Month: October 2017

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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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