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Armenpress

Aknalich October 21

The Armenian Genocide, undertaken by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War the beginning of last century, is one of the greatest crimes against humanity. As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the new project set up by Armenpress agency is dedicated to the history of witnesses and survivors of the disaster to show the world once again that our request for Genocide recognition Armenian is fair and justified. This time the story is Arshaluys Muradyan, citizen of the town of Echmiadzin Aknalich District, in the region of Ararat. She was born in 1912. “Do you think we came voluntarily? The Turks attacked us and killed and we came here. Thank God we survived, “- it was with these words that the old lady of 102 years begins his story. Arshaluys to save his parents were lying in a cart and have covered in grass.

Those who lived those events reported that many at that time have used this method to hide their children and prevent it from being removed. The family was able to Armenia is without the loss of one of its members. It was established in the village of Alagyaz before moving to Aknalich.

“The Turks have confined forty young in a barn and set it on fire. We Armenians went through terrible days because of the Turks, “says Arshaluys Muradyan.

In 1933, the heroine of this story Sahak married a man from her village, and gave birth to ten children. Despite the many difficulties in his life, the old lady believes she was lucky. She has helped over a hundred unborn children.

The Muradyans surrounded the older members of the family for all their care and all their affection. They talk smiling passion of their grandmother for Armenian serials. There are three years, the whole family celebrated the 100th anniversary of grandmother Arshaluys; On this occasion, she sang and danced. Those who lived the time of the massacres wants peace on the world and that youth is happy and healthy.

Translation Gilbrt Béguian for Armenews