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Shifting the Armenian National Narrative on Women
An Interview with Award-Winning Educator and Author Sona Zeitlian Special for the Armenian Weekly Throughout Armenian history, women have held various roles in the national reality—from Armenian queens...
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‘Martyred Writers’ Anthology Brings Western Armenian Literature from 1915 to...
On March 7, Dr. Herand Markarian presented his new book, The Martyred Armenian Writers 1915-1922, at the Armenian Community Center’s Shahnazarian Hall in Glenview, Ill., and then unleashed a group of 7...
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Mouradian Speaks at First Genocide Commemoration in Aintab (Full Text)
The Story of Two Armenian Midwives Below is the text of a lecture delivered by scholar and former Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian at the first commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in...
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Historic Ecumenical Service to Be Held May 7 at Washington National Cathedral
Join Wait List for Ecumenical Service Tickets “I am a proud person. I am the grandchild of a saint,” said Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy, in a conversation at the Prelacy...
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Armenia Recognizes Assyrian and Greek Genocides
YEREVAN (A.W.)—On March 24, Armenia’s National Assembly passed a resolution recognizing the Assyrian and Greek Genocides committed by the Ottoman Empire of 1915-23. The Republican Party-sponsored bill,...
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Genocide Resolution Gains Momentum
WASHINGTON—A broad spectrum of veteran and freshmen House Members are adding their voices to the global call for truth and justice, as support for passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution...
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ARS Centennial Events in NY Feature Historic Exhibition
NEW YORK—More than 200 women traveled from all over the United States and as far away as Europe, Canada, and South America to attend and participate in a series of events initiated by the Armenian...
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Soccer: Armenia Heads to Albania for Pivotal Euro 2016 Qualifier
Special for the Armenian Weekly Euro 2016 qualifying resumes this week, and for Armenia, it can’t come quickly enough. After spending a long winter languishing at the foot of the Group I table, having...
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ANCA Presses for Increased Artsakh Aid
Government Affairs Director Kate Nahapetian Advocates for Full Range of Armenian American Foreign Aid Priorities WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Government Affairs Director...
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ANCA Launches ‘March to Justice’ Online Advocacy Campaign
MarchtoJustice.org Empowers Citizens Worldwide to Promote Peace, Protect Armenia, and Prevent Atrocities WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has launched “March to Justice,”—a...
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…And the Struggle for Justice Continues
The following is a speech delivered by Armenia-based journalist Harout Ekmanian in Berlin, as part of a program titled “It Snows in April,” which was launched by the Maxim Gorki Theater. The program is...
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2015 ARS Youth Connect Program a Success
The 2015 Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Youth Connect program took place on Feb. 28-March 1, at New York University. Program Director Khatchig Mouradian, the coordinator of the Armenian Genocide Program...
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Paris Conference on Genocide Draws Experts from Around the World
Special for the Armenian Weekly ‘France is working to pay off its debt to the Armenians for not having made every effort to save them and prevent their disappearance from the Ottoman Empire between...
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Armenian Genocide Reparations Study Group Publishes Final Report
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Genocide Reparations Study Group (AGRSG) on March 30 published its final report, entitled “Resolution with Justice—Reparations for the Armenian Genocide.” The cover of the...
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Welcome to Haiastan!
Are you ready to put away your scarves and mittens and take out your sunscreen and shorts? Are you sitting in class each day wondering when this cold weather will end and how many days are left until...
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Erdogan: Armenians ‘Fixed’ Genocide Events to Coincide with Gallipoli Ceremonies
ANKARA (A.W.)—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Armenia of “fixing” the date of the Armenian Genocide commemorations this year to coincide with the Gallipoli ceremonies Turkey is hosting...
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Agos Editor Sarkis Seropyan Passes Away
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—A founding member of the Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos, Sarkis Seropyan, passed away on March 28 from heart failure after a brief illness. He was 80 years old. Seropyan’s...
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Searching for Yeghia, Genocide Survivor
Yepraksia Gevorgyan, 109, lives in the village of Armavir in Armenia with her grandson and daughter. Gevorgyan survived the Armenian Genocide by crossing the Araks River, which she remembers red, full...
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Vermont Legislature Unanimously Adopts Genocide Centennial Resolution
Bohjalian, Walrath lead State Capitol Commemoration Calling for Genocide Justice MONTPELIER, Vt.—The Vermont legislature strengthened the standing of the Green Mountain State as a leader in the...
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A Century through a Boy’s Eyes
Last week, I received an email from a friend, asking that the Armenian Weekly publish a notice about a woman in Armenia searching for her older brother. The woman is 109 years old. She lost her brother...
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