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10 FACTS ABOUT THE CIRCASSIAN GENOCIDE   - Details

The facts of the Circassian genocide haunt the region today. Following the 101-year-long war, led by the Russians against the Circassians in the Caucasus, the Russian army finally succeeded in subduing the region

Discovering the Circassians, a mysterious minority in northern Israel   - Details

Located near Tiberias in northern Israel in the Lower Galilee, the village of Kfar Kama is home to one of the oldest communities in the world: the Circassians.

The Circassian Qubba-s of Abbas Avenue, Khartoum   - Details

Ali and his descendants. In the qubba-s can be seen the passing of an extraordinary age of Circassian prominence in the Nile Valley.

İHD Statement on the 156th Anniversary of the Circassian Genocide   - Details

21 May marks the anniversary of Circassian genocide and exile of 1864.

Publication for public comments: Support procedures for agricultural matters in the minority sector   - Details

The Government of Israel considers the continued empowerment and promotion of the socio-economic development of Arab society and Druze and Circassian society to be of national importance,

The Circassian question" in the politics of Tsar's Russia ...   - Details

The modern Circassian movement as a whole has never been approached from a political science viewpoint. This research aims to answer several core questions: ...

Circassian Genocide on its 159th Anniversary   - Details

Genocide is a crime against humanity. Genocide targets an entire people or community. The effects and consequences of genocide are devastating.

The Circassian of Syria   - Details

Once part of a large, important people group who lived in the northwest Caucasus, the nearly 34,000 Circassian of Syria have experienced much difficulty since leaving their homeland. Having lived in the Caucasus region for hundreds of years, they had contact with the many peoples who passed through the plains to their north. During that tim

Circassian Mamluks in Ottoman Egypt and Istanbul, ca. 1500–1730: The Eastern Alternative   - Details

This essay traces the Ottoman encounter with the northern Caucasian population known as the Circassians (Çerkes in Turkish,

The Druze and the Circassians of Israel   - Details

The Druze and the Circassians of Israel 03.12.2015 The Druze and the Circassians of Israel are two minority groups that are well-integrated into Israeli society and are an integral part of it, all while cultivating their unique traditions.

The Circassian exile: 9 facts about the tragedy   - Details

Circassians, a Muslim people indigenous to Caucasia, had long been persecuted by the Russian Empire. Their last remnants of resistance against the Russians ended around today's Black Sea port city of Sochi on May 21, 1864.

Why were the Circassians ethnically cleansed from Russia?   - Details

Back at the early 2000s when I studied at school in Moscow, it was not much discussed. I think many people just don’t know about it. The same goes for other things happened during the “peaceful colonization of Russian territories”. In the popular mind, this “peaceful colonization

Princes Cherkasskii or Circassian Murzas   - Details

If the change in religion did not sever their ties with Kabarda, what did it mean ? The long list of icons and relics left by Prince Dmitrii Mamstriukovich to ...

Circassia   - Details

Circassia is a western term derived from the Greek Kerketos and the Turkish Cherkees

Circassian’s Belief System   - Details

Since time immemorial, the Circassian native tribes did not follow a script or a holy book, nor erected praying temples, but rather, they have formed an unwritten philosophy based on their collective outlook on life,

THE CIRCASSIAN SLAVE   - Details

PUBLISHER's NOTE.—The following Novelette was originally published in THE PICTORIAL DRAWING ROOM COMPANION, and is but a specimen of the many deeply entertaining Tales, and the gems of literary merit

Circling the Circassian Identity   - Details

Chronicles of nationless-ness, scattered souls, and fragmented selves.

A Study on Circassian Exile Memorial Park in Göksun-Turkiye   - Details

Memorial parks are the places where religion, philosophy and arts are important for visitors, explains the identity of the places. However, it has become understood that successful memorial parks are ones that are lively and well

Threats to the Existence of the Circassian Nation   - Details

Threats to the Existence of the Circassian Nation A crucial assessment by a homeland Circassian, for the threats to the existence of the Circassian nation.

Circassians of Syria: A History of Migration   - Details

The Circassians of Syria are an ethnic minority with a notable influence on Syrian society and a significant role in Syria's history.