Interviews

By Heidi Dunbar and Shayla Srabian
Staff Writers

Tonia Korakis
Mass Communication/
Journalism-Junior
What does the word “genocide” mean to you?
“Extermination of a whole race.”
Have you ever heard of the Armenian Genocide? If so, what do you know about it?
“Yes. It was the massacring of the Armenians by the Turks; 1.5 million Armenians were killed.”
What do you think of todayís commemoration?
“I think itís good. It informs people of what happened.”

Mustafa Nemeth
English/Literature-Masters
What does the word “genocide” mean to you?
“Intentional extermination of people in whole or in part.”
Have you ever heard of the Armenian Genocide? If so, what do you know about it?
“Yes, 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Young Turks. As a Muslim, I am opposed to the secular nationalist Young Turk movement. It is oppressing the Kurds and religious Muslims now.”
What do you think of today’s commemoration?
“I think itís good to remember and to learn from it. Talk about this is important.”