Year: 2020

Local Armenian Teacher, Author Becomes YouTube Sensation During COVID-19 Outbreak

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Children’s book author and St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (SSAES) teacher Alik Arzoumanian has started producing virtual Armenian language…

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COVID-19 and the Test for Good Citizenship

Difficult times have a way of bringing out the worst, and the best, in people. As the world grapples with…

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Erdogan Should be Tried by International Criminal Court for Supporting Terrorism

Last week, I reported that Pres. Erdogan’s office sent a letter to the heads of religious minorities in Turkey demanding…

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Armenia Declares State of Emergency, Coronavirus Cases Reach 102

YEREVAN—Following an extraordinary cabinet session on Monday afternoon, the Armenian government voted to impose an immediate state of emergency across…

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Social and Environmental Factors in Starting New Forests: Lessons from ATP’s 25 Years of Experience

Armenia’s goal to double its forest cover by 2050 as part of its commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate…

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Azeri Oil and Warmongering

It’s not as though “President” Ilham Aliyev, safely ensconced in Baku, needs an excuse to use his army’s soldiers as…

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NAASR Postponing Events, Closing Building to Public Amid Coronavirus Concerns

BELMONT, Mass.—In line with the recommendations of public health and medical experts relating to the coronavirus, the National Association for…

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The Making of ‘What Will Become of Us’

Growing up, my father taught me about the evocative power that visual images have in affecting different ways of seeing…

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“Privet, Rob” and other musings

On the evening of September 25, 2001, Poghos Poghosyan, a native of Javakhk, was sitting at the famous Poplavok cafe…

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First Impressions: Part III

My radar was up and running as I spent my days actively listening and looking for people who had the…

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