Month: October 2013

NAASR Lecture to Focus on Armenians, Assyrians in Iran’s Urmia Region

BELMONT, Mass.—On Thurs., Nov. 14, Dr. Nicholas Al-Jeloo will give a lecture entitled, “Armenian and Assyrian Cooperation and Co-Habitation in…

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Dual Survival: Man and Church in the Lake Van Region of Historic Armenia

Story and photos by Mathhew Karanian (Special to the Armenian Weekly) If you’ve ever watched a reality survival show on…

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ARS Office Named after Manoushag Soghomonian

The Central Executive Board of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) this week announced that the ARS Central Office’s Financial Department…

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ANCA Rallies Against White House Decision to Block Display of Orphan Rug

Asks White House and Congress to Secure Permanent, Prominent Display of this Powerful Symbol of Shared American and Armenian Heritage…

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A Luys Scholar’s Quest for Agricultural Sustainability

Armen Mkrtchyan, a Luys scholar at MIT, is dreaming big about the sustainability of rural communities in Armenia. With a…

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Fuller Center to Build 100 Homes in Honor of Genocide Centennial

Unique Commemoration of 100th Anniversary of Genocide Launched in Armenia YEREVAN—The Fuller Center for Housing Armenia (FCHA) recently announced that…

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Sassounian: Serge Samoniantz Honored for 35 Years of Service to Journalism

This column is devoted to Serge Samoniantz, former English editor of Asbarez newspaper for 10 years, and current editor of…

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‘Something Broke Inside Me’: Armenians Who Fled Azerbaijan Speak

The Armenian Weekly August 2013 Magazine The woman sitting across from me stopped speaking. Tilting her chin downward she closed…

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Armenia Fund Telethon 2013: A New Route to Security and Prosperity

Building an alternate route between Armenia and Karabagh is the designated campaign theme of the upcoming Armenia Fund’s 16th International…

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ANC-IL Fundraiser Features Hamparian

GLENVIEW, Ill.—On Sun., Oct. 6, a crowd of supporters of the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Illinois gathered at the…

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