Supreme Court Will Not Review Armenian Genocide-Era Insurance Claims Case
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that it will not review a Ninth Circuit Court decision that struck down a California law extending the statute of limitations on Armenian Genocide-era...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Toronto Armenians Celebrate 95th Anniversary of First Republic over Four Days
TORONTO, Canada—More than 1,500 Toronto-Armenian community members came together to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the independence of the first Republic of Armenia during several events held at the...
View ArticleMensoian: ‘Medz Hayrik,’ Why Are You So Sad?
Well, Armen, you remember the election for president and the election for the city council that took place here in Yerevan. I do, medz hayrik [grandfather]. I walked with you to the polling place. That...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Walk Armenia Attracts Spirited Supporters
By May Kafafian ROYAL OAK, Mich.—On Sun., June 2, on a cool, windy, and partly sunny day, the lovely downtown area of Royal Oak was the scene of the Armenian Relief Society’s (ARS) annual walkathon...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music and Poetry Event Held at Sourp Giragos Church in Diyarbakir
Kurdish Musician stresses importance of ‘meaningful steps’ beyond apology and renovation of churches A scene from the event (Photo: copyright Arif Temel) DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—An evening of music...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kardashians Help Raise Awareness of ABMDR Mission
LOS ANGELES—Kim Kardashian recently took a swab test that will determine her eligibility to become a bone marrow donor, and urged her fans to follow suit. Kardashian took the test to raise public...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letter: ‘Lost and Found in Armenia’
Dear Editor, We just finished watching the movie, “Lost and Found in Armenia.” It stars Jamie Kennedy, and everyone around him is, for the most part, Armenian. It is a slice of Armenia that we can all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Music, Poetry Night at Sourp Giragos in Diyarbakir (Photos)
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—An evening of music and poetry was held at Sourp Giragos Church in Diyarbakir/Dikranagerd on June 11, 2013. The event, attended by more than a thousand people, featured...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nagorno-Karabagh: Preventive and Remedial Recognition vs. Azerbaijani Threats
The Nagorno-Karabagh conflict, one of the longest-lasting conflicts in the region, seems to have passed into an essential phase of its settlement. On May 30, the Legislature of Louisiana recognized the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo Exhibit Depicts Personal Stories of Tumo Youth
YEREVAN—Having recently wrapped up a four-week, intensive workshop with two highly acclaimed Armenian-American photojournalists, students at the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies publicly unveiled...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OneArmenia: Uniting Armenians for Change
At midnight on June 30, Yerevan time, an idea was transformed from potential to reality. The stroke of midnight signaled the end of the voting period of OneArmenia’s SHIFT initiative, an international...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ANCA Endorses Peter Koutoujian in Special Congressional Election
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has announced its endorsement of Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian for United States Congress. After the Massachusetts Senate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Peniche Anako: An Armenian Home Away from Home
When I was in Paris in May, my friend Virginia Pattie Kerovpyan invited me to join her on the Peniche Anako for a jazz concert. The Peniche Anako is a canal barge docked on the West Bank of the La...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Bohjalian’s ‘The Light in the Ruins’
The Light in the Ruins By Chris Bohjalian New York: Doubleday (July 9, 2013) 309 pages, $25.95 Chris Bohjalian’s The Light in the Ruins is a taught, suspenseful page-turner. In somewhat of a departure...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Nearly Forgotten History: Women Deacons in the Armenian Church
On Sunday afternoon, June 9, 2013, the Chicago chapter of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society presented a program on a segment of Armenian Church history at the Armenian All Saints...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10th ‘Golden Apricot’ Kicks off in Yerevan
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The 10th annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival of Yerevan—the Armenian Olympic games of cinema—kicked off on Sun., July 7 at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Koutoujian Discusses Key Community Concerns at Hairenik
WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Mon., July 8, Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian sat down with the editorial team of the Armenian Weekly and representatives of Armenian-American organizations at the...
View ArticleCrisis Worsens in Aleppo with Food, Fuel Blockade
ALEPPO, Syria–The situation in Aleppo has grown increasingly tense over the past few weeks, as people struggle to secure even the most basic necessities for survival. Despite the challenges, however,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Closer Look: The Supreme Court’s Decision on Genocide-Era Insurance Claims
The upcoming centenary of the Armenian Genocide represents an important milestone in the international movement for a truthful, just, and comprehensive resolution of Turkey’s crime against the Armenian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bringing the ‘-ian’ to Congress: An Interview with Sheriff Koutoujian
BOSTON, Mass.—Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian has announced his candidacy for Senator Edward Markey’s (D-Mass.-5) vacant seat in Congress. The special election, which will likely take place...
View Article