Posts Tagged ‘hrant dink’

Ianyan Magazine’s Year in Review

Ianyan Magazine’s Year in Review

As we descend into the final hours of 2010, here is a look back at what ianyan brought you this year, from a review on HBO’s Jack Kevorkian biopic, to the cultural stigma experienced by gay Armenians, volunteering in Armenia, reactions to an elevated child abuse case and more. A heartfelt thank you to all [...]

Impressions of the Armenians of Anatolia

Impressions of the Armenians of Anatolia

To many Diaspora Armenians, the idea of Armenians living within the borders of the Turkish Republic varies from being an irrelevant factoid to a shocking revelation. The contemporary Armenian national identity is disproportionately shaped by the genocide of 1915, epitomized at one extreme by the fiery rhetoric of the contemporary Dashnak movement, intent on reclaiming [...]

Alternative Voices on the Armenian Genocide and Armenian-Turkish Relations

Alternative Voices on the Armenian Genocide and Armenian-Turkish Relations

Too often, not all voices are heard. In an effort to jump start dialogue, ianyan magazine presents three alternative voices on important issues and significant subjects dealing with the Armenian Genocide and Armenian-Turkish relations. An American in Glendale There is no doubt that Glendale has the largest concentration of Armenians in the United States. In [...]

Bridges Hrant Dink Built: A Conversation with Jirair Libaridian

Bridges Hrant Dink Built: A Conversation with Jirair Libaridian

After Professor Jirair Libaridian began questioning the Armenian approach to the Armenian Genocide and Turkish relations, he formed a friendship with Hrant Dink, now known as the courageous editor of Agos newspaper who was killed at point blank range three years ago because of his beliefs. On Monday, April 12, Libaridian, who holds the Alex [...]

Then, Now and Later: The Legacy of Hrant Dink

Then, Now and Later: The Legacy of Hrant Dink

Three years ago today, Hrant Dink was brutally gunned down near the headquarters of his Turkish Armenian newspaper Agos by a 17-year-old Turkish nationalist. As any Diasporan can attest to, it’s very easy to be so unaware of what is going on outside the bubble of your adopted homeland, thousands of miles away from where [...]