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Holland to host events for 94th Anniversary Commemoration of the
Armenian Genocide
04.04.2009 18:25 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Holland will host events for 94th Anniversary
Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, organized by Federation of
Armenian Organizations in Netherlands (FAON).
Commemoration in Amsterdam will be held on Sunday, 19 April 2009 at 2
p.m.
Commemoration Programme will feature lectures by experts from a
variety of fields including Dr. Ton Zwaan, researcher at the Centre
for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and professor at the University of
Amsterdam, Mr. Harry van Bommel, member of Socialist Party faction in
the Dutch Parliament, Prof. Dr. Mihran Dabag, director of the
Institute for Diaspora and Genocide Studies at Ruhr University in
Bochum in Germany, Mr. Recep Marasli, writer and poet, Mr. Osman
Koker, publicist. The event will also include artistic interludes such
as performances by Vahe Hovhanisyan, Ruzan Hakobjan, Ilda Simonian and
Hambardzum Sahakyan.
During the commemoration particular attention will be paid to the
100th anniversary of Adana massacre by Ottoman Turks. The Adana
massacre occurred in the city and province of Adana in April 1909 and
resulted in 20,000 to 30,000 Armenian victims of violent Turkish
anti-Armenian pogroms.
The event will also feature `Adana ` Past and Present’ exhibition with
indication of Armenian buildings and institutions, which have been
perished as a result of the Armenian Genocide.
Commemorative Ceremony in Assen will be held on Friday, 24 April 2009
at Boskamp Cemetery.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
