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People gather at the Paneriai memorial in memory of the Jewish people of Vilnius killed by Nazis during World War II, during the Holocaust Remembrance Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Gen Z knowledge about the Holocaust matters for ongoing reconciliation with a troubled history

The past is a reality that humanity as whole must contend with, but a lack of understanding is fertile ground for denial, revisionism and antisemitism.
Iraqi Yazidi women cry as they hold pictures of victims and missing relatives during a ceremony in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, marking the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. Ismael Adnan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage

A scholar of Iraq describes the ongoing loss following the genocidal violence by IS − not just of human lives, but of a rich cultural heritage.
Pictures of Yezidis slain in 2014 by Islamic State group militants, found in a small room at the Lalish shrine in northern Iraq. AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo

The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper

Yezidis are an example of what one scholar calls ‘liminal minorities’: faith communities whose religions’ legitimacy is denied by more powerful groups.
Student protesters link arms as police move to clear remaining protesters and their encampment at the University of Calgary campus on May 9, 2024. Noah Korver/Canadian Press

A different way to address student encampments

Student protests on campuses are calling attention to atrocities in Gaza and challenging university administrators to divest. What is the best way forward that avoids unnecessary violence?
US ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright (L), UN secretary general Boutros Boutros-Ghali (R) after a meeting with US President Clinton in 1994 to discuss the situation in Rwanda. Pamela Price/AFP via Getty Images

Rwanda’s genocide could have been prevented: 3 things the international community should have done – expert

Many believe that the international community could have acted earlier, to prevent the genocide before it started.
A family living through the Bengal famine, a time when three million people died due to starvation,1943. (Wikimedia Commons)

Colonialists used starvation as a tool of oppression

For centuries, colonial powers have used starvation as a tool to control Indigenous populations and take over their land and wealth. A look back at two historic examples on two different continents.
Palestinians inspect the damage to a house after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Does the destruction of homes in Gaza constitute genocide?

The deep connection of homes in Gaza to Palestinian land, territory and nationhood makes Israel’s destruction of them a genocidal tactic.

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