
Month: April 2018


POSTPONED: Hamazkayin Boston’s Screening of ‘State on the Last Piece of Land’ to Kick Off Armenia Centennial Events
Note: The organizing committee of the Greater Boston events dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Republic, released the following statement on May 1, announcing that the three planned events have been postponed indefinitely. *** Dear […]

‘Lou-Andreas Salomé’ and ‘Hot Country, Cold Winter’ Win Best Picture Award at 2018 Socially Relevant Film Festival
NEW YORK (A.W.)—The Fifth Annual Socially Relevant Film Festival ended with the announcement that two films had won the Grand Jury Prize: “Lou-Andreas Salomé: The Audacity to be Free,” written and directed by Cordula Kablitz-Post […]

ARF Calls on Parliamentary Factions to Agree on a Single Candidate Who is Trusted by the People
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) has called on all parliamentary factions in Armenia to form a common political agenda and to agree on a common candidate for Armenia’s next Prime Minister (PM). “Ahead of […]

Who Will Be Armenia’s Next PM? And How Does Russia Feel About it? Questions Remain, as Protests Pause in Yerevan and Pashinyan Heads to Gyumri
As events are transpiring extremely quickly, here’s our roundup of main events from the last two days. Earlier today, President Armen Sarkissian released an official statement expressing approval over the increased civic engagement the recent […]

‘Feminist Interventions in Armenian Studies/Armenian Interventions in Feminist Studies’ Conference Takes Place at MIT
CAMBRIDGE (A.W.)—Throughout the last couple of decades, Feminist as well as Armenian Studies have developed to become two distinct fields of inquiry. Nevertheless, few efforts have been made to see them in juxtaposition and apply […]

ATP Fundraising Event at Bedford High School on April 26
BEDFORD, Mass.—A special fundraising event will take place on April 26 at the Bedford High School Large Group Instruction Room in Bedford, Mass. The Bedford High School Armenian Club, Environmental Club and the Armenia Tree […]

Hamazkayin Boston Presents ‘Singing in Exile’ at MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (A.W.)—In collaboration with the MIT Armenian Society and the Armenian Weekly, the newly elected executive committee of the Hamazkayin Cultural and Educational Society of Boston screened the documentary film “Singing in Exile” (Nathalie […]

ARF Pulls Out of Ruling Coalition; Highlights the Need for Early Parliamentary Elections
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Moments ago, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) of Armenia announced that the party has pulled out of the ruling coalition with the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). Below is the Armenian Weekly’s English translation of […]

Sign up for AYF Junior Seminar Today!
By Kaliana Maronian, AYF-YORF South Florida “Arev” chapter Year after year, hundreds of members gather on Memorial Day Weekend for Junior Seminar. This prominent event for our Armenian Youth Federation (AYF-YOARF) Juniors, hosts educational lectures on […]