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Menendez and Royce Lead Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Commemoration
Congressional Remembrance Features Powerful Call for Recognition by Noted Turkish Dissident Ragip Zarakolu WASHINGTON, DC—The leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign...
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Adopts Armenian Genocide Resolution
Chairman Menendez spearheads successful campaign for truth over strong opposition from White House; Turkish Government WASHINGTON, DC—For the first time in nearly a quarter century, a U.S. Senate...
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Commemoration at Museum to Feature Dorjee, Kasongo, and Mouradian
WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Sunday April 27, the Armenian Museum of America will present a joint commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, the Tibetan Genocide, and the Genocide in the Democratic Republic of...
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Armenians Seek Justice Once Again
Boston, Mass.—The Armenian nation is far too familiar with the struggle of maintaining our identity and the challenge to persevere through the many inhumane cards life has dealt us. Due to the safe...
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Women Deacons in the Armenian Apostolic Church Revisited
For more on the subject of Armenian women deacons and monastics in the Armenian Apostolic Church, see Shepherds of the Nation and A Nearly Forgotten History: Women Deacons in the Armenian Apostolic...
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Seeking to be Armenian
An initiative introduced by the Armenian government to stop the reduction in numbers of its citizenry was the law of dual citizenship. The law which came into effect in 2008 ensured that while large...
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The Quest for Aurora: On ‘Ravished Armenia’ and its Surviving Fragment
Special for The Armenian Weekly April Magazine A personal memoir Four score and 15 years ago, “Ravished Armenia” (or “Auction of Souls”), the silent movie where Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94) played her...
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An Encounter with Djemal Pasha
Special for the Armenian Weekly By Missak Vassilian Translated by Jennifer Manoukian The following is the account of a 16-year-old Armenian boy’s unexpected encounter with Djemal Pasha, a member of the...
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Boston Mulls Centennial after Statehouse Observance
Special for the Armenian Weekly BOSTON, Mass.—No sooner had the final prayers been uttered and closing remarks given by State Rep. Jonathan Hecht that the crowd of 400 spectators gathered for a...
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Only a Handful of Survivors Left as 100th Anniversary Approaches
On a recent warm spring afternoon, Azniv Guiragossian sat quietly in a wheelchair between her daughter Arpi and son Shahen in the living room of the New York Armenian Home in Flushing, Queens. Dressed...
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Hairenik, Weekly Celebrate Anniversaries in New Jersey
ALPINE, N.J.—Mr. and Mrs. Vahe and Shaké Nahapetian hosted a banquet celebrating the 115th anniversary of Hairenik and the 80th anniversary of the Armenian Weekly. A scene from the event (photo by...
View ArticleARF Will Not Take Part in New Government
YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) will not take part in the government of Hovig Abrahamian. This decision was announced in a statement issued by the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia,...
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The Hippocratic Oath of a Syrian-Armenian Doctor
Special for the Armenian Weekly “After March 2011, it was clear that Syria was no longer an option,” said Dr. Karnig Jozigian, as we sat down for coffee in Stepanakert. The United Nations World Health...
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Hundreds Attend Easter Sunday Mass in Diyarbakir Church
Daughter of Sassoun Armenian Woman Baptized at Sourp Giragos DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds turned out for Easter Sunday Mass at the Sourp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir today. Among the...
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Kiss My Children’s Eyes: A Search for Answers to the Genocide Through One...
The Armenian Weekly April Magazine Part One The looks on their faces are haunting. A sense of fear and uncertainty, doom even, is evident. Fifty-one men, all Armenian, standing in front of what appears...
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Armenia as a Technology Hub?
Armenia—with its highly educated population, an entrepreneurial spirit, a legacy of research and development during Soviet times, and high growth digital sector—can become a technology hub or “Silicon...
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Obama Once again Fails to Recognize Genocide
Below is President Barack Obama’s April 24 statement, which the Armenian Weekly received from the White House Press Office. Reacting to the statement, ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian said,...
View ArticleANCA Statement on Obama’s Failure to Recognize Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON, DC—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s April 24th “Armenian Remembrance Day”...
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Easter in Syria
“Easter is supposed to be tomorrow, but it doesn’t feel like Easter. Before even thinking what shoes to wear, they lost their feet. They lost their little hands that used to color the Easter eggs every...
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WHS Students Remember Genocide, Help Rural Armenia
By Siran Tamakian WATERTOWN, Mass.—Watertown High School (WHS) is the only public school in the United States that offers Armenian as a foreign language. Aside from learning how to read, write, and...
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