Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   17 April 2024

“The Eyewitness”: 102-year-old Genocide survivor still hopes to see motherland

“The Eyewitness”: 102-year-old Genocide survivor still hopes to see motherland

AKNALICH, OCTOBER 21, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian Genocide, initiated in the Ottoman Empire during the World War I in the beginning of the previous century, is one of the biggest crimes against humanity. Advancing the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide the new project introduced by Armenpress news agency is dedicated to the story of the eyewitnesses and survivors of the calamity to prove the world one more time that our demand for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is fair and justified. This time the project is dedicated to the story of Arshaluys Muradyan, the resident of Aknalich Village of Etchmiadzin region, Ararat Marz. She was born in 1912. “Do you think we came here willingly? The Turks attacked and massacred and we have come here. Thanks God, we have survived”, - the 102-year-old woman starts her story with these words. To save Arshaluys, her parents put her in a cart and covered with grass.  

The eyewitness remembers that many people used this “creative” method to hide their children and save them from captivity. The family reached the Eastern Armenia without losses. First they settled in Alagyaz Village and then moved to Aknalich.  
“The Turks threw forty youth to the barn and lit it up. Our Armenians have seen quite cruel days from the Turks”, - said Arshaluys Muradyan.  
In 1933 the hero of the story got married with her countryman Sahak and gave birth to ten children. Notwithstanding the numerous difficulties in her life, the old woman considers herself a lucky person. She helped more than hundred children to born.    
The Muradyans have surrounded the oldest member of the family with care. They tell with smile about the grandmother’s love towards the Armenian soap operas. Three years ago they celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of Grandmother Arshaluys with the entire family, during which she sang and even danced. The eyewitness wants that kindness and peace reign the world and the youth be happy and healthy. (THE FULL STORY IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)

Prepared by Tatevik Grigoryan and Anahit Minasyan  
Photos by Arthur Harutyunyan



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