Month: December 2015

New Year’s Resolution: Humility

Special for the Armenian Weekly During a time when it seems no one can say the right thing because it…

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New Year’s Resolutions a Lesson in Futility

Keeping a resolution for the New Year is a lot like the cat chasing his tail. Much as he tries,…

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Banks, Oil, and Manats Add Up to Bluster

It seems to me I may have just realized why, over the past year and a half or so, Azerbaijan’s…

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Kurdish MP Calls for International Solidarity in Face of Turkish State Violence

The following letter was penned by Faysal Sarıyıldız, a member of Turkey’s Parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),…

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Overhaul of Azerbaijan’s National Security Ministry and Its Significance

Special for the Armenian Weekly The last two months have seen an unprecedented crackdown on one of the pillars of…

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Book Review: Tufankjian’s ‘There Is Only the Earth’

Special for the Armenian Weekly Scout Tufankjian received photographic repute by becoming the only independent journalist to follow then-Senator Barack…

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Azerbaijan’s Parliament Introduces Outrageous Anti-American Resolution

Given the joyful spirit of the holiday season, I wanted to dedicate my article to a cheerful subject. However, when…

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Congressional Leaders, Rights Groups Urge White House to Characterize ISIS Attacks on Christians ‘Genocide’

WASHINGTON—With Christmas just days away, 30 U.S. Representatives, led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.), have called…

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A Cocker Spaniel Named ‘Dznoont’

Dear humans: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dznoont and I’m a Christmas dog. That’s not to say…

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Toronto Armenian Community Resettles Syrian Refugees

Special for the Armenian Weekly TORONTO, Canada—The phones ring continuously. “Parev, Torontoyi Hay Getron,” greet the office workers in Armenian.…

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