Pope Francis says Turkish slaughter of Armenians was genocide

Pope Francis says Turkish slaughter of Armenian’s was genocide

On Sunday, April 12 Pope Francis called the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Turks the “first genocide of the 20^th century.” His words have inflamed an already historically tense relationship between the Vatican and Islam. Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), can weigh in on the impact that the Pope’s words might have.

Kyle Matthews – Senior deputy director, MIGS
Kyle.Matthews@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 5729
Interviews in English and French
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Frank Chalk, professor in the Department of History and the Director of MIGS, can talk more broadly about the history behind the Armenian genocide.

Frank Chalk – Professor, Department of History
drfrank@alcor.concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 8705
Interviews in English only