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Merrimack Valley Steps Up Genocide Talks
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.—In an era marked by violence and chaos throughout the world, more and more schools throughout the Merrimack Valley are looking to learn about the Armenian Genocide. Participants in...
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Amherst Reading Program to Feature ‘Sandcastle Girls’
AMHERST, Mass.—The Jones Library in Amherst is holding its second “On the Same Page” community reading program, and will feature The Sandcastle Girls by best-selling author Chris Bohjalian. The...
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ARS Youth Connect to Feature Dynamic Speakers, Discussions
NEW YORK (A.W.)—The ARS Youth Connect Program (YCP), featuring a powerful lineup of speakers and dynamic discussions, be held at NYU on March 1. The full-day program for university students 18-25 years...
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Big Help in Small Packages: One Diasporan’s Resolve to Support a Village
Special for the Armenian Weekly You may not have heard of Harry Nakashian or his organization, Armenia Assist, and its nearly decade-long endeavor to assist villagers living in poverty. Their humble...
View ArticleTurkey Rights Group Disappointed in ECHR Decision, Urges Appeal
Human Rights Association of Turkey Urges Switzerland to Appeal European Court Decision on Genocide Denial ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)–The Human Rights Association (HRA) in Turkey issued a letter addressed...
View ArticleSassounian: McCain Offends Visiting Syrian Church Leaders
Senator John McCain is a prime example of how U.S. officials so often misjudge overseas crises, believing that the best way to bring democracy to a country is through massive U.S. bombing and invasion....
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Berklee to Present ‘Music of Armenia’ March 3
BOSTON, Mass.—The Signature Music Series at Berklee continues on March 3 with Berklee’s 6th annual Middle Eastern Festival: The Music of Armenia. The program will feature Perspectives Ensemble,...
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Genocide Encyclopedias and the Armenian Genocide
Special for the Armenian Weekly The two key human rights concepts of “crimes against humanity” and “genocide” have their roots in the response to the Young Turk mass deportations and massacres of...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Rejects Anti-Armenian Measure
State Legislators Defeat Khojaly Measure Backed by Azerbaijani Government PIERRE, S.D.—The South Dakota House of Representatives this week tabled action on an anti-Armenian resolution initiated by...
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Georgia Prime Minister Pledges to Expand Development of Samtskhe-Javakheti...
ANCA Engages Prime Minister on the Socio-Economic Situation in Javakhk During his First Official Visit to Washington WASHINGTON, DC – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili pledged to develop all...
View ArticleSouth American Armenians Meet with Swiss Representatives
(Agencia Prensa Armenia)—The Armenian National Committee (Consejo Nacional Armenio, or CNA) of South America this month held a series of meetings with Swiss representatives in Argentina and Uruguay to...
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Genocide Memoirs of Aram and Dirouhi Avedian Published in LA
LOS ANGELES—Defying Fate, the memoirs of Aram and Dirouhi Avedian and the fifth volume of the Genocide Library, was published recently in Los Angeles. The Avedian family in 1938, Aleppo. Dirouhi...
View ArticleARF Welcomes Ocalan Letter ‘with Reservations’
YEREVAN—In a recent interview with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Press Office, ARF Bureau member and head of the party’s Political Central Council Hagop Der Khatchadourian spoke about a letter...
View ArticleBaptism Records ‘Renewed our Life’
The Armenian Weekly has published the baptism records of Sourp Krikor Lusavorich Church in Gesaria (Kayseri) 1914-1914 in full on its website. To access the records, click here. Below is a letter we...
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Artsakh, Fuller Center for Housing Join Forces
YEREVAN—The Fuller Center for Housing Armenia (FCHA) and the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh) have reached an agreement to assist low-income families build safe, decent, and affordable homes....
View ArticleThoughts on What It Means to Be Armenian
Special for the Armenian Weekly This year, we traveled to Beirut to celebrate Christmas with my family. It was a joyful time despite the stresses of frequent suicide bombings and already nerve-wracking...
View ArticleArmenia: Revolution, Illusion, and Hope
“On March 1, we will hang them by their feet and chop off their heads” said Ashot, a taxi driver in Armenia. “They are sucking the life out of this nation through their corrupt and oligarchic...
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NY Hamazkayin Holds 3rd Annual Literary Event
By Arevig Caprielian For once, I really don’t mind the passage of time. How delightful it is that already two years have passed since the day the inaugural readings by contemporary Armenian authors...
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Soccer: Armenia Unable to Wake from Winter Slumber
Special for the Armenian Weekly Approximately 12,500 fans were on hand at Kuban Stadium in Krasnodar, Russia on Wed. March 5 to witness Armenia fall to a disappointing 2:0 defeat at the hands of rivals...
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Democracy vs Autocracy: A Fight for the Future
Special for the Armenian Weekly YEREVAN (A.W.)–A capacity crowd filled the halls of Yerevan’s National Opera and Ballet Theater on Feb. 10 for a performance of the “Anoush” opera. Instead of a classic...
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