NJ Ramapo College to offer genocide courseJune 10, 2011 - 17:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Starting this fall, Ramapo College of New Jersey will offer its students a minor in human rights and genocide studies. It will be the first program of its kind in New Jersey’s state college system, according to Michael A. Riff, director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide studies at the Mahwah college. The minor is being offered under the auspices of the college’s School of American and International Studies. Rebecca Root, assistant professor of political science and international studies, is to serve as convener of the program, New Jersey Jewish Standard reported Courses to be offered as part of the minor include Jews in 20th-Century Europe and Paradigms of Genocide, both taught by Riff, as well as Human Rights in Latin America, taught by Root. Other offerings will include Literature and the Holocaust, Sociology of Race Relations, and Women in Middle East Societies. In his class on genocide, Riff discusses the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and the genocides of Christians and Darfuri Muslims in Sudan. The minor combines the study of human rights violations and the study of genocide because of the historical connection between the two, according to Riff. “Violations of human rights often precede genocide,” he said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |