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PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday 10th May 2006 6pm
Assyrian Genocide
Seyfo 1915: The Missing Chapter of Ottoman History
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The Brunei Gallery
Lecture Theatre
SCHOOL Of ORIENTAL and AFRICAN
STUDIES
Thornaugh St Russell Square
London WC1H 0X
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The genocide of over 750,000 Assyrian Christians
at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 has largely been
forgotten by the world. The pain of this genocide is still a
dark shadow over the Assyrian people. This pain and suffering
continues in the collective conscience of the Assyrian Christians
as Turkey continues to deny and publicly denounce responsibility
for this largely forgotten genocide during the First World War.
The Department for the Study of
Religions (SOAS), together with Firodil and Gomidas Institutes;
two prominent and leading Assyrian and Armenian institutes dedicated
to lobbying for the recognition of the Assyrian and Armenian
genocide through academic and scholarly research: have organised
a prestigious speaking event and the premier of Cry Unheard ,
a documentary film by Nuri Kino at SOAS.
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The leading
speakers will include:
Dr. Erica Hunter BA MA DPHIL PHD Dept for Study of religions
SOAS.
Sabri Atman : Assyrian scholar specialising in the Assyrian
Genocide, author of I long for Mesopotamia and The
Assyrian-Syriacs
Nuri
Kino : Award winning Swedish
Journalist, and winner of 2006 Golden Palm Award at the Beverly
Hills Film Festival.
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Mr. Andrew Michael of Firodil
Institute said: We are organising this event to present academic
scholars and students alike with unbiased and factual information
regarding the genocide of the Assyrians. The academia world and
the intelligentsia have a pivotal role to play; it is their moral
obligation to take a stance and advocate Turkey's recognition
of these atrocious crimes committed against the Assyrian and
Armenian Christians.
http://www.firodil.co.uk/index2.html
http://www.gomidas.com/
For more information
please contact Nineb Lamassu , on:
Tel: 07969224642
Email: info@ firodil.co.uk
Media to contact Ninos
Warda : 07759046837 &
ninos@firodil.co.uk
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