Year: 2013

Karanian’s ‘Armenia and Karabakh’ Earns Book Award

Writer’s Digest Magazine recently recognized Armenia and Karabakh: The Stone Garden Travel Guide by Matthew Karanian as one of the…

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What I Choose It to Mean: On ‘Yeghern’ as the Armenian Translation of ‘Genocide’

“The term Yeghern, or Medz Yeghern, is the only word that really captures the essence of what happened in 1915.…

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Lowell ARF Honors 50-Year Members

LOWELL, Mass.—Throughout their distinguished ARF careers, Joseph Dagdigian and Stephan Dulgarian symbolized the very best as 50-year members of the…

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The ‘Islamized Armenians’ Conference: Reflections of a Participant

Passing through the security gates of the historic Bogazici University, formerly Robert College, I was struck by the beauty and…

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New York Celebrates ARF Day, Raises 25k for Syrian Relief

WOODSIDE, N.Y.—On Sat., Nov. 2, the New York community gathered to celebrate the 123rd anniversary of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation…

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Providence Celebrates ARF Day

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—An overflow crowd of 175 people filled Aramian Auditorium on Sat., Dec. 7, as the Providence “Kristapor” Gomideh and…

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Dervishians Bring Armenia to Your Fingertips

What started out as a trip to Armenia in 2005 has turned into a burgeoning enterprise for Ed Baykar Dervishian.…

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The Woman in the Wall: A Story of People, Places, and Things

Special to the Armenian Weekly In 2005, a Turkish workman named Murat finds a dusty postcard hidden behind the wooden…

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Musaner to Perform at Emmanuel Center

BOSTON, Mass.–On Sat., Dec. 14, the Andreassian Music Fund (AMF) will present Musaner, the critically acclaimed nine-piece jazz ensemble, at…

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A Child’s Vigilant Fight Against Cancer

CRANSTON, R.I.—On the surface, Ani Ayanyan is like most nine-year-old girls. Beautiful. Kind. Intelligent. She follows the Boston sports teams…

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