Armenian Organizations and Individuals Condemn Attack on Muslim Community in New Zealand

New Zealand Mosque Massacre: Armenian
Organizations and Community Members Condemn Attack on Muslim Community

Groups Reject Attacker’s Misappropriation of
Armenian History and Language

(Armenian, Turkish, and Arabic follow English; list of
signatories at the bottom)

(New York, ) – Armenian organizations and
community members around the world today issued the following statement in
response to the attack on the Muslim community of New Zealand:

“Armenians around the world condemn
the terror attacks against two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on March
15, 2019. We also condemn the terrorist’s appropriation of Armenian language
and history, including references to the Battles of Sarikamish and Sardarabad more
than a century ago. Today, and always, we stand in solidarity with our Muslim
brothers and sisters around the world and condemn any and all manifestation of
hatred against Muslim communities.”

 

For more information, please
contact:
In New York, Sarah Leah Whitson
(English, Arabic, Armenian): +1(718)213-7342; or [email protected]. Twitter: @sarahleah1

In New York, Nancy Kricorian
(English, French): +1(646)234-8529 [email protected] Twitter: @nancykric

In San Francisco, Khatchig Mouradian
(English, Armenian, Turkish): +1(617)458-6778 [email protected]

 

Armenian

 

Organizations and: individuals strict does condemn Armenian of language and: of history operation 

 

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In addition of information for.

 

 

Turkish:

Yeni Zelanda
Cami Katliamı: Ermeni Örgütleri ve Cemaati Müslüman Cemaate Yönelen Saldırıyı
Kınıyor

[Ermeni] Gruplar
Saldırganın Ermeni Tarih ve Dilini Kötüye Kullanmasını Reddediyorlar

(New York, 18
Mart, 2019) – Dünyanın dört bir yanındaki Ermeni örgütleri ve cemaat üyeleri,
bugün, Yeni Zelanda Müslüman Cemaatine Yönelen Saldırıya ilişkin şu açıklamayı
yayınladı:

“Dünyanın
heryanındaki Ermeniler, 15 Mart 2019 günü Yeni Zelanda’nın Christchurch
kentinde iki camiyi hedef alan terör saldırısını kınamaktadırlar. Aynı zamanda
teröristin, yüzyıldan fazla bir zaman önce yasanmış olan Sarıkamış ve
Serdarabad muharebelerine referansları dahil, Ermeni dili ve tarihine yonelik kötü
tasarruflarını da kınıyoruz. Bugün, ve her daim, dünyanın her yanındaki
Müslüman kardeşlerimizle dayanışma içindeyiz, ve Müslüman topluluklara yönelen
her türlü nefret ifadesini telin ederiz.”

Daha fazla bilgi
için, lütfen şu isimlerle iletişime geçiniz:

 

Arabic:

New Zealand mosque massacre: organizations and members
Armenian communities condemn the attack on the Muslim community

The groups reject the attacker’s exploitation of history
And the Armenian language

(New York, 18 
March 2019) – Armenian organizations and members of Armenian communities issued about
Al-Alam Al-Youm follows the following statement in response to the attack on the Muslim community in New Zealand:

“Armenians from around the world condemn the terrorist attacks on two mosques in
Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15, 2019. We also condemn the terrorist’s exploitation of language
and Armenian history, including references to the battles of Sarikamish and Saradarabad,
And using them to stir up more anti-Muslim sentiment. Many of us are descended from
Survivors of the Armenian Genocide, who found shelter among Muslim communities in
The Middle East for more than a century. Today, and always, we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters
Muslims around the world, we condemn any manifestation of hatred against communities
“Islamic.”

 

For more information:

In New York, Sarah Leah
Whitson (English, Arabic, Armenian):+1-718-213-7342(cellular); or[email protected]. Twitter:@sarahleah1

In New York, Nancy Krikorian (English,
French):+1-646-234-8529; or [email protected] . Twitter:@nancykric

In San Francisco, Khachik Mouradian, (English,
Armenian, Turkish):

+1(617)458-6778
[email protected]

 

 

LIST OF SIGNATORIES

ORGANIZATIONS

Aleppo NGO (Armenia)

Armenian General Benevolent Union (USA)

Armenian Missionary Association of
America (AMAA) (USA)

Nor Zartonk (Turkey)

Organization of Istanbul Armenians
(OIA) (USA)

Zoravik Armenian Activist Collective
(Massachusetts, USA)

 

INDIVIDUALS

Nancy Agabian (New York, USA)

Liana Aghajanian (Michigan, USA)

Mika Artyan (London, UK)

Sevag Arzoumanian (Massachusets, USA)

Sarkis Balkhian (Yerevan, ARMENIA)

Houri Berberian (California, USA)

Nigol Bezjian (Beirut, LEBANON)

Melissa Bilal (Istanbul, TURKEY)

Eric Bogosian (New York, USA)

Chris Bohjalian (Vermont, USA)

Alina Dakessian ((Beirut, LEBANON)

Antranig Dakessian (Beirut, LEBANON)

Silvina Der Meguerditchian (Berlin, GERMANY)

Atom Egoyan (Toronto, CANADA)

Ayda Erbal (New York, USA)

Houry Geudelekian (New York, USA)

Mamikon Hovsepyan (Yerevan, ARMENIA)

Sarah Ignatius (Massachusetts, USA)

Virginia Kerovpyan (Paris, FRANCE)

Arsinee Khanjian (Toronto, CANADA)

Raffi Khatchadourian (New York, USA)

Mary Kouyoumdjian (New York, USA)

Nancy Kricorian (New York, USA)

Shahe Mankerian (California, USA)

Mari Manoogian (Michigan, USA)

Sosy Mishoyan (Yerevan, ARMENIA)

Nare Mkrtchyan (California, USA)

Sato Moughalian (New York, USA)

Khatchig Mouradian (New York, USA)

Eric Nazarian (California, USA)

Marc Nichanian (Lisbon, PORTUGAL)

Garo Paylan (Istanbul, TURKEY)

Nelli Sargsyan (Vermont, USA)

Aram Saroyan (California, USA)

Judith Saryan (Massachusetts, USA)

Elyse Semerdjian (Washington, USA)

Anna Shahnazaryan (Yerevan, ARMENIA)

Vahe Tachjian (Berlin, GERMANY)

Serj Tankian (California, USA)

Hratch Tchilingirian (London, UK)

Sayat Tekir (Istanbul, TURKEY)

Henry Theriault (Massachusetts, USA)

Artyom Tonoyan (Minnesota, USA)

Scout Tufankjian (New York, USA)

Sarah Leah Whitson (New York, USA)