Month: August 2013

In the Name of Her Son: The Story Behind Artsakh’s Museum of Fallen Soldiers

The Armenian Weekly August 2013 Magazine Black and white photographs of men—and some women—hang on the walls of Stepanakert’s Museum…

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Bohjalian: The boulder’s big, but our children can move it

A child brings two heavy buckets of water into the home of a strange old woman and discovers there a…

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Early Friday Morning at the Olympics

WASHINGTON (A.W.)–For those that regularly attend Olympics, it is a great fraternal, Armenian, athletic, and social good time. Apart from…

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Where is Turkey Headed? Congress Tackles Issue of Turkey’s Future as a Democratic Model

On July 31, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on European Affairs held a hearing on the future of…

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Yegparian: DOS Hacks, Wake Up

The Department of State (DOS) of the U.S. of A. is a huge establishment, with lots of resources, brains, and…

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Thursday at the 80th Annual AYF Olympic Games

WASHINGTON (A.W.)–Thursday is a light day at the AYF Olympics. Most people arrive on Friday. Those who come on Thursday…

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Shant Mardirossian to Speak at Men’s Club

On Mon., Sept. 9, Shant  Mardirossian, the chairman of the Near East Foundation (NEF) will speak at the St. James Armenian Church…

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Painter Jansem Dies at 93

PARIS (A.W.)—Renowned French-Armenian painter Jansem passed away on Aug. 27 at the age of 93 in his residence in a…

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‘Hai Tahd’ Down Under: Kahramanian Offers a Glimpse into Community Life and Expanding Advocacy Efforts

The Armenian community in Australia is fairly young, but as its numbers grow, so does its activism. Last October, the…

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Matthew Karanian to Present ‘Armenia and Karabakh’ in New Britain

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.—On Sun., Sept. 22, the two Armenian churches of New Britain will jointly host Atty. Matthew Karanian for…

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