How Arabs reached out to Armenians amid 1915 massacre

by Guest Sat Apr 25, 2015 2:05 pm

A variety of events were held on Friday to commemorate the victims of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians [Reuters]
Beirut - As Armenians and Turks mark the centenary of the disputed events of 1915 - what Armenians claim was "genocide" and Turks insist were counterinsurgency measures - a number of events have taken place to commemorate the tragedy and give voice to the families impacted.
But little has been said of the role played by Arabs in addressing the humanitarian disaster that ensued as tens of thousands of refugees and orphans streamed out of Anatolia.
"The Arab role in helping the Armenians during [these events] is very much understudied," Reverend Paul Haidostian, president of Hagazian University and an Armenian scholar, told Al Jazeera.
"It started with individual Arabs, especially tribal leaders from the Syrian desert, [who] tried to save the Armenians who were forced on their death marches," he explained. "They tried to help in any way they were able to; either by adopting the orphans or feeding the people - trying to save them somehow."

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/arabs-reached-armenians-1915-massacre-150424102949363.html

Again how many western nations do not recognise this genocide is appalling. It is the worst hypocrisy to not condemn this just because Turkey is a western Ally.
However it is important just like with the holocaust that it is pointed out where many people helped the Armenians.