By: Sarah Behjet “People ask me all the time: ‘Where are you from?’” This line marked the beginning of Dr. Sabro Bengaro’s presentation before the Ashur Assyrian American Association of Connecticut. While the question posed to Dr. Bengaro is relatively innocuous, it holds layers of complexity beyond face value. A dedicated researcher, Dr. Sabro Bengaro has dedicated his academic career to studying the Assyrian Genocide and its harmful repercussions. At the crux of Dr. Bengaro’s recent Connecticut visit was the …
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SEYFO Center Appoints Dr. Anzhela Mnatsakanyan as Armenia Ambassador The SEYFO Center is proud to announce that Dr. Anzhela Mnatsakanyan has been appointed the Assyrian Genocide Research Ambassador in the Republic of Armenia. Dr. Mnatsakanyan is an Assyrian–Armenian political scientist from Armenia. She holds a PhD in political science and an MA in international relations from Yerevan State University, as well as an advanced MA in European interdisciplinary studies from the College of Europe (Poland). Her research focuses on Russian studies, the Eastern …
Hej vänner, Seyfo Center bjuder in dig att bidra som föreläsare vid vårt kommande forum “Folkmord, rättvisa och försoning – Från Seyfo till nutid”, som äger rum den 26 april 2026 i Hallunda Folkets Hus. Inbjudan att lämna förslag nedan innehåller mer information om ämnena och hur du skickar in dina bidrag. Vi hoppas att du vill delta och dela dina kunskaper och perspektiv. Vänliga hälsningar, SEYFO Center Inbjudan till föredrag / Call for Papers Forum: Datum: söndag 26 april …
Dr. Ramina Jajoo, President of the Seyfo Center Arizona Chapter, was recently interviewed by Noqza, Ninos Tooma in Australia, highlighting the Center’s work, activities, and achievements. During the discussion of the Assyrian Genocide, the interviewer made a statement that incorrectly minimized the number of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Dr. Jajoo clarified that no fewer than six million Jews were murdered. Any attempt to diminish this atrocity is unacceptable. The Seyfo Center remains committed to historical accuracy and honoring the …
IntroductionThis edited volume, The Genocide of the ChristianPopulations in the Ottoman Empire and Its Aftermath(1908–1923), by Taner Akçam, Theodosios Kyriakidis,and Kyriakos Chatzikyriakidis brings togetherinterdisciplinary scholarship examining the destruction ofArmenian, Greek, and Assyrian Christian communitiesduring the final decades of the Ottoman Empire and theearly Turkish Republic. Originating from a 2019international conference held at Aristotle University ofThessaloniki, the anthology situates the mass atrocitiesfaced by the non-Muslim Millets within the broaderprocess of imperial collapse and nation-state formation.By adopting a comparative framework, the editors …