Month: December 2011

Turkish Rights Group Expresses Solidarity with French Bill Author Valerie Boyer

ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—On Dec. 29, the Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (Istanbul Branch, Human Rights Association) sent the following letter…

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European Court Rules on Evictions in Armenia

YEREVAN (A.W.)—Residents of Buzand St. in Yerevan took their complaints to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) when they…

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Boston Magazine Taps Saryan as ‘Top Doc’

BURLINGTON, Mass.—John Saryan never wanted to be a doctor. He wasn’t that young kid who was surrounded by medical playthings…

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The Flower Girl of Amaras

SOS, NKR—Ever since the fifth century, when Mesrob Mashdots put his script to the Armenian alphabet and St. Gregory the…

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Gunaysu: A ‘Bolsetsi’ in Los Angeles

I was in Los Angeles from Nov. 23-27, a place I never imagined I would go! Long journeys to unknown…

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Vernissage: A Mosaic of Armenian Cultural Treasures

YEREVAN—As the sun rises over Yerevan, visages of an outdoor flea market come to life like a Brigadoon. It is…

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Diana Der Hovanessian: ‘I Write Almost Every Day’

By Artsvi Bakhchinyan Diana Der-Hovanessian, New England born poet, was twice a Fulbright professor of American Poetry and is the…

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Hitchens’ Legacy in Our Midst

The prominent journalist was a harsh critic of Turkey’s genocide denial Author, journalist, and critic Christopher Hitchens died of pneumonia…

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