Month: February 2018

Reaching Out to All Armenians: ‘Equality Armenia’ and the Fight for LGBTQ Rights

Special to the Armenian Weekly Almost anyone who has grown up in and around an Armenian community knows that LGBTQ…

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AYF-YOARF Eastern U.S. Outlines 2018 Activities

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Youth Federation—Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) Eastern United States Central Executive published the following…

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Two Armenians Reportedly Injured in Damascus Mortar Attack

DAMASCUS, Syria (A.W.)—Armenian siblings Loris and Hagop Demirjian were injured on Monday in a mortar attack in Damascus, reported Yereavan-based…

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Artsakh Ombudsman Appoints Beglaryan and DerGrigorian to New Posts

SHUSHI, Artsakh (A.W.)— Artsakh Ombudsman (human rights defender) Ruben Melikyan has appointed Artak Beglaryan as head of Department and Babken…

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Popular Comedy Play ‘Where Is Your Groom? Part II’ to Hit D.C. Stage

WASHINGTON—For many Armenian parents, it’s a dream come true when their child finds an Armenian spouse. But as soon as…

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Armenian-American Who Helped Stop French Train Attack Stars as Himself in New Clint Eastwood Film

LOS ANGELES—Armenian-American professor Mark Moogalian, the first passenger to tackle a gunman during a terrorist attack on a high-speed train…

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Valentine’s Day Performance in Rhode Island to Feature Armenian Love Songs

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—In 2015, pianist Judith Lynn Stillman debuted her epic composition “When the Music Stopped,” a multimedia work bringing together…

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The International Community Cannot Turn Its Back on the People of Afrin

On Jan. 20, the Turkish state began conducting air raids in the Afrin Canton in Syria—an enclave near the Turkish…

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Don’t Regret… Do.

How does one avoid regret? If the person is a psychopath, it’s easy: Regret may not even arise, no matter…

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ARS Norian Youth Connect Program to Be Held on March 3 at Columbia

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of the Eastern United States recently announced that the Spring 2018 installment of its…

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