Armenian Bishop
03-22-2012, 06:05 PM
Western Armenia is a vast area of the Armenian Highlands which dwarfs present day Armenia. Anything which contributes to our understanding of Western Armenia is welcomed here.
With stories, pictures, videos, and personal accounts, we can paint a panorama for the legacy of our Armenian Ancestors in Western Armenia. A discussion of historical, political, and spiritual elements of Western Armenia is also welcomed. Here we can share our personal legacy to the cities and regions where our ancestors once lived, until they and their memories perished in the massacres and final Young Turk genocide, which we call the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923).
Is it possible that Armenians again will live, breath and sing in The Armenian Highlands, of Western Armenia? I do not have the answer to that question. As incredible as it may seem, even more remarkable miracles have come true. Give it time, and many unbelievable things can come true. It would be justice, to see Armenian Children playing in the homes of their ancestors.
Ghostly Armenian Voices sing in the very sound of the water that splashes on the stones of the Armenian Highlands of Western Armenian. Ghostly Armenian faces are carved into the stones of the ancient ruins. Alas, Western Armenia is now a living monument for Armenians who perished for living in their ancient homeland. The Turkish Flag curls in the wind, above the very streets, where Armenian Children once roamed the streets, but those children found death, their bones bleached in the sun rays of the landscape.
Kurds use the monastic ruins, where Armenian Priests once prayed, as grazing grounds for their cattle. They call it Kurdistan, without grasping the violation of the territorial integrity of Armenia, by modern day Turkey. A well orchestrated Turkish strategy of genocide, first saw to it that all Armenians were banished from Western Armenian, during the days of the Young Turks; and, with the founding of the Republic of Modern Turkey, the work of genocide continues, with the neglect and destruction of Armenian Historic Landmarks.
With stories, pictures, videos, and personal accounts, we can paint a panorama for the legacy of our Armenian Ancestors in Western Armenia. A discussion of historical, political, and spiritual elements of Western Armenia is also welcomed. Here we can share our personal legacy to the cities and regions where our ancestors once lived, until they and their memories perished in the massacres and final Young Turk genocide, which we call the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923).
Is it possible that Armenians again will live, breath and sing in The Armenian Highlands, of Western Armenia? I do not have the answer to that question. As incredible as it may seem, even more remarkable miracles have come true. Give it time, and many unbelievable things can come true. It would be justice, to see Armenian Children playing in the homes of their ancestors.
Ghostly Armenian Voices sing in the very sound of the water that splashes on the stones of the Armenian Highlands of Western Armenian. Ghostly Armenian faces are carved into the stones of the ancient ruins. Alas, Western Armenia is now a living monument for Armenians who perished for living in their ancient homeland. The Turkish Flag curls in the wind, above the very streets, where Armenian Children once roamed the streets, but those children found death, their bones bleached in the sun rays of the landscape.
Kurds use the monastic ruins, where Armenian Priests once prayed, as grazing grounds for their cattle. They call it Kurdistan, without grasping the violation of the territorial integrity of Armenia, by modern day Turkey. A well orchestrated Turkish strategy of genocide, first saw to it that all Armenians were banished from Western Armenian, during the days of the Young Turks; and, with the founding of the Republic of Modern Turkey, the work of genocide continues, with the neglect and destruction of Armenian Historic Landmarks.