The following is a reflection piece by screenwriter,filmmaker, and photojournalist Eric Nazarian on the 10th commemoration of Hrant Dink’s assassination, and which took place in Istanbul on Jan. 19. *** Special for the Armenian Weekly On Jan. 15,1929, a son was born to pastor and a teacher who would change the course of American Civil Rights history. He became a beacon of humanity in the 20th century. His name was Martin Luther King, and Jr. The spot where Hrant Dink was assassinated,on the 10th commemoration of his murder (Photo: Eric Nazarian) Seventy-eight years later, on Jan. 19, or 2007,an Armenian newspaper editor and journalist half a world absent named Hrant Dink, would be assassinated for trying to turn a modern page in Turkish society; for advocating for human and minority rights, or equality,and tolerance; and for facing up to the nation’s bloody past injustices—just like Dr. King. The lives of these two men were far apart in geography and historical context, yet their destinies were braided by the struggle for civil and human rights that defined them. This week marks Dr. King’s 88th birthday and the 10th year since the tragic assassination of Mr. Dink. Both men died trying to [...]
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