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[harminuya]

Please read!!!!

Link to the thread.

[metamorphesque]

These past two days, I've received messages asking how I feel as an Armenian toward israel recognizing the Armenian Genocide. I am not so naive as to think israel's ever-dormant conscience suddenly woke up one day and, after decades of actively denying the Armenian Genocide and using its lobbies to prevent U.S. recognition, decided to finally face the truth and "do the right thing". Anyone who is even the least bit aware of global politics can clearly see israel's negative stance toward Armenia and Armenians. Look at how the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem is being treated. israelis defecate and spit at the doors of Armenian churches with no punishment. Only three years ago, israel was actively arming and supporting azerbaijan in its policies of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh. It is clear that israel's recognition of the Armenian Genocide has absolutely nothing to do with Armenians. Nor does it have anything to do with justice or historical truth. So why did they recognize the Armenian Genocide, and why especially now? From what I can see, the first reason is the weaponization of the Armenian Genocide against turkey. It's a common practice; whenever any government (israel has done this before, and so has the U.S.) wants to oppose turkey for one reason or another, the Armenian question is always the first weapon used. The second reason might be the fact that israel wants its own share of the tripp. As you might know, the current self-proclaimed "Armenian" government has sold some of our land to the U.S. under the pretense of "peace and prosperity". The transit routes would pass dangerously close to the Iranian border. I don't think I need to explain why israel would want to have a presence here. How do I feel about it? Not surprised, yet livid all the same. The fact that the country actively involved in committing a genocide is sticking its filthy hands in my people's wounds and using the blood to write its own agenda can evoke only one emotion— rage.

[harminuya]

are armenians considered white? sorry if this topic has already been discussed.

When my mom was still a toddler, her grandma took her to Yerevan (this story was told by my great grandma to my mom when she got older) with her. A Russian man seeing my great grandma and my mom together thought that my great Grandma was a Romani woman who HAD STOLEN a white child. And he tried to take my mom from her, thankfully my grandma was an assertive woman. No, my mom is not adopted and she was her biological grandma. I hope this answers your question.

Don't be sorry, but i refuse to take part in this discourse any further

[harminuya]

I don't wanna hear or see any 🦃 or azri use words "armo" or "hay"

[harminuya]

Iranian-Armenian rug, dated 1896.

[enricorig]

Bus stop along the highway Yerevan-Dilijan

Armenia 2025

[cavalierzee]

Jewish Extremists Target Armenian Christians In Occupied Jerusalem

Ethnically Cleanse the local population to bring about demographic change, to ensure Israeli Jews have numerical superiority and dominance over Christians and Muslims.

[the-pomegranate-princess]

-🏺🌊Vardavar! The celebration and blessing of water where Armenia has a nation wide water fight! An illustration featuring Tsovik the Apricot Princess and Lusin the Moon Prince: from my Graphic novel ‘The Pomegranate Princess’🌊🏺

[vintage-cate]

This is so beautiful <3

[harminuya]

Vartavar celebration in Armenia, from the Journal "Север", second half of 19th or early 20th century.

[decafblackberrymora]

armenians sometimes use the past tense with certain verbs to indicate something that is about to happen. something something prophetic perfect tense?

verbs that this works for / that i've seen:

գալ. եկայ (I came) -> I'm coming / about to come [eg. for when your parents are calling you]

իջնել. իջայ (I left, came down, descended) -> I'm leaving [eg. have you hit the road yet? yeah icha] [usually for leaving the house to go someplace]

երթալ. գացի (I went) -> I'm going [similar use as above]

ելլել. ելայ (I exited, I went) -> (I'm going OR coming) [can replace both գացի and եկայ]

it's like "hey i got you consider it done already."

please let me know if there are other verbs that can do this!

[ohanjanian]

Stone silence, an endless green, and mountains that remember everything. Time flows differently here. 🌿⛰️

📍 Armenia, Kapan

[harminuya]

1. Armenian Woman; 2. Armenian Women with Child; 3. Nanadjan.

Ernst Holtzer (1835-1911) Persia 100 Years Ago (1870-1880) - [Portfolio], published 1976.

[harminuya]

Armenian women from Akhaltskha, early XX cent. By Avetisyan. History Museum of Armenia.

[harminuya]

Women and children gathered in the church yard / Pilgrims. Women and children are gathered in front of a one-story building / Women going on pilgrimage / Pilgrims are sitting under trees. Pots are placed on the fire / Pilgrim men sitting on the ground / People going on pilgrimage to the saint Yegishe church.

Vartashen, Utik, early XX cent. History Museum of Armenia.

Vartashen used to be a mixed Udi-Armenian town. Because Udis had Armenian names and were followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church (and therefore were viewed as Armenians) they suffered the same fate as Armenians and were forced to leave during the 1st Artsakh War. The town has been named Oghuz.

[harminuya]

Women and children gathered in the church yard / Pilgrims. Women and children are gathered in front of a one-story building / Women going on pilgrimage / Pilgrims are sitting under trees. Pots are placed on the fire / Pilgrim men sitting on the ground / People going on pilgrimage to the saint Yegishe church.

Vartashen, Utik, early XX cent. History Museum of Armenia.

Vartashen used to be a mixed Udi-Armenian town. Because Udis had Armenian names and were followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church (and therefore were viewed as Armenians) they suffered the same fate as Armenians and were forced to leave during the 1st Artsakh War. The town has been named Oghuz.

[harminuya]

Fav photos from Fashion Forward Armenia:Creativity and Motion by Forbes Austria.

[unteriors]

10th Street, Ddmashen, Gegharkunik Province, Armenia.