June 2014 - Page 2 of 9 - The Armenian Weekly

Three Apples: dOIN’ tIME iN dAW’HA

June 25, 2014 at 12:43 pm Paul Chaderjian 0

Once there was and there was not … 1. [[[ dIS aPPEAR fROM hERE ]]] It’s Tuesday, and he’s on an Airbus, 32,972 feet above land, waiting for a computer network to ping him […]

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AYF Eastern Region Issues Statement on Syria

June 25, 2014 at 10:10 am Guest Contributor 0

The Armenian Youth Federation Eastern Region finds many opportunities throughout the year to come together and unite over a common cause. Most recently, we have observed the power at our fingertips and the scope of […]

Koomruian Armenian Education Fund Announces Scholarship Recipients

June 25, 2014 at 10:02 am Guest Contributor 0

The Selection Committee of the Peter and Alice Koomruian Armenian Education Fund recently announced the award of scholarships to the following students for the academic year 2014-15: Ani Aghajanyan, $5000, in the field of visual […]

New Video Explains How ATP Connects Diaspora to Armenia through Trees

June 25, 2014 at 9:53 am Guest Contributor 0

ATP’s new 20th anniversary video is available at www.tinyurl.com/planthope WATERTOWN, Mass.—On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has released an uplifting video highlighting its tree planting, environmental education, and poverty reduction […]

VivaCell-MTS, Fuller Center Build Home for Bakhchagulyan Family

June 25, 2014 at 9:41 am Guest Contributor 0

VAZASHEN, Armenia—VivaCell-MTS volunteer staff members and the Fuller Center for Housing Armenia (FCHA) team met up again recently for a “build day” in the border village of Vazashen. This time, the partners helped the extended […]

Farewell to Baydzar: Diyarbakir Loses One of Its Last Armenians

June 24, 2014 at 2:24 pm Gulisor Akkum 1

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—One of Diyarbakir’s last Armenians, 87-year-old Baydzar Eken, passed away at a local hospital on June 23. Baydzar’s family was saved during the Armenian Genocide by taking refuge with Alevi families in the […]

A Photographic Tribute to Baydzar, One of Diyarbakir’s Last Armenians

June 24, 2014 at 2:23 pm Weekly Staff 6

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—One of Diyarbakir’s last Armenians, 87-year-old Baydzar Eken, passed away at a local hospital on June 23. A month earlier, on May 23, the Armenian Weekly editors, joined by a small group of […]

‘Bike for Hope’ Cyclists Ride for CRD in Armenia

June 24, 2014 at 2:12 pm Guest Contributor 1

YEREVAN, Armenia—From May 24-30, cyclists in the Bike for Hope for Armenia group rode in a Bike-a-Thon called the Spectacular Armenia Ride to support scientists at the Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of the Yerevan Physics […]

Churches, Resolutions, and Justice: Contemplations in Western Armenia

June 24, 2014 at 1:31 pm George Aghjayan 4

Special for the Armenian Weekly It was day one on my eighth journey to Western Armenia. My wife, Joyce, and I were sitting in a tea-house in the town of Shadakh (Çatak) with a diverse […]

From Denmark with love: Meet Line (and Tatevik)

June 23, 2014 at 2:41 pm Guest Contributor 1

YEREVAN—Line Knudsen doesn’t have a single drop of Armenia blood. So what could possibly make her want to volunteer in Armenia, not once, but twice? Her childhood friend Tatevik Revazian, of course! Line, 24, and […]