Month: June 2014

Three Apples: dOIN’ tIME iN dAW’HA

Once there was and there was not …   1. [[[ dIS aPPEAR fROM hERE ]]] It’s Tuesday, and he’s…

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AYF Eastern Region Issues Statement on Syria

The Armenian Youth Federation Eastern Region finds many opportunities throughout the year to come together and unite over a common…

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Koomruian Armenian Education Fund Announces Scholarship Recipients

The Selection Committee of the Peter and Alice Koomruian Armenian Education Fund recently announced the award of scholarships to the…

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New Video Explains How ATP Connects Diaspora to Armenia through Trees

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…

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VivaCell-MTS, Fuller Center Build Home for Bakhchagulyan Family

VAZASHEN, Armenia—VivaCell-MTS volunteer staff members and the Fuller Center for Housing Armenia (FCHA) team met up again recently for a…

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Farewell to Baydzar: Diyarbakir Loses One of Its Last Armenians

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…

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

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…

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‘Bike for Hope’ Cyclists Ride for CRD in Armenia

YEREVAN, Armenia—From May 24-30, cyclists in the Bike for Hope for Armenia group rode in a Bike-a-Thon called the Spectacular…

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Churches, Resolutions, and Justice: Contemplations in Western Armenia

Special for the Armenian Weekly It was day one on my eighth journey to Western Armenia. My wife, Joyce, and…

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From Denmark with love: Meet Line (and Tatevik)

YEREVAN—Line Knudsen doesn’t have a single drop of Armenia blood. So what could possibly make her want to volunteer in…

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