My DP playmate’s name is Anusch, and her recent story begins on November 25, 2022, with an email I received from the assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly, Ms. Leeza Arakelian. Part of the email […]
Awaken! The snow has melted, And Spring has come. Invasive weeds Have dotted the Land, While creeping weeds Are choking The Fruit of the Land. Awaken! It is time To plough and till And […]
Once again, links with our ancestors are being broken on land that has always been ours—Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh). Whether the links can be repaired depends mostly on us, and to a degree upon how the […]
There is a chill in the air, and the sky is gray as gusty winds scatter the last of the autumn leaves. Yesterday, snow flurries dusted the landscape, and the few remaining roses finally lost […]
Some say that if one looks long and hard enough the Edelweiss can be found up high in the remote mountains of Nagorno Karabakh, also known as Artsakh. In German, the Edelweiss alpine flower means […]
“When God, who is forever free, Breathed life into my earthly frame… A babe upon my mother’s breast… Even then I stretched my feeble arms Forth to embrace thee, Liberty! …The first word on my […]
Reprinted with permission. “Let’s go for a walk,” I said to Murad one balmy, sunny day, and together we strolled down Rishkov Street, past Yot Verk Church, and up the street to Central Park, where […]
Armenia, considered to be one of the oldest civilizations in the world, is a small, landlocked, mountainous, country located between the Black and Caspian seas in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is bordered […]
Special to the Armenian Weekly “Zhoghovurtn eh amenametz sdeghtzagortzoghuh, gnatsek u sovorek nrantseets.” –Komitas “The people are the greatest creators, go learn from them,” said the Armenian clergyman, musicologist, composer, choirmaster, and vocalist, Komitas Vartabed […]
CHICAGO (A.W.)—On the afternoon of March 22, the Armenians of Chicagoland and nearby regions of the Midwest joined together to celebrate the opening of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Armenia in Chicago and […]
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