I was in Cameroon at the beginning of September. “The Cameroons,” my uncle called it, accidentally. It was a term used when part of present-day Cameroon was under British colonial rule and administered as two […]
BELMONT, Mass.—On Thurs., Oct. 17, Rifat Bali, the author of Model Citizens of The State: The Jews of Turkey during the Multi-Party Period (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2012), will give a lecture titled “Forced Turkification, […]
WORCESTER, Mass. (A.W.)—Worcester State University (WSU) will host the first Worcester Armenian Film Festival on Nov. 9. The festival will feature Eric Nazarian’s “Bolis,” Bared Maronian’s “Orphans of the Genocide,” and Talin Avakian’s “Demi Pointe” […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)–More than 4,000 NGO’s are reportedly registered in Armenia. The vast majority of these are dependent on external funding, either from local authorities or foreign entities, so much so that if outside channels were […]
BOSTON, Mass.—Human trafficking and modern-day slavery is the focus of the 2013 Najarian Lecture on Human Rights at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Thurs., Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. The annual lecture, an endowed public […]
Just a few days ago, some good news hit regarding the environment of our homeland. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a bill titled “Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Act.” But as with everything in life, it […]
Just one day before she passed away, a woman in Turkey who had hidden her Armenian identity for 82 years revealed the secret to her youngest son. Hoşana, who was brought up as an Alevi […]
Like a drunken sailor, the Armenian nation—with its motherland and diaspora—continues to drag itself through mud into oblivion, pretending that things are all right. It’s time for jubilation. The motherland, basking in corruption and crime, […]
ETCHMIADZIN, Armenia (A.W.)—On Sept. 24, the commencement ceremony of the first bishops’ Synod in 600 years was held at the Mother See of the Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and […]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) will be honoring longtime Hai Tahd activist Zohrab Tazian at the 7th Annual ANCA Eastern Region Banquet on Sat., Oct. 12, at the DoubleTree by […]
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