Month: August 2011

Special Report: What is Turkey Returning to Armenians?

(Armenian Weekly)–The Turkish government recently announced  that real estate assets confiscated by the State, which once belonged to Armenian, Greek,…

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Rendahl: Hayrenik

“I’m going to the hayrenik” (fatherland) a friend said. “Yegur hon yertank” (Let’s go there). There were assumptions in the…

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Wisconsin Armenians and Friends Raise $11,000 for Gyumri Orphanage

DELAFIELD, Wisc.—August 14, the date set for the second annual “Day on the Blue” Armenian orphanage fundraiser, dawned perfectly. The…

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A Woman Called ‘Mayrig’ at Etchmiadzin

Her name was Mayrig, that’s all I knew about the woman. She was leaning up against the back of the…

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Editorial: Necessary but Insufficient

During a dinner highlighted by pomp and circumstance on Aug. 28, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that properties…

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An Opposition Astray

YEREVAN (A.W.)–The Armenian National Congress, a block of oppositional parties led by former president Levon Ter-Petrossian, has been actively engaged…

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St. Sarkis ‘Blessing of Grapes’ Picnic

I leaned over and whispered to my husband, “It’s not an Armenian event until you cannot hear yourself talking.” We…

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