Fridays are usually sad. The first sad Friday was the ‘Good Friday' that followed Maundy Thursday and came prior to ‘Holy Saturday' which is followed by the resurrection day of Jesus Christ. The second is the last Friday of the Holy month of Ramadan, prior to Eid Al Fitr (festivity of breaking the fast). As for the third one, that is rather newfangled, and not followed by any festivities. It's more of a remembrance for a 100-year old misery; the remembrance of Armenians being slain by the Ottoman Caliphate. One and a half million Armenian were killed then. Friday, April, 24, when the whole world mourns the century-old slaughter. An incident described by researchers to be the first genocide in modern history. During this atrocity gallows were set on the streets, naked Armenian men and women were executed and crucified after being raped and humiliated. Others were subjected to forced displacement after confiscating their money and property, especially those who were wealthy. Armenians were not the only victims of the Ottoman Caliphate, there were more among the different Christian sects, such as the Calcrian, Chaldeans, Assyrians and Greeks who were attacked and killed. These atrocities seemed to conform to what the founder of Ottoman Caliphate said, "Christian and Jews should either become Muslims or exit the Caliphate Islamic state." That also conforms to what ‘strife scholars' of Al Azhar have declared; that it's permissible to kill those who abandon prayers. You can only imagine what could be done to other religions' followers. These are the same principals to which all the terrorist groups and their affiliates are devoted to. Whether it's IS, Agnad Al Ard, or their manifestations. We have all witnessed their Islamic product in Iraq, Libya, Egyptian villages and some Cairo and Alexandria streets. For years, Armenians have been struggling to reach a worldwide recognition for the suffering at the hands of Erdoğan's ancestors. Eventually, yet reluctantly, world condemnation and recognition started to emerge. Some even described it as a ‘Holocaust', while Erdoğan and his loyalists still denounce history books. The Vatican Pope has attested to the slaughter and described it as a ‘genocide'. Turkey's reacted by recalling her Vatican Ambassador, which coincided with the Mufti Mofael Hazely threat to reopen Hagia Sophia Museum as a mosque. Hagia Sophia Museum name has the Greek meaning of ‘Divine Wisdom' and it was the greatest Christian cathedral for over 900 years till the Ottoman state converted it to a great mosque .In 1934 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk converted it into a museum that millions visit each year. Many countries including France, Italy, Russia and Vatican have all acknowledged the genocide. Turkey, on the other hand confirms that it was only a civil war where 300 to 500 Armenians and Turks were killed. A set condition for Turkey to join the European Union was put forth by the European Parliament, which was for Turkey to acknowledge the Armenian slaughter. This actually came as a harsh blow to Turkey's Erdoğan, as the majority of votes were for the acknowledgment, which also coincided with the hundredth anniversary of this atrocity. The Parliament described this incident as the darkest page in human history during the twentieth century. Turkey refused the European Parliament resolution, and the Turkish Prime Minister said, "The European resolution is worthless." "This is a resolution that's deemed futile," Erdoğan stated without utterance in reference to the American declarations. Parallel to Erdoğan's folly, numerous memorials of Ottoman Caliphate Armenian victims are increasingly being erected all over the world; they have reached 135 in 25 countries. World condemnations are escalating against the Armenian holocaust. As the Turks say in Turkish "Aman Rabi Aman." Which means "Peace O my God Peace."
