ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—On Dec. 29, the Committee Against Racism and Discrimination (Istanbul Branch, Human Rights Association) sent the following letter to French MP Valerie Boyer, the author of the bill criminalizing the denial of the […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Residents of Buzand St. in Yerevan took their complaints to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) when they were evicted—and under-compensated—by the state to pave the way for a new construction project: Northern […]
BURLINGTON, Mass.—John Saryan never wanted to be a doctor. He wasn’t that young kid who was surrounded by medical playthings with a physician’s dream in mind. Instead, he leaned toward a career in math and […]
SOS, NKR—Ever since the fifth century, when Mesrob Mashdots put his script to the Armenian alphabet and St. Gregory the Illuminator founded a church here one century earlier, Amaras Monastery has served as a mecca […]
I was in Los Angeles from Nov. 23-27, a place I never imagined I would go! Long journeys to unknown lands have always frightened me. But this time I was invited by the ANC-Western Region […]
Many youth camps are based on building values and character, and the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Camp Haiastan in Franklin, Mass., exceeds those expectations. It teaches youth about their Armenian heritage and culture, accomplishing their […]
YEREVAN—As the sun rises over Yerevan, visages of an outdoor flea market come to life like a Brigadoon. It is Saturday, and people are getting restless. Business can’t wait. A vagabond strolls the dirt aisles […]
By Artsvi Bakhchinyan Diana Der-Hovanessian, New England born poet, was twice a Fulbright professor of American Poetry and is the author of more than 25 books of poetry and translations. She has awards from the […]
The prominent journalist was a harsh critic of Turkey’s genocide denial Author, journalist, and critic Christopher Hitchens died of pneumonia on Dec. 15, at the age of 62, after a long struggle with esophageal cancer. […]
Imagine: The newspaper that exposed Watergate now condones corruption. That’s how bad things are in the media universe these days. I refer, of course, to the Washington Post and the Matt Bryza-loving article by Fred […]
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