(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)April 21, 2015

MAHWAH, N.J. – In commemoration of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will host a conversation between Ragip Zarakolu and Nanore Barsoumian on “The Denial Industry in Turkey.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Ramapo College of New Jersey on Thursday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion.

The discussion will explore the deception, distortion and intimidation that have characterized the Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide. It will examine how, inside and outside of official government channels, efforts have been made to discredit the truth about the systematic and organized campaign by the Ottoman Empire and Turkish nationalists in the years 1915-1923 to eliminate the Armenian population.

Ragip Zarakolu, director and owner of Belge Publishing House, has been the subject of harassment from the Turkish authorities for his writings on issues of social injustices and has been imprisoned several times for refusing to abandon his campaign for freedom of thought. Currently, he is appealing a conviction of “insulting the state” for publishing a Turkish translation of British author George Jerjian’s book, The Truth Will Set Us Free: Armenians and Turks Reconciled.

Nanore Barsoumian is the editor of the Armenian Weekly. Her writings focus on human rights, politics, poverty, environmental and gender issues. She has reported from Armenia, Nagorno- Karabagh, Javakhk and Turkey.

For more information, visit the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at https://www.ramapo.edu/holocaust/ or call 201-684-7409 to reserve a seat for the event.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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