The Armenian Issue

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Dispersed throughout the world, they have a history that stretches over millenniums. Today there are just over 10 million Armenians, but the early twentieth century genocide of which they were the victims has barely been acknowledged. It is a controversial question which continues to be as relevant as ever: the French National Assembly has passed a law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide; the Taviani brothers have dedicated a film to the massacre, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival; the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was killed in Istanbul because of his origins; and the U.S. Congress is divided over the official recognition of the genocide. But who are the Armenians? And how ‘Armenian’ do the members of this diaspora feel?

Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation, interviewed by Daniele Castellani Perelli

The president of the French CDCA Harout Mardirossian with Luca Sebastiani

Francesco Anghelone

The Italian author Antonia Arslan, interviewed by Mauro Buonocore

Martina Toti

7 Mar 2007

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