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Armenian Pavilion to Be Featured in Book Expo America 2015
NEW YORK—For the first time, Armenia will take part in Book Expo America (BEA), the leading book and author event for the North American publishing industry. The Armenian Pavilion in BEA will...
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Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemorated in Central Virginia
By Marni Pilafian RICHMOND, Va.—The month of April was busy in Central Virginia with many commemorative events taking place to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide, educate the wider community,...
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Choosing ‘Co-Resistance’ Rather than ‘Turkish-Armenian Dialogue’
Competing Narratives of Suffering The Armenian Weekly Magazine April 2015: A Century of Resistance A global non-governmental and governmental regime has arisen to promote “dialogue,” “reconciliation,”...
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Istanbul Protesters Demand Camp Armen Return
ISTANBUL (A.W.) – The Nor Zartonk Armenian youth movement of Istanbul held a solidarity demonstration in Istanbul on May 22, calling on authorities to stop the demolition of Camp Armen and urging the...
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Camp Armen to Be Returned to Armenians?
ISTANBUL (A.W.)—Fatih Ulusoy, the current owner of Camp Armen, said on May 23 that he would sign the transfer of the property over to the Gedikpaşa Armenian Protestant Foundation. Camp Armen is the...
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Book Review: ‘Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot That Avenged the...
Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot That Avenged the Armenian Genocide By Eric Bogosian Little, Brown and Company, New York (April 21, 2015), 384 pages ISBN 978-0316292085; Hardcover, $28.00...
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Power vs. Progress: The HDP’s ‘Threat’ of Democracy
Special for the Armenian Weekly One of the most persistent lies associated with the Armenian Genocide is the notion that Armenians were killed because of their desire to break away from the Ottoman...
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Determined Triumph
The Armenian Weekly Magazine April 2015: A Century of Resistance The voice of a sighing heart, its sobs and mournful cries, I offer up to you, O seer of Secrets, Placing the fruits of my wavering...
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Special for the Armenian Weekly And where do we go now? The storm of the Armenian Genocide Centennial has passed. The nation came out in full force in Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora. We saw and felt...
View ArticleDraft Resolution on Armenian Genocide Introduced in Brazilian Senate
(Agencia Prensa Armenia)—A draft resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide was introduced in the Federal Senate of Brazil on May 26. Senators Aloizio Nunes, Fereira Filio, and Jose Serra sponsored...
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ARF Eastern Region Central Committee Meets with Aram I
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern Region Central Committee met with His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia on May 30, in Waltham, Mass. ARF Eastern...
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‘Ready to Fight for Armenia’: A Remembrance of Maral Melkonian Avetisyan
When I Wake Up When I wake up I look forward to a good day. When I wake up I look forward to telling more people about Armenia. When I wake up I look forward to fight for Armenia. When I wake up I...
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Boston Armenian Community Celebrates May 28 with Aram I
Aram I Awards Former Ambassador John Evans ‘Medal of Knight of Cilicia’ WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—More than 500 Boston Armenian community members filled the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center...
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Federal Senate of Brazil Recognizes Armenian Genocide
(Agencia Prensa Armenia)—The Federal Senate of Brazil passed on June 2 a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The Resolution No. 550/2015 was introduced by Senators Aloizio Nunes Fereira Filio...
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Azerbaijan’s Isolation in Troubled Waters and Implications for Artsakh
Given the geographic proximity of the South Caucasus to Europe, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union, virtually all developments in those areas have reverberations in Baku, Azerbaijan. Over the...
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AYF-YOARF Junior Seminar 2015: ‘Look Forward, Move Forward’
Memorial Day weekend is meant to be a time to honor those who served in America’s armed forces (though for most it’s a long weekend to barbeque poolside and sleep in). For generations of Armenians...
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Bohjalian: Murder Cannot Be Hid Long. The Truth Will Out.
The Armenian Weekly Magazine April 2015: A Century of Resistance In March I spent three days at “Responsibility 2015,” the conference on the Armenian Genocide sponsored by the Armenian Revolutionary...
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Centennial Commemoration Held at Ramapo College
Zarakolu, Barsoumian Discuss Turkey’s ‘Denial Industry’ MAHWAH, N.J.— A conversation between activist, writer, and publisher Ragip Zarakolu and Armenian Weekly editor Nanore Barsoumian was recently...
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‘We’re Still Here’: Protesters Enter Day 31 of Camp Armen Occupation
ISTANBUL (A.W.)—Protesters entered day 31 of a live-in demonstration at Camp Armen, the former Armenian summer camp located in the Tuzla district of Istanbul on June 5. After weeks of protest, the...
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Voters Hit the Polls in Pivotal Parliamentary Election in Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Voters in Turkey headed to the polls today in what may prove to be one of the most critical elections in the country’s modern history. The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic...
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