The magic of duduk music, the symbol of Armenian national identity that has survived for centuries along with the bloody pages of Armenian history, had to witness another soul-shattering nightmare of Armenian reality last fall. […]
When I was younger, I didn’t have a lot of insight on the Armenian Genocide. I have vague memories of protests that became more and more vivid as time went on. But of all my […]
“What nationality are you?” “I am Armenian,” my grandfather replied to a Turkish officer who asked what his nationality was. “This is the way the Armenians should be,” he asserted, kicking his feet together, lifting […]
President Armen Sarkissian has announced that he will not sign part of an electoral reform bill adopted by the National Assembly of Armenia two months prior to the expected extraordinary parliamentary elections. On April 1 […]
WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of 107 US House members has called on President Biden to “clearly and directly recognize the Armenian Genocide” in his upcoming April 24 statement, ending Turkey’s foreign gag-rule against […]
Regardless of whether President Biden honors his commitment to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide, the battle for recognition has clearly swung in favor of the truth. As the nation count increases, the defiant Turks are […]
Steve Berdos is not Armenian, but he is a fan of Serj Tankian. Inspired by the musician’s advocacy for Armenian Genocide recognition and horrified by the war brought against Artsakh and Armenia by Azerbaijan and […]
In 2015 the Catholicosate of Cilicia (headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon) filed a lawsuit against the government of Turkey seeking the return of its historic seat in Sis, Turkey (present-day Kozan district of the Adana Province), […]
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) held its Supreme Convention over the weekend. Following is a translation of the announcement released at the convention’s conclusion. The 24th Supreme Convention of the ARF in Armenia, having discussed […]
MEDFORD, Mass.—Connecting Threads / Survivor Objects explores the kaleidoscopic world of Armenian liturgical textiles from the collections of the Armenian Museum of America and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Embroidered, block printed and painted, […]
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