Dr. Karena Avedissian, political scientist and researcher, shares insights from her recent visit to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, also known as Rojava, where she met with Islamized Armenians, descendants of Genocide survivors who were forcibly assimilated during and after 1915. She explains how this hidden diaspora is now reemerging and reclaiming its Armenian identity through community, language, and armed self-defense, all within Rojava’s inclusive, multi-ethnic political system. Avedissian discusses the challenges they face, from rejection by the Armenian Church to the ongoing threat of Turkish aggression, and why their story matters for the broader Armenian world.0:00- Who are the Armenians of Rojava? 2:27- Why it’s a unique place for Islamicized Armenians to reclaim their identity 4:22- What are Islamicized Armenians doing to recover their identity? 7:31- Grassroots nature of the rediscovering movement & personal story 11:04- The community’s hopes and desire for support#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ