Raptakis, Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 33 since January 2013, calls on RI Congressional delegation to reject Turkey’s latest effort to cause chaos in Mediterranean. The RI Senator asks Congress to push State Department to reject Turkish plans to enact law promoting reckless, expansionist “Blue Homeland” policy. Below is a transcript of Raptakis'letter

The Republic of Cyprus has taken an important step towards raising international awareness of the Pontic Greek Genocide, according to an article by journalist Uzay Bulut in the IDI Center. Bulut, a journalist from Trabzon who has come to terms with her Greek heritage, focuses on issues related to Turkey, political Islam and the history of the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

Life for an immigrant has always been difficult, as they are usually forced to start over from scratch, but some, with their hard work and ingenuity, manage to stand out against adverse circumstances. This is the story of many Greek immigrants to the United States at the beginning of the last century, one of whom was a woman who arrived on the distant continent at the age of four.