25 Apr 2016

The Kardashians pay tribute to their Armenian heritage

Los Angeles - Khloé Kardashian paid tribute to Armenia.

The Kocktails with Khloé host - whose late father Robert Kardashian was one third Armenian - took to social media on Sunday to commemorate the 101 year anniversary since the Armenian genocide, with a photo of her and sister Kim Kardashian West, 35, on their family trip to the country last year.

The 31-year-old TV personality's Instagram post read: "Last year Kim, Kanye, my cousins, crew and I were able to visit Armenia for the first time and it was a life changing experience. Memories I will keep with me forever! 1.5 million lost souls the blood doesn't lie.

Read Khloe's full post here:

Last year Kim, Kanye, my cousins, crew and I were able to visit Armenia for the first time and it was a life changing experience. Memories I will keep with me forever! 1.5 million lost souls ?? the blood doesn't lie. Today marks the 101 year anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Knowledge is power! If we know better than hopefully we shall do better. Genocides, massacres, human slaughter... are despicable acts!! Educating people as to what happened in history is our duty. It is also our duty to not be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation no matter their race or creed. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. I am proud to be Armenian and I won't be silenced or made to believe the stories of our ancestors are "exaggerated". I pray that the moral universe ultimately will bend towards justice. Today let's respect the eternal memory of those who perished in this undeniable act of hate. #NeverForget #1915 #ArmenianPride #EternalFlame ????????????
A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Apr 24, 2016 at 10:34am PDT

The Strong Looks Better Naked author took to Twitter to pay further respect to the nation and other war-torn countries.

The rest of her family took to social media as well to pay their respects.

Here are more posts from the Armenian family:

Clooney "Hitler once famously said "but who remembers #Armenia?" The answer is the whole world. That's who." #ArmenianGenocide
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) April 24, 2016

As I tweet about the #ArmenianGenocide, genocides throughout time must also be remembered. #ArmenianGenocide
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) April 24, 2016

???? April 24, 1915 over 1.5 million Armenians were massacred by the Ottoman Empire. Today is an extremely important day of memorial for me and millions of fellow Armenians across the world. We need to stand together as one and help get the #ArmenianGenocide recognized.
A photo posted by ROBERT KARDASHIAN (@robkardashian) on Apr 24, 2016 at 2:32pm PDT

I can't believe it has been a year since my cousins, Khloe, Kanye, North and I visited Armenia and learned so much about our family history. Today marks the 101st year of the Armenian Genocide. Over 1.5 million Armenians were massacred by the Ottoman Empire. Today is an extremely important day of memorial for me and millions of fellow Armenians across the world. We need to stand together as one and help get the #ArmenianGenocide recognized. ????
A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Apr 24, 2016 at 9:59pm PDT

We need to stand together as one and help get the #ArmenianGenocide recognized. ????
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2016

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