ARF political activist George Aghjayan did what many of us didn’t do: He made an effort to document his grandmother’s genocide history at a time when her memory remained lucid. Not when age had clouded […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (A.W.)—On April 29, the Armenian community in Albany held a genocide commemoration event in Monument Square in Troy, followed by a lecture by Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian at the Armenian American Community […]
The Armenian Weekly April 2011 Magazine “But does it really matter if one kind of bird goes extinct?” I asked my friend, Chris, a college classmate, bird enthusiast, and aspiring veterinarian. “No animal should ever […]
By Ayda Erbal and Talin Suciyan The Armenian Weekly April 2011 Magazine The history of the Ottoman Armenians in the 19th century[1] is a history of great promises but also of greater abandonment. More than […]
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The 96th Armenian Genocide Commemoration in Boston took place on April 25 with a keynote speech by Ambassador Garen Nazarian, permanent representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations in New […]
WASHINGTON—Over 300 Armenian Americans gathered at the Turkish Embassy on Easter Sunday holding a silent vigil in memory of 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide and calling attention to Turkey’s ongoing denial of that […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—For the second year in a row, major cities in Turkey witnessed public events commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915. On April 24, 2011, at 5 p.m., public sit-ins took place simultaneously in […]
Legislators Also Call on Secretary Clinton to Report on Turkey’s Violations of the Freedom to Worship and Religious Property Rights of Armenians in Turkey WASHINGTON—Congressmen Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and Jim Costa (D-Calif.) joined together this […]
NEW MILFORD, N.J.—A Benefit Night to raise funds to restore the St. Giragos Armenian Church in Dikranagerd will take place on Saturday evening, May 14, at Hovnanian Banquet Hall in New Milford. The evening will […]
Despite Armenian Americans’ persistent admonishment of President Obama to refrain from substituting “Meds Yeghern” (Great Calamity) for the Armenian Genocide in his annual April 24 statement, he has continued to do so for three years […]
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