Najarian Lecture at Fanueil Hall to Discuss ‘Media Freedom, Protecting Human...
BOSTON, Mass.—The 2014 Najarian Endowed Lecture on Human Rights at Faneuil Hall will be held on Thurs., Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m., and will address the topic, “Truth to Action: Media Freedom, Protecting...
View ArticleAghjayan Keeps the Historic Wheels Turning
Retirement for most people is lying on a hammock with a cold drink and watching the world pass by unabashed. Community activist George Aghjayan is presented with a commemorative poster of the Armenian...
View ArticleArmenians and Progressive Politics Conference at MIT a Success
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—A distinguished line-up of speakers from Armenia, Turkey, Europe, and the United States examined Turkey, the media, Turkish-Armenian relations, and genocide reparations at the...
View ArticleGetting Into the Act: Diasporan Engagement in Armenia
Special for the Armenian Weekly “For young people, donating money is ineffective,” said Lia Soorenian, 22, a recent graduate I met volunteering in Armenia. “I don’t believe in armchair donations.” Bard...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to UEFA President Michel Platini
Special for the Armenian Weekly Dear Mr. Michel Platini, president of the Union of European Football Associations, It is with great surprise and disappointment that on Sept. 19, 2014, I heard the news...
View ArticleThe World Never Really Faced Kobani
Special for the Armenian Weekly Some stories are here to stay, and I suspect the story of the 3,000 fighters defending Kobani will be retold for generations to come. Shamefully, the world’s...
View ArticleANCA Urges Obama to Challenge Turkey’s Support for ISIS
Hachikian: “Mr. President, we need not lie for Turkey; nor are we obliged to passively accept its transparently false denials.” WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) joined...
View ArticleSoccer: Injury-Stricken Armenia Welcomes Serbia to Yerevan
Special for the Armenian Weekly Following an away loss to Denmark in Copenhagen in the opening round of the Euro 2016 qualifying matches held last month, Armenia now prepares to welcome Serbia to the...
View ArticleBaku to Yerevan: My Voyage Home, Despite the Pain
Special for the Armenian Weekly When my son was born in 2007, I named him Armen simply because I could. When I was born in 1978, as Armenians in Baku, Azerbaijan, my parents were too scared to name me...
View ArticleAghjayan Keeps the Historic Wheels Turning
Retirement for most people is lying on a hammock with a cold drink and watching the world pass by unabashed. Community activist George Aghjayan is presented with a commemorative poster of the Armenian...
View ArticleArmenian National Committee of America Eastern Region 8th Annual Banquet to...
New York— Armenian Americans throughout the Eastern U.S. will be joining together to celebrate a year of civic activism at the 8th annual Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region...
View ArticleA Musical Detour with Yerevan’s #ONEBus
In June 2013, ONEArmenia, a for-purpose platform with community-building objectives based out of Yerevan and New York, launched a campaign to reimagine an everyday, often unpleasant, part of life in...
View ArticleSoccer: Injury-Stricken Armenia Welcomes Serbia to Yerevan
Special for the Armenian Weekly Following an away loss to Denmark in Copenhagen in the opening round of the Euro 2016 qualifying matches held last month, Armenia now prepares to welcome Serbia to the...
View ArticleBaku to Yerevan: My Voyage Home, Despite the Pain
Special for the Armenian Weekly When my son was born in 2007, I named him Armen simply because I could. When I was born in 1978, as Armenians in Baku, Azerbaijan, my parents were too scared to name me...
View ArticleAghjayan Keeps the Historic Wheels Turning
Retirement for most people is lying on a hammock with a cold drink and watching the world pass by unabashed. Community activist George Aghjayan is presented with a commemorative poster of the Armenian...
View ArticleANCA Eastern Region Banquet to Be Held in New York
New York— Armenian Americans throughout the Eastern U.S. will be joining together to celebrate a year of civic activism at the 8th annual Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region...
View ArticleA Musical Detour with Yerevan’s #ONEBus
In June 2013, ONEArmenia, a for-purpose platform with community-building objectives based out of Yerevan and New York, launched a campaign to reimagine an everyday, often unpleasant, part of life in...
View ArticleArmenia Joins Eurasian Economic Union Despite Hurdles, Objections
MINSK, Belarus (A.W.)—Armenia signed documents of accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) on Oct. 10, joining Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in the union, more than a year after first...
View ArticleKurt: Bardakçı’s Chest as a Cognovit
Special for the Armenian Weekly In Kanunların Ruhu: Emval-i Metruke Kanunlarında Soykırımın İzini Sürmek (The Spirit of the Laws: Pursuing the Trace of Genocide on the Abandoned Property Laws), Taner...
View ArticleWhite House Set to Announce Display of Armenian Orphan Rug
WASHINGTON—Sources close to the Obama Administration report that, after months of Congressional and community pressure, the White House is set to announce the display of the Armenian Orphan Rug,...
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