After a Century, Syrian Refugees Return to Armenia – The New York Times

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After a Century, Syrian Refugees Return to Armenia

A century ago their ancestors sought shelter in Syria after escaping the genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks. Now Syrian Armenians reverse the trek.

via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/after-a-century-syrian-refugees-return-to-armenia/

Ms. Kamay had been living in Morocco when she returned to Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, in 2015 and was quickly captivated by the stories of Syrian Armenians she met in her neighborhood and through volunteer work with the nonprofit Armenian Redwood Project. Last year, she teamed up with an Armenian freelance photographer, Anush Babajanyan, to share those narratives with the world.