Month: November 2012

Administrative Team Provides Comprehensive Overview of AUA at ALMA

On Thurs., Nov. 1, members of the American University of Armenia’s (AUA) administrative team provided a comprehensive overview of AUA…

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Aleppo Burns while We Fiddle: A Wake-up Call to All Armenians

For almost two years, Armenians worldwide have followed the vicious civil war in Syria with great anxiety and concern over…

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Young Tennis Phenom Najarian Dazzles Pros

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.—Her name is Alexandra Najarian and her game is tennis. The young stalwart is carving quite an impression…

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Of Hunger Strikes and Role Models: An Interview with Bilgin Ayata

Hundreds of Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey have been on a hunger strike for 56 days. On Nov. 4, the…

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ANCA Calls on Amb. Morningstar to Reject Baku’s Ban on Djulfa Cemetery

Urges U.S. Ambassador to Keep Pressing for Visit to Desecrated Christian Armenian Religious Site WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Armenian National Committee of…

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Storms

This is becoming a nasty pattern.  I realized it after being tempest-tossed by Hurricane Sandy and American Airlines for the…

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Talk at ALMA Introduces ‘Houshamadyan Project’

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Thurs., Nov. 15, Nora Lessersohn of Houshamadyan, a historical and cultural initiative based in Berlin, will give a…

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Bell Tolls for Armenians Once Again in Diyarbakir

Armenian Weekly correspondent Gulisor Akkum reports from Diyarbakir. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—The bell tower of Sourp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir…

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