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Armenians Celebrate Mass in China for First Time in Decades
GUANGZHOU, China (A.W.)—The Armenian community in China gathered at a church in Guangzhou on Dec. 14 to celebrate mass for the first time in decades. A scene from the mass (Photo by Raffi Kabakian)...
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Young Biologists Dedicated to Environmental Conservation in Armenia, Artsakh
Special for the Armenian Weekly I’ve reached the halfway mark of this six-part series chronicling the work of environmental organizations in Armenia. Working for the Armenian Environmental Network, an...
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Turkey’s Shame: The Case of Fatma and Azad Tokmak
Special for the Armenian Weekly The following quote contains what reportedly happened to Fatma Tokmak, a Kurdish woman from Sirnak in Turkey’s Kurdistan, when she was arrested in 1996: “They...
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Society for Armenian Studies DC Conference on ‘Armenians in the Ottoman...
By Aram Arkun Special for the Society of Armenian Studies The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS), a primarily American association of scholars and supporters of Armenology, is celebrating its 40th...
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‘Seeing Hands’: Providing Massages to Weary Diasporans, and Work for the Blind
Special for the Armenian Weekly At some point during my time in Armenia, I must have accepted that having constant back pain was normal. I realized that I had been letting my posture get into the...
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ADAA Awards Saroyan Prize, Armenian Honors
PASADENA, Calif.—The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) held its annual awards event on Dec. 6 at the Pasadena Playhouse to present the 2014 William Saroyan Playwriting Prize in Human Rights/Social...
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The Armenians of Singapore
Singapore is an incredibly successful country on the southern tip of Malaysia. More than 5 million people are packed into this compact area. It is a veritable smorgasbord of ethnicities, languages, and...
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Houshamadyan Releases ‘Ottoman Armenians: Life, Culture, Society’
By Haroutiun Kurkjian Translated by Khatchig Mouradian This is the title of the volume that Houshamadyan presented to the public as its first publication, three years after launching the website with...
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Bogosian, Tufankjian, and Bohjalian to Speak at Centennial Conference in NY
Other confirmed speakers include Jurist Geoffrey Robertson and journalist Robert Fisk NEW YORK–Actor and playwright Eric Bogosian, photojournalist Scout Tufankjian, and novelist Chris Bohjalian are...
View ArticleSassounian: Amal Clooney to Represent Armenia in European Court
Here is a surprising news item being disclosed for the first time in this column—Amal Ramzi Alamuddin, wife of prominent actor and human rights activist George Clooney, will be one of the attorneys...
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Armenian Weekly Featured at Newseum Exhibit
WASHINGTON (A.W)—The Armenian Weekly’s front page will be featured at the Newseum’s “One Nation with News for All” exhibit until Jan. 4. Created in partnership with the Smithsonian’s “Our American...
View ArticleLand-Locked: The Necessity of Open Borders in Armenia
Special for the Armenian Weekly The historically positive relationship between Israel and the Republic of Turkey has been strained since the 2008-09 Gaza War and the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid. More...
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‘Depop2Repop’ Repopulation Project Launched for Gyumri, Shirak Region
More than a quarter century has passed since the earthquake in Armenia’s Gyumri. On Dec. 7, Gyumri marked the 26th anniversary of the earthquake—26 years of pain, hunger, homelessness, emigration,...
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Civil Society in Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities
Special for the Armenian Weekly Civil society is a system of public mechanisms and relations that is self-contained and independent from the state. It provides conditions for the satisfaction of the...
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Armenian and Kurdish Village Names Restored in Van
VAN, Turkey (A.W.)—The Van Metropolitan Municipal Council restored the old names of 704 neighborhoods, Turkish newspapers reported. Sign in Armenian in the town of Edremit in Van (Photo by Khatchig...
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ARF Leader Vahan Hovannesian Passes Away
YEREVAN—Armenian revolutionary Federation (ARF) leader Vahan Hovannesian passed away today (Dec. 28), after a long battle with illness. He was 58. ARF leader Hovannesian was a prominent figure in...
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Soccer: A Year to Forget for the Armenian National Team
Special for the Armenian Weekly In business, it is customary and good practice to complete a comprehensive year-end assessment of team performance. This usually includes providing high-quality, candid...
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State Funeral for Vahan Hovannesian Set for Next Weekend
YEREVAN (Asbarez)—A state funeral will take place next weekend for Armenian Revolutionary Federation leader Vahan Hovannesian, who passed away on Dec. 28, after a long illness. Hovannesian’s body...
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CD Set Memorializes Roger Krikorian
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Seven years after his death, the music of Roger Krikorian is still being heard and appreciated. Roger Krikorian during his playing days Just released was a two-CD compilation of the...
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Prominent Scholars to Speak at Centennial Conference in NY
NEW YORK—Scholars Richard Hovannisian, Debórah Dwork, Raymond Kévorkian, Roy L. Brooks, Elisa Von Joeden-Forgey, Janna Thompson, and Jermaine McCalpin are among the confirmed speakers at...
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