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The Genocide in the Ottoman Empire 1915/16 ?

90 years of denial ? The atrocitiesagainst Armenians, Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans

Conference – 15th of November at ABF, Sveav?gen 41, Stockholm, Sweden

Programme

• 8.00 ? 9.00 Registration
  
• 9.00 ? 9.10 Introduction
  (Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, Chairperson, ABF – Workers’ Educational Association and member of The Living History Forum board)
  
• 9.10 ? 9.50 The Ottoman Empire in the early 20 th century.
  (Dr Tessa Hofmann, Freie Universit?t Berlin, Germany)
  
• 9. 50 ? 10.20 Coffee break
  
• 10.20 ? 11.20 The Armenian genocide
  (Professor Vahakn N Dadrian, Director of Genocide Research with the Zoryan Institute, Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA
  
• 15 minutes discussion with the moderator
  
• 11.20 ? 11.35 Short break
  
• 11.35 ? 12.35 The genocide against Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans
  (Professor David Gaunt, S?dert?rn University College )
  
• 15 minutes discussion with the moderator
  
• 12.35 ? 13.50 Lunch
  
• 13.50 ? 14.25 Official Turkish opinion on the genocide in the Ottoman Empire 1915/16
  (Professor Dr.Kemal ?i?ek from the Turkish Historical Society)
  
• 10 minutes discussion with the moderator
  
• 14.25 ? 15.20 The debate in Turkey on the genocide 1915/16
  (Ms Yelda ?zcan, Journalist and Author)
  
• 15 minutes discussion with the moderator
  
• 15.20 ? 15.50 Coffee break
  
• 15.50 ? 17.15 The situation for ethnic minorities in Turkey today and the perception of the 20 th century history among the general public in Turkey. Panel debate
  (Prof. Vahakn N Dadrian, Prof. David Gaunt, Ms Yelda ?zcan, Journalist and Author, Dr Tessa Hofmann, Prof.Dr.Kemal ?i?ek from the Turkish Historical Society and two representatives of the Armenian, Assyrian, Syriac, Chaldean communities)

Moderator : Arne Ruth, author and former editor-in-chief

Conference language : English

Please notice: The numbers of seats are limited.

The closing date for entries is the 10th of November

Photographing prohibited

(Photos can be downloaded from www.levandehistoria.se after the conference is closed)

News agencies and journalists. Please contact press officer, Johan Perwe (press@levandehistoria.se)

The Conference is arranged in cooperation between The Living History Forum, S?dert?rn University College , ABF – Workers’ Educational Association, The Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden , The Assyrian Federation in Sweden , The Syriac Federation in Sweden , ACSA – The Assyrian, Chaldean, Syriac Association

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