“My grandfather and his brothers came over here not to start a business, but to flee a genocide,” says Mikael Manoukian of Manoukian Oriental Rugs.

Born in Germany to Turkish parents, director Faith Akin thought it was time for Turkey to deal with the Armenian genocide

Photo courtesy the DC Public Library Commons Michael Neibauer reports today that the Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial — the organization that owns the former Federal American National Bank building downtown and intends to turn it into an historical museum — received another 2-year extension from the Board of Zoning. The museum is being delayed as the organization struggles with litigation — and a mounting tax liability. Neibauer reports: The museum owes $298,819 in real…