Faith, hope and Armenia - by Harecourt published on 2015-04-24T15:26:28Z Against Genocide - A Harecourt Conversation with Ekklesia This year 2015, and specifically 24 April, marks the centenary of Europe's 'hidden genocide' - the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of its minority Armenian subjects inside their historic homeland which lies within territory constituting present-day Turkey. Expert and commentator Dr Harry Hagopian, in conversation with Ekklesia co-director Simon Barrow, explains why recognising and understanding this terrible episode in history is fundamental to establishing human rights, peace and justice in the region today. He also looks at the vital role faith communities can play in the quest for hopeful truth-telling in the face of ethnic and religious exclusivism. Harry Hagopian is an international lawyer, ecumenist and EU political consultant. He also acts as a Middle East and inter-faith advisor to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales and as Middle East consultant to ACEP (Christians in Politics) in Paris. He is an Ekklesia associate and regular contributor. Formerly an Executive Secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee and Executive Director of the Middle East Council of Churches, he is now an international fellow, Sorbonne III University, Paris, consultant to the Campaign for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide (UK), Ecumenical consultant to the Primate of Armenian Church in UK & Ireland, and author of The Armenian Church in the Holy Land. Genre Harecourt