Month: June 2016

Artsakh MP Lernik Hovhannisyan Tours East Coast (Details)

The Artsakh Fund of the Eastern U.S. together with the Hairenik Association has invited Lernik Hovhannisyan, a member of the…

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Some Lessons Learned from the ‘Four-Day War’

Special for the Armenian Weekly As the dust settles (hopefully) from Artsakh’s (Nagorno-Karabagh Republic/NKR) recent “Four-Day War”, I’ve been gathering…

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National Representative Assembly 2016 Held May 12-14

DOUGLASTON, N.Y.—The Eastern Prelacy’s National Representative Assembly, hosted by St. Sarkis Church of Douglaston, New York, concluded on May 14. …

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Bohjalian Receives Honorary Doctoral Degree from Amherst College

AMHERST, Mass. (A.W.)—Novelist Chris Bohjalian was one of six recipients of Amherst College’s honorary doctoral degrees during the 2016 commencement,…

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An Armenian Wishlist for Anonymous

As you probably know, “Anonymous” is an ultra-secretive, underground, very loosely “organized” group of hackers whose targets serve some societal…

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German Bundestag Recognizes Armenian Genocide

Bundestag’s Historic Vote Further Isolates Turkey, Shines Spotlight on Obama’s Complicity in Denial The German Parliament on  June 2 approved a resolution…

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Nominations Now Open for $1 Million Global Humanitarian Award

Prize Co-Chairs George Clooney and Elie Wiesel Open the Public Call for Nominations for the Annual Aurora Prize YEREVAN—Nominations opened…

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ARS New Jersey ‘Shakeh’ Chapter Raises $35,000 for Artsakh

RIDGEFIELD, N.J. (A.W.)—The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) New Jersey “Shakeh” chapter held a fundraiser to benefit Artsakh on May 21…

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Kalaidjians of Monaco Establish Million Dollar AUA Endowed Scholarship Fund

Philanthropist Stresses Importance of Supporting AUA in the Process of Building Armenia OAKLAND, Calif.— The American University of Armenia (AUA) has received…

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Dearborn St. Sarkis Fellowship Club

There’s a song that rings out “You’re never too young or too old,” and under the circumstances, those lyrics are…

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