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ANCA Challenges Genocide Denial at ‘Institute of Turkish Studies’ Event
ITS Treasurer Edward Erickson: ‘It’s probably genocide.’ WASHINGTON—Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) Treasurer Edward Erickson responded angrily on Feb. 5 to Armenian National Committee of America...
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Adventurist Ric Gazarian Reaches Out to Armenian Orphans
CHICAGO, Ill.—With two Bengali tigers at his beckoning side, you might take Ric Gazarian for some Las Vegas act like Siegfried & Roy. Ric Gazarian finds the tigers in India quite friendly during...
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Armenian Tablet Unveiled in Yerevan
YEREVAN (Armenpress)—On Feb. 4, the first ever Armenian tablet computer, dubbed Armtab, was introduced to the public in Yerevan. The displayed tablets “Today we have come together to celebrate Armtab’s...
View ArticleAll Roads Lead to Refugees
I have always been drawn to the themes of uprooting, displacement, border-crossing, and the ongoing connections between old and new homes. Perhaps because I carry some degree of transmitted trauma...
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A Tribute to Sos Sargsyan
By Arevig Caprielian Sos Sargsyan was one of the most beloved and appreciated stars of stage and screen both within and outside of Armenia. It was, therefore, most appropriate for the New York Chapter...
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Well Versed: Armenian Hip-Hop Artists Make Their Mark on Industry
Special for The Armenian Weekly Armenian culture has a historical wealth of musical contributions, but it’s only recently that Armenian influence has spread to the hip-hop genre. Since the early...
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A Medical Mission Trip That Taught Us So Much
By Vahe S. Tateosian, MD My first international medical mission trip to Armenia helped confirm a simple truth: the more one learns, the more one realizes how little we all know. ‘Working with my fellow...
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APP Gathering Features David Barsamian
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—On Feb. 6, David Barsamian, founder and director of Alternative Radio, was the speaker at a small gathering organized by Armenians and Progressive Politics (APP). Barsamian...
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Retelling David of Sassoun: An Interview with David Kherdian
In Fresno, where I grew up just a couple of blocks down from William Saroyan’s childhood home, there was a sculptor named Varaz. His studio was near my house, and once in a while I’d pass by and see...
View ArticleArmenian Genocide Recognition: Necessary but Not Sufficient
With the approaching Centennial of the Armenian Genocide in 2015, Turkish leaders are coming under increasing pressure from the international community to face their country’s sordid past and...
View ArticleRendahl: That’s No Bull
Special for The Armenian Weekly I met a cowboy recently. A rodeo cowboy. He’s a small-town North Dakotan boy who lived in Los Angeles for years and then repatriated to our home state some years ago....
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All Armenian Fund to Renovate Music College in NKR
STEPANAKERT, NKR—Through the sponsorship of Moscow industrialist Armen Shakhazizyan, a Hayastan All-Armenian Fund benefactor member, the Fund is implementing extensive renovations at Stepanakert’s...
View ArticleScholars Call for Reexamination of ECHR Judgment on Genocide Denial Case
Highlight ‘Historical and Conceptual Inaccuracies’ in Court Decision BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)–Concerned genocide scholars issued an open letter highlighting ”historical and conceptual inaccuracies” in the...
View ArticleArmenia, Turkey Clash over Genocide at UN Security Council (Video)
Foreshadowing next year’s Centennial commemorative events, the Armenian Genocide issue was discussed for the first time at the UN Security Council on January 29. Armenia’s Ambassador Garen Nazarian,...
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ANC of Eastern Massachusetts Consults with New Rep Katherine Clark
Newly Sworn-In Legislator Co-Sponsors Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution MELROSE, Mass.—On Fri., Feb. 7, activists with the Armenian National Committee (ANC) Eastern Massachusetts met with...
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Olympic Flame Still Burns with Almasian
WESTFORD, Mass.—Twenty years after becoming the first athlete to compete for Armenia, the Olympic flame continues to burn brightly for Joe Almasian. Joe Almasian watches the Winter Olympics’ opening...
View ArticleAmerican Jewish University to Host ‘Armenia, Auschwitz and Beyond’
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, and in conjunction with the 44th Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, a special program, titled “Armenia, Auschwitz...
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Members of Congress Join Global Protest on 10th Anniversary of Safarov Murder...
Reps. Schiff, Cicilline and Pallone Participate in Social Media Campaign Condemning Azerbaijan’s Pardon, Praise and Promotion of Unrepentant Axe Murderer Ramil Safarov WASHINGTON, DC – Ten years after...
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Last Genocide Survivor in Italy Dies
By Jean Eckian / Paris On Sat., Feb. 16, Sergio (Sarkis) Musceghian, the last survivor of the Armenian Genocide in Cerchiara (Calabria), Italy, died. He was 98 years old. Sarkis was born on Nov. 4,...
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Economic Blockades and International Law: The Case of Armenia
An adequate Armenian policy towards Turkey has spurred much debate, especially since the signing of the 2009 Armenia-Turkey protocols in Zurich. The opening of the border was considered one of the...
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