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ALAN WHITEHORN: "SILENCE WALL" OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BREAKS IN TURKEY
09:55, 18 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMENPRESS: Due to the consistent work carried
out by the international structures and scientists in the field of
the human rights protection, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide
is inevitable. Such opinion was expressed to Armenpress by the poet
Alan Whitehorn, who just arrived from Canada. According to him, in
this case the recognition of the Genocide would become inevitable
for Turkey as well, though that country continued its denial policy.
"Notwithstanding the denying policy of Turkey, the issue of the
Armenian Genocide still remains in different modern international
circles. The occurrence, happened in 1915, has been proved and obvious
and it is quite exciting that the young generation is currently more
interested in the Armenian Genocide issues both in Turkey and outside
its borders", - stated the Canadian poet.
Alan Whitehorn mentioned that there were brave journalists, who via
their publications broke the "Silence Wall" in Turkey. Though Turkey
is not ready yet to recognize the Armenian Genocide, the number of
the countries, officially recognizing the Genocide, is gradually
increasing.
"My grandmother was also a victim of the Genocide. She never knew
about her real age and name. She was a refugee not knowing even the
name of the village, where she was born", - added the author.
Alan Whitehorn referred to his roots in his book "The Armenian
Genocide: Resisting the Inertia of Indifference" (co-author with Lorne
Shirinian), where the author wrote about the life of the Armenians
of the Diaspora, who survived the Genocide. The book represents the
challenges, which face the modern Armenian society.
Alan Whitehorn is a professor of Political Science at the Royal
Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. He arrived in
Armenia by the invitation of the Union of Armenian Writers to
participate in the international festival taking place on April 16-21
in Yerevan. The participants of the International Poetry Festival
visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial on April 17 and laid a wreath
in the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
09:55, 18 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMENPRESS: Due to the consistent work carried
out by the international structures and scientists in the field of
the human rights protection, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide
is inevitable. Such opinion was expressed to Armenpress by the poet
Alan Whitehorn, who just arrived from Canada. According to him, in
this case the recognition of the Genocide would become inevitable
for Turkey as well, though that country continued its denial policy.
"Notwithstanding the denying policy of Turkey, the issue of the
Armenian Genocide still remains in different modern international
circles. The occurrence, happened in 1915, has been proved and obvious
and it is quite exciting that the young generation is currently more
interested in the Armenian Genocide issues both in Turkey and outside
its borders", - stated the Canadian poet.
Alan Whitehorn mentioned that there were brave journalists, who via
their publications broke the "Silence Wall" in Turkey. Though Turkey
is not ready yet to recognize the Armenian Genocide, the number of
the countries, officially recognizing the Genocide, is gradually
increasing.
"My grandmother was also a victim of the Genocide. She never knew
about her real age and name. She was a refugee not knowing even the
name of the village, where she was born", - added the author.
Alan Whitehorn referred to his roots in his book "The Armenian
Genocide: Resisting the Inertia of Indifference" (co-author with Lorne
Shirinian), where the author wrote about the life of the Armenians
of the Diaspora, who survived the Genocide. The book represents the
challenges, which face the modern Armenian society.
Alan Whitehorn is a professor of Political Science at the Royal
Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. He arrived in
Armenia by the invitation of the Union of Armenian Writers to
participate in the international festival taking place on April 16-21
in Yerevan. The participants of the International Poetry Festival
visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial on April 17 and laid a wreath
in the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.