Armenia should reconvert Islamized Armenians in TurkeyMarch 16, 2010 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ruben Melkonyan’s “Islamization of Armenian during the years of Genocide: process and consequences” was published in Yerevan. “The book is based on researches. Besides, I used Turkish archives,” the author told reporters in Yerevan on Tuesday. “Although written in a language understandable for ordinary readers, the book is a scientific work.” Dwelling on the problem of the assimilated Armenian population in Turkey, Mr. Melkonyan said it can be divided into two groups: Armenians who practice Christianity secretly and heirs of those who were Islamized during the Genocide. “According to the League of Nation’s database, about 200 thousand of Armenians were Islamized during the years of Genocide in Turkey; 90 thousands of converts managed to return to Christianity later,” he said, adding that Armenians were Ismalized against their will. “I treat them as Armenians and I call on the public to approach this problem with understanding. Turkey, as an EU aspirant, should be tolerant towards ethnic and national minorities while Armenia should try to reconvert Islamized Armenians,” he concluded. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |