- + Turkey Attempts to Take Over Armenian Properties in Jerusalem—Armenian Quarter, Jerusalem (Photo: Adam Fagen/Flickr) An article in the Jewish Press of February 13, 2020 exposed the activities of the Turkish go...
- + IDC, ANCA and HALC Statement on the Hagia Sophia— WASHINGTON, DC— In Defense of Christians (IDC), the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC...
- + On the Vandalism of the Colorado State Capitol Genocide Memorial—(Colorado State Capitol Khachkar Memorial on May 30, 2020. Photo: Pastor Brian Henderson, First Baptist Church of Denver) We are heartbroken to inf...
- + Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Family Infected with COVID-19— YEREVAN—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed, on Monday morning, that he had tested positive for COVID-19. His wife Anna Hakobyan and th...
- + Dan Yessian’s Award-Winning Documentary “An Armenian Trilogy” Now Streaming— FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – An Armenian Trilogy , a new documentary about Dan Yessian ’s journey from advertising music creator to writing his f...
- + Reclaiming Nationalism, Rejecting Chauvinism, Building Socialism— On May 28 th , Independence Day (the OG one, of course, not the September 21 re-independence of 1991), I finished Houri Berberian’s latest book “Ro...
- + AYF Leader Kenar Charchaflian Named Camp Haiastan Director—Kenar Charchaflian, Camp Haiastan Executive Director FRANKLIN, Mass.—The AYF Camp Haiastan Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Ken...
- + First Impressions Part IV—Visiting the Children’s Orphanage in Stepanakert Orphanages and centers for the arts abound in Armenia. Passing down the traditions of the A...
- + Our Institutional Environment: Transparency and Credibility—(Photo: Zdeněk Macháček/Unsplash) We experience our Armenian identity in the diaspora through a variety of mechanisms. For some who are isolated f...
- + An Ode to May 28—Sardarabad (Photo: Sark Derderian/Flickr) Armenia! Armenia outraged! Armenia broken! Armenia martyred! But Armenia liberated! Liberated by itself,...
- + Lifting Our Communities: ARS Eastern Region Responds to Pandemic— The Armenian Relief Society Eastern Region (ARS of Eastern USA) has always been at the forefront of relief efforts and humanitarian aid during time...
- + Headlining the 1918 First Republic of Armenia— This year the Armenian Weekly is hosting, along with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern Region Central Committee, the first ever vir...
- + Dandeegeen Diaries—Chapter 9: Bulghur Pilaf— We are fast approaching summer. Memorial Day has come and gone and that means kebob season is upon us. Though we may be social distancing, we can sti...
- + When you’re the Guest of Honour: Atom Egoyan’s winsome culinary tragicomedy— Watching twenty-something Veronica (Laysla de Oliveira) conduct her high school orchestra, you’d be forgiven if you mistook her for being engage...
- + A Junior Seminar in a Pandemic—Click to view slideshow. As we are writing this, we keep reminding ourselves that today, Monday May 25th, would have been the day that exhausted jun...
- + Pandora’s Box for Istanbul Armenians—Esayan School Only a few months after the long delayed election and appointment of Archbishop Sahag Mashalian as the Armenian Patriarch of Constan...
- + ‘We Armenians Survived’: COVID-19 Connection Draws Past to Present— ALAMEDA, Calif.—Author Ellen Sarkisian Chesnut ’s second non-fiction book—We Armenians Survived! Battle of Marash 1920—consists of eye-witness ac...
- + Childbirth in a pandemic— From the title of this piece, you may be asking yourself, “Why is the guy who rants about trade tariffs and preaches the benefits of flat taxes...
- + An Incredible Armenian Who Retrieved Armenian Orphans from the Syrian Desert—The Armenian Refugee Camp in Aleppo, Syria 1922-1936 Parnag Shishigyan is a heroic Zeytountsi who retrieved hundreds of Armenian orphans from Arab...
- + Governor Newsom Denies Sassounian Parole—Hampig Sassounian (ASBAREZ)—Despite a recommendation in December by the Board of Parole in favor of Hampig Sassounian’s suitability, on Tuesday, M...
- + ARF Artsakh Will Not Take Part in Newly-Formed Government— STEPANAKERT – The Central Committee of the Artsakh Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) issued a statement on May 25 that it will not parti...
- + Who is my neighbor?—The Good Samaritan by David Teniers the younger after painting by Francesco Bassano Today in a world of new reality, we have started to look at ou...
- + Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte Featured in Upcoming Francois Jacob Documentary “Under the Same Sun”—Filming in the village of Khndzoresk—the hometown of Anna’s grandfather Yegishe, May 2018 PORTLAND, ME— In 2017, Armenian American author, human ...
- + Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte Featured in Upcoming Francois Jacob documentary “Under the Same Sun”—Filming in the village of Khndzoresk—the hometown of Anna’s grandfather Yegishe, May 2018 PORTLAND, ME— In 2017, Armenian American author, human ...
- + Experts Discuss Strategies for Accessing Large-Scale Funding for Forest Conservation, Restoration and Afforestation—Deputy Minister of Environment Irina Ghaplanyan (center) was the first speaker on the panel on “Financing Mechanisms for Forest Conservation, Restorat...
- + Spike in COVID cases in Armenia linked to expanded testing capacity, CDC says— YEREVAN—The sustained rise in new COVID-19 cases being registered in Armenia in recent weeks can be partially attributed to more aggressive testing a...
- + Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Presents 2020 Young Aurora— We are very pleased to announce that, amidst all the difficulties caused by the current situation, 13 project teams from United World Colleges (UWC)...
- + AYF to Host Virtual Celebration of the 102nd Anniversary of the Independence of the First Republic of Armenia— On the occasion of the 102 nd anniversary of the independence of the First Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) of Wester...
- + Providence ARF to Host Virtual Commemoration of the 102nd Anniversary of the First Republic— The Providence Kristapor Gomideh of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) will hold a virtual celebration of the establishment of the First Re...
- + Poet Susan Barba Publishes New Book— Susan Barba’s newest poetry collection, geode , is available now from publisher Black Sparrow Press/David Godine. Barba is the author of Fai...
- + During Major Azerbaijani War Games, US Pulls Plug on Artsakh Demining—Pictured, separately, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy, who announced on a Facebook Live event today the end to U.S. funding to demine Artsakh, ...
- + ‘Together for Anjar’ Launches Fundraising Campaign—Anjar (Photo: Jacques Studios) Anjar, the picturesque Armenian town located in Lebanon’s Central Bekaa Valley east of the capital Beirut, and its p...
- + Congressional Armenian Caucus Raises Alarm over Azerbaijan’s Military Exercises—A scene from the Azerbaijani military exercises on May 20, 2020. Source: Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of U....
- + Living in a Tough Neighborhood—Artsakh State Museum (Photo: Flickr/Nina Stössinger) The liberation of Artsakh in 1991 reversed a devastating trend of territorial losses for the ...
- + Defining Armenian Food: A Recipe for Disaster—(Photo: Flickr/Garen M.) I once heard an old adage: “With three Armenians in a room, you get four opinions.” Nowhere does that seem more fitting t...
- + Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Donates $30,000 to the Armenian Community in Lebanon— The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is making a humanitarian donation of $30,000to three Armenian communi...
- + Amid Global Pandemic, US Congress Pivots with ANCA to Online Calls for Armenian Genocide Justice— WASHINGTON, DC – Amid an unprecedented global pandemic that forced Armenian Genocide commemorations to go virtual this April, a bipartisan group of...
- + Armenia Ratifies European Convention on Child Abuse—National Assembly, May 11, 2020 Armenia has continued to steadily claim its place in the democratic international arena since the Velvet Revolutio...
- + Dandeegeen Diaries—Chapter 8: Fasoolya—On the stove, bringing the saucepan to a boil. Another week of quarantine, another week of deciding what to cook. In all honesty, cooking fatigue ...
- + New recoveries surpass new case rates in Armenia for first time since April—(Photo: Health Minister Arsen Torosyan/Facebook) YEREVAN—The Armenian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it had registered 230 new cas...
- + Armenia condemns Azeri military exercises amid ongoing global pandemic—Azerbaijan army begins military exercises on May 18, 2020 (Photo: Azerbaijan MOD) YEREVAN—The Armenian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has condemned an ...
- + Discovering Armenia through Song— I first met Alin Demirdjian in a shared taxi bound for Gyumri. There was something about her that looked familiar to me – I was sure I’d seen those ...
- + Book Review: The Prince of Wentworth Street— The Prince of Wentworth Street By John Christie Plaidswede Publishing, 2020 177 pp. Armenians have been testifying and writing fam...
- + New AYF-ER Campaign to Help Feed Families in the Homeland—A family in the Talin region YEREVAN—The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Eastern Region has launched a new campaign to help support its AYF Armeni...
- + Nor Luyce: Enlightening and Empowering the Young Women of Gyumri— Now that the gyms are closed as part of the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, I’ve been forced to run outdoors to maintain my workout routin...
- + Living an Exemplary Life— In Jeremiah, we read: “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a fut...
- + Camp Haiastan Announces Cancellation of Summer 2020 Program—AYF Camp Haiastan, Franklin, Massachusetts FRANKLIN, Mass.—For the first time in its 69-year history, Camp Haiastan’s Board of Directors has decid...
- + 2020 AYF Internship Program in Armenia Cancelled— The AYF-YOARF Eastern Region Central Executive (CE) and Central Internship Council (CIC) regret to announce that the 2020 AYF Internship in Armenia ...
- + In Memory of Dr. Jack Panjian—Dr. Jack Panjian (1934-2020) Dr. Jack G. Panjian of Arlington, MA passed away peacefully at his home on May 12, 2020 surrounded by family. He leav...
- + The Crisis in Lebanon: Our Commitment— Our communities in Lebanon are facing existential threats. And this time it’s not the indiscriminately flying bullets. It is poverty, unemploym...
- + Turmoil in Turkey over Gulen Letter Recognizing the Armenian Genocide—Fethullah Gülen (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/EFE) A major controversy erupted in Turkey last week after a pro-Erdogan Turkish Islamist magazine “Gerc...
- + George C. Parker, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Madrid Principles—The story of legendary 20th century con man George C. Parker – who went to jail for repeatedly “selling” the Brooklyn Bridge –...
- + Windows—(Photo: Will Esayenko/Unsplash) Deep brown hints of secrets are hidden in her eyes. A faraway gaze out the window into distant lands, she rememb...
- + Birdsong lessons—(Photo: Arjan Stalpers/Unsplash) What do the birds teach us in these times of pandemic? Vocalizing sounds as music greeting dawn in a u...
- + COVID RoA— I’ve wanted to wrap my head around how the Republic of Armenia (RoA) is doing in the COVID-19 pandemic context, but it has been a bit difficult. Ther...
- + AYF “Arev” Chapter Raises Hundreds of Dollars for ARS Emergency Relief—The Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) “Arev” Chapter, like many of its sister organizations, has been forced to adapt to alternative ways to...
- + In Loving Memory of Leo Kricorian—Leo Kricorian 1940-2020 (Photo by Ed Kricorian) Leo Kricorian passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Leo was a lifelon...
- + Dandeegeen Diaries—Chapter 7: Village Favorites— Our cooking family is growing, and I am thrilled to be sharing these cooking adventures of budding Dandeegeens in this column to offer an opportunit...
- + ANCA-WR Announces Unprecedented 2020 Virtual Gala Banquet— GLENDALE, Calif. – Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and health concerns, the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) ann...
- + CRD Continues Research During COVID-19 Pandemic—CRD’s Nor Ambert research facilities near the summit of Mt. Aragats, May 2020. This station is manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Cosmi...
- + The Young Scientists Leading the Future of Armenia’s Cosmic Ray Division, Atmospheric Physics—Davit Aslanyan, CRD; Dr. Deneb Karents, San Francisco; Dr. Hripsime Mkrtchyan, CRD; Dr. Bagrat Mailyan, CRD and Univ. of Huntsville, AL; Gayane Karape...
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