This definition applies to the systematic slaughter of Armenians - TopicsExpress



          

This definition applies to the systematic slaughter of Armenians by the Turkish government that began in 1915. To understand how this genocide came to be, a brief summary of the two nations’ history is required. Existing in various forms for approximately 3,000 years of recorded history, Armenia was among the first nations to declare Christianity its national religion. It remained Christian under the several empires that conquered it, including the Muslim caliphate of the Ottoman Turks. From the 15th century onward, Armenians and their fellow “infidels” were allowed to continue their religious practices, though subjected to higher taxes, fewer rights and ethnic discrimination
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:15:44 +0000

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