Month: February 2016

The Gyumri Zoo Animals and the Issue of Privately Owned Zoos

Special for the Armenian Weekly On Jan. 19, an article was published in a UK publication, the Daily Mail, claiming…

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2015: A Record-Breaking Year for Environmental Education in Armenia

By Ani Melkonian YEREVAN—Environmental education has been one of Armenia Tree Project’s (ATP) strategic priorities since 2005, with trainings and…

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Antranigian Story Defines Horrors in Keghi

MENDON, Mass.—From Hell to Heaven is not your ordinary book because it was actually written by a man who experienced…

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Marash Defense Remembered in Watertown

By Ara Demirjian On Sun., Jan. 31, after attending a memorial service at St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Watertown,…

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Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Feb. 6, 2016)

From the Trivia File Many composers have written variations on the name BACH. How is that done? Well, the first…

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The Founding of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation

The Armenian Weekly Magazine Dec. 2015: The ARF at 125 Special for the Armenian Weekly One hundred and twenty five…

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Clark University Grants First-Ever Doctoral Degree in Armenian Genocide Studies to Mouradian

WORCESTER, Mass. (Clark.edu)—On Jan. 5, Khatchig Mouradian became the first student to complete a Ph.D. in Armenian Genocide studies at the Strassler…

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NAASR LA Leadership Circle Event to Feature Bohjalian and Nazarian

The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will hold a special event featuring best-selling author Chris Bohjalian acclaimed…

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Sts. Vartanantz of Chelmsford Dedicates Lenten Program to Church’s Centennial Anniversary

CHELMSFORD, Mass.—For the 47th consecutive Lenten Season, Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church in Chelmsford will sponsor a series of 6 fellowship…

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AMAA Spreads Christmas Joy in Armenia and Karabagh

PARAMUS, N.J.—Most people remember how, as children, they looked forward to Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, anxiously awaiting the arrival…

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