School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Lecture: The Syrian Crisis: the Armenian Community in Syria Today
An assessment of the current situation, the security and institutional challenges facing the Armenians in particular and Christian communities in general, assistance and humanitarian efforts and future prospects
... from apostolic times relevant to faith communities living in the 21st century? The example of an Armenian parish in the Diaspora was presented as a case study to illustrate the building blocks of ...
Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին, Տեղեկատվական համակարգ 28 Նոյեմբերի, 2012
Օրհնութեամբ Ն.Ս.Օ.Տ.Տ. Գարեգին Բ Ծայրագոյն Պատրիարք եւ Ամենայն Հայոց Կաթողիկոսի նոյեմբերի 28-ին Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածնում մեկնարկած «Դիակոնիայի ուսուցում» համաժողովը նոյեմբերի 29-ին ամփոփեց իր արդիւնքները:
Երկրորդ օրուայ նիստերը նախագահեցին ԵՊՀ Աստուածաբանութեան ֆակուլտետի դեկան, Երեւանի Ս. Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ մայր եկեղեցու հոգեւոր տեսուչ Տ. Անուշաւան եպիսկոպոս Ժամկոչեանը եւ Հայաստանում, Վրաստանում, Ռուսաստանում եւ Արեւելեան Եւրոպայում Հայ Կաթողիկէ Եկեղեցու առաջնորդ Տ. Ռաֆայէլ արքեպիսկոպոս Մինասեանը:
Համաժողովի «Դիակոնիայ. ծխերի եւ համայնքների դերը» խորագիրը կրող երրորդ նիստին բանախօսութիւններով հանդէս եկան Մեծ Բրիտանիայից Վերապատուելի Ռոջեր Փրիսը («Եկեղեցին եւ նրա դերը համայնքի վերափոխման գործում») եւ Օքսֆորդի համալսարանից (Մեծ Բրիտանիա) դոկտոր Հրաչ սրկ. Չիլինգիրեանը («Ծուխը որպէս դիակոնիայի կենտրոն. հաւատն ու սպասաւորութիւնը գործողութեան մէջ»):
This short documentary is the story of how in 1923 Armenians in London with the help of philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian built a place of worship and communal gathering as one of the first steps towards re-building their lives after the virtual annihilation of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire, the first genocide of the 20th century. The Armenian Church in the UK, St. Sarkis Church Trust and St. Sarkis Church Parish celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the first Armenian Church in London with a series of educational, cultural and social events between September 2012 and January 2013. Hratch Tchilingirian is Hon. President of St. Sarkis Church Trust and headed the 90th Anniversary celebrations.
Slaq News report on NERDURS dance performance dedicated to Diaspora-Armenia relations and to "repatriation", Hratch Tchilingirian introduced the programme underlining that the performance was dedicated to the 75th anniversary of repatriation to Armenia.
ԶՐՈՅՑ ԼՈՆՏՈՆԱՀԱՅՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՅԱՅՏՆԻ ԴԷՄՔԵՐԷՆ ԴՈԿՏ. ՓՐՈՖ. ՀՐԱՉ ՉԻԼԻՆԿԻՐԵԱՆԻ ՀԵՏ
լոնտոնահայ գաղութի վերաբերեալ զրոյց մը ունեցանք նախկին լիμանանահայ եւ այժմ Անգլիոյ Օքսֆորտ համալսարանի Միջին Արեւելքի եւ հայագիտութեան նիւթերու դասախօս Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեանի հետ
Under the chairmanship of Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Hon. President of the St, Sarkis Church Trust and the Chairman of the St. Sarkis Parish Assembly, the committee for the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the consecration of the St. Sarkis Church met in Gulbenkian Hall on Wednesday, 12th September, 2012, to discuss a long list of programmes and lectures as part of the year-long celebration. Presiding at the meeting was His Grace Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian, Primate of the Armenian Church in Great Britain and Ireland, and Pontifical Legate, under whose auspices the anniversary celebrations will take place. Some 17 events have been organised between September and January to celebrate this historic milestone with the parishioners of St. Sarkis and the wider Armenian community. The committee discussed and finalised the details of several of the events scheduled in the months of September and October.
A joint study by Armenian and Azeri sociologists shows that the people in both countries would support more concerted efforts by their governments to normalize relations and move toward settlement of territorial disputes. The study was designed to determine the possibilities for reconciliation among the people of the two countries.
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its annual meeting in the Palais des Congrès in Montreal, Canada, in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Association's(MESA) Conference (November 17-21, 2007).
The highlight at the Montreal conference was a panel sponsored jointly by the SAS and the Turkish Studies Association dedicated to the memory of slain Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
The session titled "On Hrant Dink and Turkish-Armenian Relations" was organized by the presidents of the two associations, Professors Richard Hovannisian of UCLA andAndras Riedlmayer of Harvard. The panel attracted an overflow audience of more than 200 academics, including specialists in Turkish and Armenian studies as well as colleagues from other fields.
After remarks by both organizers, Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian of Cambridge University spoke on "Hrant Dink before Hrant Dink: Armenians in Turkey." He was followed by Dr. Fatma Müge Göçek of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who discussed "Hrant Dink and Turkish-Armenian Dialogue." The third panelist was Professor Levon Zekiyanof Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, who assessed "Hrant Dink’s Innovative Approach to Armenian-Turkish Relations. Its Context, Challenge and Prospects."
The final presentation was by journalist Etyen Mahçupyan, who now edits Hrant Dink’s newspaper Agos, with his reflections on "Agos and the Hrant Dink Foundation: Looking at the Future."
The panel was filled with deep emotion and was received enthusiastically by the large, mixed audience.
School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London
DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY& ETHNIC CLEANSING IN THE LATE OTTOMAN PERIOD
Lecture by Dr. Taner Akçam, University of Minnesota Chair: Dr Hratch Tchilingirian, University of Cambridge
Tuesday, 4 March 2008 at Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London
Project for Armenian & Turkish Studies PATS) and Armenian Studies Group (ASG)
Dr Taner Akçam teaches (since 2002) in the History Department of University of Minnesota and is an authority on the late Ottoman and modern Turkish history. He has authored ten scholarly works on history and sociology, as well as numerous articles in Turkish, German and English. His most recent publications include From Empire to Republic: Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide (Zed, 2004); A Shameful Act: the Armenia Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility (Metropolitan, 2006) and most recently ‘Ermeni Meselesi Hallolunmustur’: Osmanli Belgelerine Göre Savas Yillarinda Ermenilere Yönelik Politikalar (Istanbul, 2008).
Window View of the Armenian Church, Volume IV, Number 3, 1994
The Witness of the Armenian Church in the Diaspora
A Conversation with ARCHBISHOP ARAM KESHISHIAN, Moderator of World Council of Churches and Prelate of the Armenian Church in Lebanon
By Hratch Tchilingirian
Archbishop Aram Keshishian, as Moderator of the Central and Executive Committees of the World Council of Churches, has the highest position within the structure of WCC. The General Assembly of WCC convenes every seven or eight years. The Assembly elects the Central Committee, comprised of 168 members, a Moderator and two Vice-Moderators. The Moderator, the two Vice-Moderators and the General Secretary are the four officers of WCC. Archbishop Keshishian is the author of several books, among them Witness of the Armenian Church in a Diaspora Situation; Concilliar Fellowship; Orthodox Perspective on Mission.
The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire: A History of the 'Blue Book'
By David Miller
The British Parliamentary ‘Blue Book’ on The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire (Misc 31 Cmnd 8325, HMSO 1916) is the largest single source of information on what happened to the Turkish Armenians in 1915-16. As such, it provides a focus of controversy between those who claim that it provides evidence of genocide, and those who maintain that because the Blue Book was wartime propaganda, its contents are not to be trusted. Ninety years after publication, the Blue Book is key to the question of whether the massacre and deportation of the Armenians was the result of a deliberate policy of extermination, or the unintended consequence of measures taken against the threat of foreign invasion and civil unrest.