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Baydzar and Galya: Legacies of Defiance from Diyarbakir to Stepanakert
Special for the Armenian Weekly Baydzar (Photo by Nanore Barsoumian) Two remarkable women passed away in June—one in Diyarbakir, the other in Karabagh. One symbolized resilience in the face of...
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Fatih Akin’s Film on 1915 to Premiere at Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Italy (A.W.)—Award winning director Fatih Akin’s latest film, “The Cut,” will premiere at the 71st Venice International Film Festival that will take place from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6. “The Cut”...
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The Child of a Refugee
By Siran Seza The following story was written by Siran Seza in April 1946. Seza was the penname of Siranoush Zarifian, a Lebanese-Armenian writer born in Constantinople in 1903. She is best known for...
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My Friend Abo Won a Grammy
How many people can say that they have a friend who has a won a Grammy? My friend Abraham Gumroyan, or Abo, won the award for Best Tropical Album at this year’s Grammys, as a member of the Pacific...
View ArticleHamparian: ‘U.S. States Must Be Represented in Ankara by Clear, Compelling...
WASHINGTON—ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s nomination of John Bass for U.S. Ambassador to Turkey. The Senate Foreign Relations...
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Rendahl: What Time Is It?
“There’s an Armenian here,” my former professor’s wife texted me from a dinner party in Fargo, N.D., a couple of months ago. “Do you want to come have dinner?” Naturally, I thought. I’m on my way to...
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At the Forefront of Model Making: Meet Richard Tenguerian
Special for the Armenian Weekly Richard Tenguerian’s architectural model making studio is located in NOHO in New York City. There, Tenguerian and his colleagues create minute versions of some of the...
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A Daughter’s Letter to Her Long Lost Mother
Special for the Armenian Weekly Questions always worked their way to the surface, and after 38 long years, I was finally getting some answers. I, as an adopted person, could now begin to fill in the...
View ArticleANCA: OSCE Must Challenge Azerbaijani Aggression
WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement regarding Azerbaijan’s most recent attacks against Armenia and Nagorno...
View ArticleHaidostian: Our Times of Silence
Just as there are years of plenty, and years of famine, there are also times of speech, and times of silence. We are now in the testing time of silence! Whether one is a regular citizen, a religious...
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An Appeal for Armenian Involvement in NOW, ‘Women in Black’
Twice I have participated in women’s conferences, and both times I realized that I was the only Armenian there. More than 400 women recently participated in the conference organized by the National...
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Basket Case: Store Director Gulezian Discusses Market Basket Saga
Special for the Armenian Weekly Manchester, N.H. (A.W.)—As the conflict between Market Basket’s employees and Board of Directors surrounding the firing of CEO Arthur T. Demoulas enters its third month,...
View ArticleARF Issues Announcement on Artsakh Escalation
The Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation issued on Aug. 4 an announcement condemning Azerbaijan’s recent aggression toward Armenians in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, and called for the...
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Prison Ministry Stimulates Charchaflian
I was in prison and you visited me.’ (Matthew 25:36) WATERTOWN, Mass.—The steel doors to the Billerica House of Correction are 10 deep before Michael Charchaflian encounters an inmate or detainee. It’s...
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Artsakh at the Ready: Volunteers Report to Duty, PM Spends Nights on Front Line
STEPANAKERT (A.W.)—Following a string of attacks along the contact line by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan spent the nights of August 3 and...
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ARF-ER-Sponsored Internship at UN Mission Underway
NEW YORK—The four-week internship program at the Armenian Mission to the UN in New York, sponsored by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Eastern USA (ARF-ER), is currently underway. Interns Talin...
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Homecoming: Diyarbakir Armenian Language Students Arrive in Armenia
One sunny August morning a bus left Diyarbakir, Turkey, with 50 passengers, and traveled to Yerevan, Armenia via Georgia. At the same time, a man flew from Canada to Yerevan to meet this busload of...
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Chris Bohjalian Visits AGBU Central Office in NY
Best-Selling Author Presents Latest Novel, ‘Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands’ NEW YORK—Critically acclaimed author Chris Bohjalian is traveling across the U.S. on his “Rock and Roll Book Tour” to launch...
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APP Conference Participants Announced
Plenary will feature Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Armenians and Progressive Politics (APP) conference returns to the Boston area this year with the theme, “The Road to Justice.”...
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Hiking the Janapar Trail in Karabagh
“You’re Armenian?” “Yup, we’re all Armenian!” “Why didn’t you say so?! What would you like? More food, coffee, tea? You’re leaving tomorrow? Why don’t you stay…” The “Armenian connection” conversation....
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