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Month: December 2011

News

Turkish Rights Group Expresses Solidarity with French Bill Author Valerie Boyer

December 31, 2011 Weekly Staff 18

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 […]

News

European Court Rules on Evictions in Armenia

December 31, 2011 Nanore Barsoumian 5

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 […]

News

Boston Magazine Taps Saryan as ‘Top Doc’

December 31, 2011 Tom Vartabedian 1

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 […]

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The Flower Girl of Amaras

December 31, 2011 Tom Vartabedian 3

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 […]

News

Gunaysu: A ‘Bolsetsi’ in Los Angeles

December 27, 2011 Ayse Gunaysu 23

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 […]

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Apigian-Kessel: Hye Ho! Hye Ho! It’s off to Camp We Go!

December 27, 2011 Betty Apigian-Kessel 2

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 […]

News

Vernissage: A Mosaic of Armenian Cultural Treasures

December 27, 2011 Tom Vartabedian 0

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 […]

Interviews

Diana Der Hovanessian: ‘I Write Almost Every Day’

December 27, 2011 Guest Contributor 6

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 […]

News

Hitchens’ Legacy in Our Midst

December 26, 2011 Nanore Barsoumian 20

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. […]

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Garen Mouths Off

Yegparian: How the Media Have Fallen

December 26, 2011 Garen Yegparian 7

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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