Culture
Poem: Like a Shooting Star
Like a Shooting Star One second, There is no you, The next, You are taking your first breath. Once second, You are here, The next, You are taking your last breath. Life and Death— Great […]
Month: October 2017
News
Diasporans Respond to Domestic Violence Bill with Grassroots Support
A petition calling for the Armenian government to pass a law criminalizing domestic violence emerged last Friday on the website Change.org. The petition, addressed to Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, is the result of a […]
News
Hamparian: ‘In Defense of Christians Is America’s Answer to a Century of Indifference’
In Defense of Christians 2017 Summit Kicks Off with Press Conference Featuring Key Religious Leaders and Program Sponsors; Ecumenical Prayer Service at Saint Matthew’s Cathedral WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian […]
My Turn
European Court Finds Catholicosate’s Suit Inadmissible
The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon) filed a lawsuit on April 25, 2015, against the government of Turkey, seeking the return of its historic seat in Sis (present-day Kozan district of the […]
Youth
Power to ‘Gibra-Hyes’
The drive to Troodos felt familiar, almost like I’ve been here before, only because I applied past knowledge (AYF Camp, Big Pines) to a new destination. The higher we drove up, the quicker the temperature […]
Interviews
Tufts Student Launches Dog-Therapy Program in Armenia
Special to the Armenian Weekly The future of pet care has looked pretty bright in the West for quite some time now. According to the Washington Post, in 2015 alone Americans spent $11 billion on products and […]
Statements
ARS Fully Supports Domestic Violence Bill in Armenia
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Earlier this month, Armenian authorities announced a domestic violence bill in Parliament. The proposed law aims to introduce criminal and administrative liability with regard to domestic violence in Armenia. On Oct. 24, the Armenian […]
News
Hrant Dink Foundation to Receive 2017 Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention
PARIS—The Chirac Foundation has announced that its 2017 Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention will be awarded to the Istanbul-based Hrant Dink Foundation. “[The] Hrant Dink Foundation defines the development of a culture of dialogue, empathy, […]
News
Arpa Film Festival Lineup Includes Joe Berlinger’s ‘Intent to Destroy’ and French Biopic ‘Dalida’
Other High-Profile Films Being Featured at AIFF Include ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Starring Billy Flynn; The Red Western ‘Krasny’; and ‘Apricot Groves’ from Armenia HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The Arpa International Film Festival (AIFF) has unveiled the full lineup […]
Editorials
From Baku with ‘Blacklists’: For the Love of Azerbaijan, Just Shut Up Already, Mr. Hajiyev
Hikmet Hajiyev is on a roll these days. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s latest victim? None other than American food and television icon Anthony Bourdain, who was recently in Armenia and Artsakh to produce a […]