Armenian Pilgrimages: A Journey to the Homeland

A father and daughter journey to their ancestral homeland, looking to track down the place their family had lived before being forced to flee the Armenian genocide.

They’re among hundreds of Armenian families who, over the last three decades, have returned to their ancestors' home on a search for answers, in a country that that still denies the genocide ever took place.

This episode was produced by Alex Atack and Deena Sabry, and edited by Dana Ballout. Fact checking was by Deena Sabry and sound design by Monzer El Hachem. Our team also includes Nadeen Shaker, Zeina Dowidar and Finbar Anderson.

A special thank you to Syuzanna Petrosyan and Salpi Ghazarian at the University of Southern California’s Institute of Armenian Studies.

Find out more about Nubar’s upcoming documentary here: scarsofsilence.com.

Carel’s book is called A House in the Homeland, and you can find it at Stanford University Press. 

Find out more about Annie’s tours and see pictures and videos of previous trips at her Facebook page, @historicarmenia.

Find a transcript for this episode at our website.

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