Month: September 2013

Rendahl: Coffee Goddess

I was in Cameroon at the beginning of September. “The Cameroons,” my uncle called it, accidentally. It was a term…

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Rifat Bali to Speak at NAASR on Jewish Experience in Modern Turkey

BELMONT, Mass.—On Thurs., Oct. 17, Rifat Bali, the author of Model Citizens of The State: The Jews of Turkey during…

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Worcester Armenian Film Festival to be Held Nov. 9

WORCESTER, Mass. (A.W.)—Worcester State University (WSU) will host the first Worcester Armenian Film Festival on Nov. 9. The festival will…

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Taking to the Streets: Community Fundraising in Armenia

YEREVAN (A.W.)–More than 4,000 NGO’s are reportedly registered in Armenia. The vast majority of these are dependent on external funding,…

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2013 Najarian Lecture on Human Rights to Feature Siddarth Kara

BOSTON, Mass.—Human trafficking and modern-day slavery is the focus of the 2013 Najarian Lecture on Human Rights at Faneuil Hall…

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Re-Greening Armenia

Just a few days ago, some good news hit regarding the environment of our homeland. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced…

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Woman in Turkey Reveals Armenian Identity after 82 Years

Just one day before she passed away, a woman in Turkey who had hidden her Armenian identity for 82 years…

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Astarjian: Hypocrisy or Ineptitude?

Like a drunken sailor, the Armenian nation—with its motherland and diaspora—continues to drag itself through mud into oblivion, pretending that…

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‘Without Renewal, Church Becomes a Museum’: Etchmiadzin Hosts First Bishop Synod in 600 Years

ETCHMIADZIN, Armenia (A.W.)—On Sept. 24, the commencement ceremony of the first bishops’ Synod in 600 years was held at the…

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Tazian to Receive Cardashian Award at ANCA-ER Banquet

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) will be honoring longtime Hai Tahd activist Zohrab Tazian at…

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