Month: May 2021

Urgent Call to Help Artsakh Refugees and Displaced Persons

To: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Special Representative for Internally Displaced Persons – International…

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Tufenkian Foundation bids farewell to executive director Raffi Doudaklian

YEREVAN—The Tufenkian Foundation is preparing to bid farewell to its longtime executive director Raffi Doudaklian, who will be taking on…

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Looking for inspiration? Find it in our youth.

The last few weeks in this column have been devoted to the metaphor of springtime and its relevance to our…

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Planting hope in rural Armenia

With many villagers unable to travel abroad for work due to the pandemic and socio-economic issues brought on by the…

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Understanding Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Age of Putin

Understanding Russia’s foreign policy concept under the era of President Vladimir Putin is not easy. Many people ignore the fact…

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Why teach about genocide? “To improve our world.”

It was an honor to represent the Attleboro Public Schools at the Attleboro Council on Human Rights’ virtual forum in…

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ANC of Merrimack Valley embarks on new programs

By Greg Minasian and Ara Jeknavorian ANC-MV co-chairs The ANC of Merrimack Valley (ANC-MV) recently held their annual get-together at…

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I see the point

When I was younger, my mother used to tell me stories about the Armenian Genocide and how her grandfather lived…

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War, Genocide and the Power of Music: An Interview with Rita Tekeyan

The Armenian Weekly recently conducted the following interview with singer and musician Rita Tekeyan, who just released her new album…

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Anoush Koon, Pari Yeraz: The Next Children’s Book for Your Armenian Library

It was 2016 when I published my first Armenian children’s book Ուրախ Խոզուկը (The Happy Piggy), and launched Kids Reading…

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