Forget not.......
Between 1915 and 1918, religious, cultural, economic and political differences between Turks and Armenians were exploited by the dying Ottoman Empire at the expense of the minority Armenians in Turkey. As a result, more than two million Armenians living in Turkey were either murdered or forced out from their historic homeland and their properties looted. Not less than 1,500,000 Armenians were massacred.
The United Nations' definition states that any “act intended to destroy in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group” is considered as Genocide. France, Canada, European countries, and more than 20 other countries in the world had officially recognized the killings of the Armenians as genocide. The United States' House committee passed the Armenian genocide resolution on October 10th 2007. Angered by the USA initiative to relook into this sad episode of humanity, Turkey recalled its ambassador to Washington on October 11th 2007.
I presumed most of the instigators of the massacres and lootings are already dead burning in hell. Looking forward, may the merciful God soften the hearts of their descendants to be remorseful of their ancestors past actions and take steps not to repeat those atrocities. Hopefully, may the descendants of those looters and murderers has the decency, righteousness, and religiousity to return the loots and compensate the victims meaningfully. Sad to note that, until today, there are still countries, out of political convenient, immorally refused to recognized uncivilized treatments and genocide committed on the Armenians. What pride and credibility does a nation has when it refused to acknowledge the past, apologize for her past misdeeds, and take appropriate actions to heal the wounds of the past ?
"Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" With that chilling quote, Hitler was inspired by the inactions of the world to commit another genocide during the second world war.
May those criminals and instigators of hate crimes repent for their sinful deeds, be remorseful of their uncivilized actions, not be blinded by immoral pursuits of wealth and unsustainable political power, and their hearts be graced to appreciate God's created cultural diversities.
For more information on the Armenian Genocide, visit HERE and HERE.
The United Nations' definition states that any “act intended to destroy in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group” is considered as Genocide. France, Canada, European countries, and more than 20 other countries in the world had officially recognized the killings of the Armenians as genocide. The United States' House committee passed the Armenian genocide resolution on October 10th 2007. Angered by the USA initiative to relook into this sad episode of humanity, Turkey recalled its ambassador to Washington on October 11th 2007.
I presumed most of the instigators of the massacres and lootings are already dead burning in hell. Looking forward, may the merciful God soften the hearts of their descendants to be remorseful of their ancestors past actions and take steps not to repeat those atrocities. Hopefully, may the descendants of those looters and murderers has the decency, righteousness, and religiousity to return the loots and compensate the victims meaningfully. Sad to note that, until today, there are still countries, out of political convenient, immorally refused to recognized uncivilized treatments and genocide committed on the Armenians. What pride and credibility does a nation has when it refused to acknowledge the past, apologize for her past misdeeds, and take appropriate actions to heal the wounds of the past ?
"Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" With that chilling quote, Hitler was inspired by the inactions of the world to commit another genocide during the second world war.
May those criminals and instigators of hate crimes repent for their sinful deeds, be remorseful of their uncivilized actions, not be blinded by immoral pursuits of wealth and unsustainable political power, and their hearts be graced to appreciate God's created cultural diversities.
For more information on the Armenian Genocide, visit HERE and HERE.
1 comment:
Amen to that.
Post a Comment