Month: February 2024

Why do we fear change and not embrace it?

A popular theme in our communities is relating our challenges to our leadership. As illustrated in my last column, there…

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The Region in Brief

Artsakh Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan convened a meeting on February 6, 2024, with representatives from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)…

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Armenian constitutional reform sparks concerns

YEREVAN—Avetik Chalabyan, the coordinator of the “Hayakve” initiative, issued a stark warning during a February 6 press conference regarding the…

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Armenian National Committee of the Middle East calls for halt to military operations in Gaza

The Armenian National Committee of the Middle East has called for a halt to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.  “The…

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Fake names on list of donors to Pashinyan’s candidate for Yerevan mayor

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has boasted for five years about his political party’s fair conduct in elections, blaming…

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Meet as.am, the apparel brand bringing the past into the future

Enter a Diasporan Armenian home and you’ll likely come across these decor staples: a Mt. Ararat painting, a framed թռչնագիր…

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Narine Grigoryan, emerging from loss to create through the theater

In the scope of my initiative of spotlighting the great Armenians of today for the Weekly, I recently had a…

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Glimpses into the ARF Photo Archives: Pains of the Past

In my previous look into photographs from the ARF archives, I pointed out two things: first, there is a lack…

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Aivazovsky’s marine art on display at the National Gallery of Armenia

After the completion of long-awaited renovations, the permanent exhibition of renowned Armenian artist Ivan Aivazovsky (born Hovhannes Aivazian) has reopened…

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Aurora’s Voice

Within the wide array of podcasts, books, Hollywood movies, Academy Award film nominees and humanitarian initiatives, there are very few…

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