Opinion
Mouradian: Scribbles in a Hand
“From the day we opened our eyes, a church stood here. They kept tearing down its walls and taking away the stones until almost nothing remained,” an old woman tells me, as she walks past […]
Month: June 2012
Uncle Garabed's Notebook
Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (June 9, 2012)
The Great Qualifier “The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a ‘but.’” … Henry Ward Beecher Greek Mythology Deianira, the […]
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Armenia Foils Infiltration Attempt, 5 Azeri Soldiers Killed
YEREVAN (A.W.)—An Azeri unit of 15 soldiers tried to infiltrate the Armenian border near the village of Vosgebar in Tavush but withdrew after incurring heavy losses, Armenia’s Ministry of Defense stated. Sources in Baku reported […]
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ANCA Calls on Clinton to Condemn Azeri Attacks
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), this morning, dispatched an urgent letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to forcefully condemn a fatal Azerbaijani attack into the Tavush region of Armenia, a brazen […]
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Soccer: Armenia 0:1 Greece
Little more than 600 spectators turned out at a damp and rainy Kufstein Arena in Austria to see Armenia lose to Greece by a solitary first half goal from Kyriakos Papadopoulos. The victory ended a […]
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Sayat Nova Dancers Keeping Pace with Apo Ashjian
BOSTON, Mass.—One would think that directing a dance company through a rigorous stage production and appearing in most every sequence would take the life out of a choreographer. Not Apo Ashjian. He seems enamored by […]
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Boston Gears up for AYF Olympics
Lay out the red carpet. Strike up the band. Get those athletes ready. The AYF Olympics is coming to town Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. And what an extravaganza this is about to become. Hard […]
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Clinton in the Caucasus: ANCA Offers Ten-Point Checklist for Successful Visit
WASHINGTON–The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has suggested the following ten steps that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should undertake during her upcoming visit to the Caucasus region to advance U.S. interests, promote American […]
Opinion
Mamigonian: Tlön, Turkey, and the Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Weekly Magazine April 2012 “It has allowed them to question and even to modify the past, which nowadays is no less malleable or obedient than the future.” —Jorge Luis Borges, ‘Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis […]
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ANCA Endorses Steve Rothman
June 5 Primary pits Rothman, a strong pro-Armenian advocate, against Pascrell, the garden state’s lone congressional opponent of Armenian issues. RIDGEFIELD, N.J.—The Armenian National Committee of America has enthusiastically endorsed Congressman Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) for […]