Hearing Reflects Growing Bipartisan Interest in Welfare of Syria’s Religious Minorities WASHINGTON—Republican and Democratic members of a key U.S. House Foreign Affairs subcommittee joined yesterday with the panel’s Chairman, Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), in voicing […]
Seidu Swaray and I are the same age. But in February 2002, when I was enjoying life, his town was attacked by LURD* rebels. I met him in Liberia last year and he introduced himself […]
Maro’s lips were painted a deep pink color, her eyelids dusted with a pearl-hued powder, her eyebrows angular and shapely, and her cheeks speckled with beauty marks. She wore a bed of white roses on […]
I was born in Armenia (in Gyumri to be exact) when the Soviet Empire was taking its last breaths and Armenian independence was only months away. I belonged to a generation that had to grow […]
BOSTON, Mass.—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region joined with Investors Against Genocide (IAG) this month in urging mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments to avoid investments in companies with ties to genocidal regimes […]
It is not often that I cover murder mysteries, but I am making an exception given the unusual circumstances of an Ottoman Crown Prince’s death in 1916 and its possible link to Talaat and the […]
BETHESDA, Md.—On June 17, Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) joined an enthusiastic crowd of more than a hundred Maryland community leaders and activists in a strong show of support for House of Delegates […]
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Armenian musician Yervant Bostancı, who had left Diyarbakir for Istanbul in 1976 and had been living in the U.S. since 1993, moved back to his hometown last week. The musician/performer, known in Turkey […]
For as long as I can remember I’ve been interested in acting. Growing up in an artistic family helped lead me in a direction towards the performing arts. My father, Matthew, was a locally famous […]
Established in 2011 under the auspices of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Association of Philadelphia, the Meghry Dance Ensemble has come a long way with a few young dancers and their vibrant love for […]
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