Meliné Karakashian

Meliné Karakashian was born in Beirut, Lebanon. After graduating from high school, she immigrated to the U.S., established residence in New Jersey, and continued her education, obtaining an Ed.S. in school and community psychology, a Ph.D. in child clinical psychology, and a practicing psychology license. She has volunteered to help victims of the 1988 Armenian earthquake, the Karabagh War, and September 11. Her work has been recognized by the presidents of Armenia, the American Psychological Association, and the New Jersey Mental Health Association, among others. She is the recipient of two lecturing Fulbrights to Yerevan State University. She has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and two books. Komitas: A Psychological Study is her most recent work.
Literary Corner

The Making of Komitas: Victim of the Great Crime

My interest in Komitas has been evolving since I was a young bride. I used to witness my mother-in-law Kayane…

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Research

Revisiting Komitas: A More Optimistic, Psychological Reading

For over half a century, the story of Komitas, who ended his life in a psychiatric institution after a prolific…

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Op-Eds

Karakashian: Halide Edib Adıvar on Komitas

  Special to the Armenian Weekly I first heard the name of Halide Edib Adıvar in Turkey, in 1997, while…

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Special Reports

Honoring Balaban Hoja: A Hero for Armenian Orphans

From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide   To his students in the…

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Special Reports

Karakashian: In Search of Gorky’s Grave

On a clear autumn day, my cousins and I proceeded north toward Sherman, Conn.  The 75-minutes’ drive was pleasant on…

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Special Reports

Komitas: A Genocide Survivor or Victim?

Special for the Armenian Weekly Komitas (Soghomon Soghomonian) (1869-1935) Soghomon was born to Kevork and Takoohi Soghomonian, a young Armenian…

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Obituaries

Herminé Afarian Menakian (1929-2015): My Teacher

Herminé Afarian Menakian passed away recently, on Jan. 21, 2015.2 She was born in Damascus, Syria, to Manuel and “Filor”…

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Opinion

Did Gomidas ‘Go Mad’? Writing a Book on Vartabed’s Trauma

The idea for this article came about when two individuals, one in Armenia, the other in the United States, asked…

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