Putin's Challenge

The article goes over the genocide of Circassians, mostly Muslim people who self-identity as Adygn (19th century) and currently settle in New Jersey. They are people that were fighting for their rights all through out history. I am surprised that I haven't heard about them in history class before. Much like the Holocaust many Circassians lost their life during various conquests by other countries. Circassians were once world-famous, the most dominant force and fountainhead of Caucasian culture. They believe in "khabza"which stands for honor, hospitality, respect for elders, egalitarianism and liberty. The Circassians had a whole culture, life style, and history about them, yet all of it was slowly getting away and being taken away from them. They were loaded onto ships and cast away to Turkey. Once settled, men were given orders and women rather commit suicide than go through with the work that they had waiting for them. This article helps you open your eyes to the world around us, that genocide and massive killings still happen. That powerful cultures can take over other cultures and delete them. It's something that happens on daily basis and continues to happen in present time.