Kerning Cultures Presents: Armenian Pilgrimages

A father and daughter journey to their ancestral homeland, looking to track down the place their family had lived before being forced to flee the Armenian genocide.   Armenian Pilgrimages: A Journey to the Homeland, comes from Kerning Cultures, a podcast telling stories from the Middle East, North Africa, and the spaces in between.    As a postscript to this story – Nubar ended up going back, on a second trip to historic Armenia. This time with a camera crew and a fixer. He wanted to see if he could buy his grandmother’s plot of land.   The film’s not out yet, but you can watch the trailer at scarsofsilence.com.   Guests:   Nubar Alexanian, filmmaker and photographer   Abby Alexanian, Nubar’s daughter   Carel Bertram, author of A House in the Homeland   Armen Aroyan, (tour guide)   Annie Kahkejian, (tour guide)   Hosts:     Dana Ballout, editor, Kerning Cultures   Alex Atack, managing producer for English production, Kerning Cultures   If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.