Renowned 19th-century Armenian writer Raffi (Hagop Melik Hagopian) begins his 1880 classic Khentuh (The Fool)with the following simple, yet significant words: “While the prudent stand and ponder, the fool has already crossed the river.” The […]
By Siran Tamakian WATERTOWN, Mass.—Watertown High School (WHS) is the only public school in the United States that offers Armenian as a foreign language. Aside from learning how to read, write, and speak (in four […]
Garo Ghazarian, chairman of the Armenian Bar Association and co-chair of the Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemoration Committee of Western U.S., wrote the following in response to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement on the […]
“Easter is supposed to be tomorrow, but it doesn’t feel like Easter. Before even thinking what shoes to wear, they lost their feet. They lost their little hands that used to color the Easter eggs […]
City of Boca Raton Proclaims April 24, 2014, Armenian Martyrs’ Day BOCA RATON, Fla. – Hundreds of members, friends and human rights activists from the South Florida Armenian American community will gather at St. David Armenian Church this week […]
WASHINGTON, DC—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s April 24th “Armenian Remembrance Day” message, which once against stops short of properly characterizing the crime as […]
Below is President Barack Obama’s April 24 statement, which the Armenian Weekly received from the White House Press Office. Reacting to the statement, ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian said, “It’s a sad spectacle to see our […]
By Rosario Teixeira BOSTON, Mass.—About one week before the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Peace of Art, Inc. was notified by Clear Channel that the Armenian Genocide commemorative billboard, which had been on display at Lechmere Station […]
It’s April, that time of the year again. As if we needed one, the Kessab fiasco is running full steam as a reminder of the genocide. It even helped Erdogan’s party pull off a comeback […]
The Armenian Weekly has received the following statement by the Human Rights Association of Turkey, calling for an end to Genocide denial. Below is the full text: *** TOWARDS THE CENTENNARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: […]
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