A book throwing light upon the least discussed episodes of the Armenian Genocide has been published in Istanbul, revealing the untold stories of Kurds and Turks who saved many Armenians from bloody massacres in the World War I period.
Entitled Against the Grain, the book by Burchin Gerchek tells the reader about the Muslims who risked their lives by ignoring the Ottoman government’s policies to annihilate the Christian minorities across the Empire.
A columnist for CNNTurk has addressed the edition in a special article, where he used ‘genocide’ to refer to the tragic killings.
The author describes the book as a good opportunity for genocide scholars to make an in-depth research into the topic, focusing on the conduct of those who disobeyed government orders despite real hazards.
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Meantime, the Turkish columnist admits that most of the Muslims pursued personal interests; he compares those who were really unbiased with “droplets in the ocean”.
Many of the rescued young Armenian women and girls are claimed to have been enslaved or forced into marriages and converted to Islam. Many families’ property went under the ownership of those Muslims who adopted their children, says the columnist, citing the book.
