This week marks global remembrance of the 97th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide. In an article that looks forward as well as back, Dr Harry Hagopian re-affirms the historical veracity of this genocide, not on the basis of presumed ethnic biases, but on the basis of the solid literature coming from international historians, organisations, scholars and lawyers - not least the International Association of Genocide Scholars. This confirms the horrid truth of forced deportations and massacres took place against Armenians of Turkish nationality (alongside Greeks, Assyrians and Nestorians) living in their homelands in Western Armenia during the ominous years of World War One. Out of recognition can spring hope, he suggests.

The Student Christian Movement has welcomed moves to promote dialogue and improved relationships between LGBT students and faith groups.

Peter Woolcott, chair of the upcoming nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee, is urging a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East.