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VIEWPOINT: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire

VIEWPOINT: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire

By Saeed Samra February 8, 2024

Four months after the tragic events of Oct. 7, Israel continues its siege on Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with its aggressive assaults. Home to about 2.2 million people...

VIEWPOINT: Genocide Shouldnt Be Debatable

VIEWPOINT: Genocide Shouldn’t Be Debatable

By Lela Tolajian March 17, 2023

Georgetown University’s Armenian Student Association disbanded in 2021 after many of its members graduated. Now, Armenian students like myself on campus are working to reestablish the club. Our efforts...

VIEWPOINT: End GU Investment in Genocide

VIEWPOINT: End GU Investment in Genocide

By Christopher Boose October 28, 2022

CW: This article discusses genocide and violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. With inflation already squeezing families’ budgets, Georgetown University’s...

VIEWPOINT: Divest From Atrocities in China

VIEWPOINT: Divest From Atrocities in China

By Ammar Hussain February 4, 2022

CW: This article discusses genocide and violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The following quote comes from Georgetown University’s Socially Responsible...

Students Urge Georgetown To Investigate Financial Ties to Uyghur Genocide

Students Urge Georgetown To Investigate Financial Ties to Uyghur Genocide

By Kirit Minhas February 2, 2022

CW: This article discusses genocide and violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Several students have signed a letter demanding Georgetown University investigate...

Georgetown Professor Testifies Twice at Uyghur Tribunal

Georgetown Professor Testifies Twice at Uyghur Tribunal

By Akashdiya Chakraborty December 3, 2021

A Georgetown University professor testified for the second time at a people’s tribunal investigating the Chinese government’s ongoing human rights abuses against Uyghurs.  James Millward,...

KUYUMJIAN: For Justice, Recognize Armenian Genocide

By Nareg Kuyumjian April 24, 2018

Since 1915, the Turkish government has denied that the forced relocation and slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians constitutes a genocide. Georgetown University has been part of the silence allowing the Armenian...

VIEWPOINT: Amid Rohingya Crisis, International Community Must Act

By Christina Duval November 15, 2017

As the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar rages on, many in the international community have highlighted the inadequate response of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s state counsellor — a position akin to prime minister...

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Movie Review: ‘The Promise’

By Meghan DeCourcey April 22, 2017

★★★★☆ In 2015, world leaders across the world came together to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a tragedy in which 1.5 million Armenians were systematically killed...

Remembering A Forgotten Tragedy

Remembering A Forgotten Tragedy

By Michael Newton April 24, 2015

“Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?” One hundred years on, I remember and demand. “Newton? That’s not a very Armenian surname.” This is what people usually...

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