Category: HISTORY
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The Greek refugees who fled to the Middle East in WW2
As German and Italian troops occupied Greece, tens of thousands of people fled by sea to refugee camps in the Middle East. At the end of the war, they began heading home. Most made it back safely, but for some the journey ended in tragedy. “An event like this is hard to forget,” says Eleni…
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Seafaring & Shipbuilding | Athens | To May 28
Herakleidon Museum, 16 Irakleidon, Thiseio, tel 210.346.1981, www.herakleidon-art.gr
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Distillerie ZOTTOS: A Greek Family Affair
The Greeks have had a long and vibrant history in Egypt. The first wave came during antiquity and, since then, the community has maintained a presence, though not always a great one. The largest influx in modern times came at the beginning of the nineteenth century, during the rise of the Mohammed Ali dynasty. Mohammed…
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German Parliament Recognizes Armenian Genocide
The Turkish government angrily denounced the vote as “null and void,” and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his ambassador in Germany back to Ankara for consultations. “The way to close the dark pages of your own history is not by defaming the histories of other countries with irresponsible and baseless decisions,” Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, wrote on Twitter. In Ankara,…