and must not
serve as a barrier to preserve that part of Armenian history, she says.
During the talk, Setian will ask for anyone in the audience who
has similar stories to submit them to her-not to include in a book,
but rather to include in a list of remembrance to be displayed at an
appropriate location at a later date.
Setian earned a doctorate in education from the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. She's taught at Springfield College and
Artsakh University, and designed and taught a class at Cape Cod
Community College entitled, "The History of Genocide: Using the
Armenian Genocide as a Case Study."
The daughter of genocide survivors, Setian lived for a year in
post-war Artsakh (Karabagh) as an independent volunteer, to help
with Armenians' post-war recovery. She now lives on Cape Cod, in
Massachusetts, and is the mother of three, and grandmother to five.
The lecture is free and open to the public, and begins at 2 p.m. ALMA
is located at 65 Main St. in Watertown. For directions and more
information about the program and current exhibits on display,
visit www.almainc.org.
Armenian Weekly
October 17, 2012
WATERTOWN, Mass.-On Sun., Oct. 21, author Shahkeh Setian will discuss
her book, Humanity in the Midst of Inhumanity, at the Armenian Library
and Museum of America (ALMA) as part of her New England book tour.
Setian's 'Humanity in the Midst of Inhumanity' Humanity examines
the 1915 Armenian Genocide with special emphasis on Turkish Muslims
who saved Armenian lives at the risk of their own and that of
their families. Included in the book are 16 stories submitted by
descendants of Armenians who were saved by Turkish Muslims, as told
by the survivors.
Setian's message to those of Armenian descent is that they have a
moral imperative to publicly honor such noble heroes. She cautions that
it is overdue and is very much in danger of being lost in the fog of
history and in the passage of time. The long-held anger towards Turks
who were responsible for the genocide is difficult for some to separate
from the brave Turkish Muslims who saved Armenian lives, and must not
serve as a barrier to preserve that part of Armenian history, she says.
During the talk, Setian will ask for anyone in the audience who
has similar stories to submit them to her-not to include in a book,
but rather to include in a list of remembrance to be displayed at an
appropriate location at a later date.
Setian earned a doctorate in education from the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. She's taught at Springfield College and
Artsakh University, and designed and taught a class at Cape Cod
Community College entitled, "The History of Genocide: Using the
Armenian Genocide as a Case Study."
The daughter of genocide survivors, Setian lived for a year in
post-war Artsakh (Karabagh) as an independent volunteer, to help
with Armenians' post-war recovery. She now lives on Cape Cod, in
Massachusetts, and is the mother of three, and grandmother to five.
The lecture is free and open to the public, and begins at 2 p.m. ALMA
is located at 65 Main St. in Watertown. For directions and more
information about the program and current exhibits on display,
visit www.almainc.org.