LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On Sunday, Jan. 13, the Organization of Istanbul Armenians (OIA) will commemorate the 6th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s martyrdom with a lecture on the “hidden Armenians” of Turkey by Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig […]
It’s nice to be able to kick off the new year with an upbeat article. One of the rays of hope emanating from the Republic of Armenia (RoA) is the very evident beginnings of a […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (A.W.)—After taking the most popular photo on Facebook and most re-Tweeted tweet in history, what’s next for Scout Tufankjian? The Brooklyn-based photojournalist is taking trips to Moscow and Kolkata to document the Russian- […]
While political leaders often exaggerate their achievements and brag about the superiority of their nation, such claims become absurd if they are far removed from reality and border on chauvinism and narcissism. When leaders harbor […]
I’ve often reminded myself that the shortest distance between two strangers is simply a telephone call. Thus, I wanted to start my New Year 2013 on the right foot by calling people who’ve lost touch […]
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) team was up on Capitol Hill on Jan. 3 to welcome the over 90 newly elected members of the U.S. Senate and House, as Congress kicked off its […]
ANCA Joins Greek-Americans in Welcoming Senate Failure to Approve U.S. Taxpayer Give-away to Ankara WASHINGTON—Despite the best efforts of Ankara’s allies in Washington, D.C. during the final hours of the Congressional session, the U.S. Senate […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—The funeral of 84-year-old Marissa Kuchuk (Küçük), who was brutally murdered in her apartment in Istanbul, was held on Jan. 5, amid fears that violent acts against the country’s Christian minorities will continue […]
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TGNA) witnessed an argument between parliamentarians recently over who killed the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, various Turkish newspapers reported on Jan. 3. “Your history […]
“…All those human-like monsters who executed the Medz Yeghern and tainted their hands with the innocent blood of the Armenians.” Yervant Odian (1920) During the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, the word […]
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