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Article: UCF News: UCF Professor Examines Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia and Why the West Should Care
University of Central Florida
UCF Professor Examines Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia and Why the West Should Care
By Angela Rivera, UCF Newsroom
April 15, 2011
The state of three small Eurasian countries and their impact on the West’s energy needs is the focus of Houman A. Sadri’s new book, which he will present at 5 p.m. at the UCF Bookstore Tuesday, April 19.
Photo: UCF College of Sciences - "Global Security Watch: The Caucasus States" is political science associate professor Sadri's third book.
“Global Security Watch: The Caucasus States” is political science associate professor Sadri’s third book. It examines the political and security conditions of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in relation to regional and global powers as this region becomes a new energy corridor for the West.
The Political Science Graduate Student Society, the UCF Model United Nations Association, and the UCF Bookstore in the John T. Washington Center are sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public.
Sadri is the founder and coordinator for the UCF Model United Nations program, which introduces students to the world of diplomacy and negotiation. His research interests include politics in the Middle East, terrorism, globalization, American foreign policy, and international relations and organizations.
Sadri has traveled to and conducted research in more than 100 countries in Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. He published 5 books, more than 40 articles, and has a book forthcoming.
SOURCE: http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=00240041052a2b5bb012d4490764904e81
Article: FAU University Press: “The Overlooked Genocide”
Florida Atlantic University – University Press
The Overlooked Genocide
FAU is educating students for genocide awareness month through art
By Sarah Nance, FAU University Press
Published: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 14:04
FEATURE
The Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU is hosting an exhibition for April’s Genocide Awareness Month March 30 to April 27 in the Boca campus library.
Photo by Melissa Landolfa - A row of panels describing the events of WWI in chronological order.
“It is important for our community to learn about and memorialize the Armenian victims,” said Rose Gatens, director of the center. “Remembering strengthens our commitment to prevent and intervene against genocide.”
According to historians and human rights organizations, the Armenian Genocide was one of the first documented genocides that occurred within the last 100 years, yet it is usually the most overlooked.
Photo by Melissa Landolfa - A photo of the torch lighting ceremony at the Armenian Genocide Monument for the genocide victims of Darfur.
Mary Johnson, senior historian and curator of the exhibit, will give a discussion on the exhibition, which is designed to educate students and raise awareness by providing tours, discussions and films about the Armenian victims of World War I and bring to light the Armenian community.
The display, on loan from the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, shows the tragic murders of more than a million Armenians in World War I through 21 panels with photographs, quotes from witnesses, and the history of the genocide.
In addition, there will be free tours, available for groups of 10 to 15 people, on April 13 and 20. For more information or to make a reservation for the tours, call (561) 297-2929 or visit http://www.library.fau.edu/geninfo/hours.htm.
SOURCE: http://www.upressonline.com/the-overlooked-genocide-1.2539693
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