July 2012 - The Armenian Weekly

Detroit ARS Sends $75,000 Shipment to Karabagh

July 31, 2012 at 12:06 pm Weekly Staff 0

On Wed., April 18, members of the five Detroit ARS sister chapters proudly loaded a United Armenia Fund container with a long-awaited shipment bound for the Kashatagh region of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic (NKR). The 170-box […]

Soccer: Postcard from Poznań

July 31, 2012 at 12:02 pm M.J. Graham 1

I made a deal with a fellow soccer enthusiast, Dina Apovian: No matter what happened during Euro qualifying, as huge soccer fans of our respective nations, we would be in it together and in it […]

Church at Hye Pointe Picnic (Haverhill, Mass.)

July 31, 2012 at 11:49 am The Armenian Weekly 0

AUG 26, 2012 * CHURCH AT HYE POINTE PICNIC. The Armenain Church at Hye Pointe of Haverhill, Mass., holds its annual picnic at the American Legion Farm, 1314 Main St., in Haverhill (take Rte. 495 […]

ANCA-ER 6th Annual Banquet to Be Held in NJ

July 31, 2012 at 11:22 am Weekly Staff 0

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Sat., Dec. 1, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region Endowment Fund will host the 6thAnnual ANCA-ER Banquet at the Sheraton Crossroads in Mahwah, N.J. The banquet will begin with an […]

ANCA Protests NBC’s Slight of Armenian Olympic Team

July 31, 2012 at 11:19 am Weekly Staff 27

WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) joined thousands of frustrated Armenians across the U.S. and around the world this week in expressing frustration with NBC’s short and silent coverage of Armenia’s Olympic team during […]

Sassounian: Armenia Should Retaliate Against Turkish Ban on Buying Real Estate

July 31, 2012 at 10:40 am Harut Sassounian 19

Turkey’s Cabinet is in the process of finalizing a law adopted by parliament last May that bans citizens of six countries—Armenia, Cuba, Nigeria, North Korea, Syria, and Yemen—from buying real estate in Turkey, according to […]

‘Orphans of the Genocide’ to Be Screened in Watertown

July 30, 2012 at 11:25 am Weekly Staff 4

WATERTOWN, Mass (A.W.)—On Aug. 1, the documentary film “Orphans of the Genocide” will be screened in Watertown at St. Stephen’s Church. Four-time regional Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Bared Maronian will present the film to the public. […]

Armenian Athlete Secures First Olympic Gold for Russia

July 28, 2012 at 3:45 pm Weekly Staff 6

LONDON (A.W.)—Armenian athlete Arsen Galstyan secured Russia’s first Olympic gold in the 60-kilogram judo competition on July 28. It was also Russia first Olympic gold in judo since the break-up of the Soviet Union. In […]

The Syrian Armenian Dilemma: Community Preservation or Out-Migration

July 27, 2012 at 2:25 pm Nanore Barsoumian 20

In recent days, as violence continues to rage in Syria, various steps have been taken in Armenia to address the rather tenuous situation of the Armenian community there. After much controversy over Armavia’s rising airfare […]

Kazazian: Turkish ‘Leadership’ or Censorship?

July 27, 2012 at 8:40 am Joseph Kazazian 2

The Arab Spring, the Green Revolution in Iran, President Obama’s historic bid for office in 2008—all are key examples of how the internet can be used as a game-changing social and political tool. The United […]