Month: October 2017

Lecture on the Legacy of Komitas to Take Place in Watertown on Nov. 5.

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Museum of America and the Institute of Art of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences are proud…

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AWWA to Host 41st Annual Luncheon-Auction

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA) will be hosting its 41st Annual Luncheon/Auction on Nov. 18 at the Oakley…

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Dr. Henry Theriault Engages Community in Conversation on Genocide Studies

BELMONT, Mass. (A.W.)—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues presented…

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Karine Vann Named Assistant Editor of the Armenian Weekly

WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The Hairenik Association has announced that Karine Vann has joined the editorial team as assistant editor of the…

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Video: Azerbaijan Fires Mortars, Spike ATGK Missile at Armenian Positions

STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—The Artsakh Defense Ministry released a video on Sunday showing the Azerbaijani Armed Forces violating the ceasefire regime…

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Two Artsakh Soldiers Killed in ‘Weapons Violation’

Suspect Detained in One of the Incidents STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Artsakh soldiers Aram Khachatryan (b. 1998) and Hratch Avetisyan (b. 1997)…

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Maranci Lectures at Columbia on Medieval Armenia in the Modern Age

NEW YORK—Professor Christina Maranci delivered a lecture titled “Art’s Afterlife: Medieval Armenia in the Modern Age” at an Oct. 12…

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Kurdish Crunch

  Looks like the Kurds are about to get screwed again, once again affirming their own adage: “The Kurds have…

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The Armenian Genocide in Feature Films

With the recent release on DVD of the major motion picture “The Promise,” greater numbers of people will be able…

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The Uncertain Fate of Armenia’s Nuclear Power Plant

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The fate of the 41-year-old Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP), commonly known as Metsamor, is up for debate yet…

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