Milena Baghdasaryan

Milena Baghdasaryan is a graduate from UWC Changshu China. Since the age of 11, she has been writing articles for a local newspaper named Kanch ('Call'). At the age of 18, she published her first novel on Granish.org and created her own blog, Taghandi Hetqerov ('In the Pursuit of Talent')—a portal devoted to interviewing young and talented Armenians all around the world. Baghdasaryan considers storytelling, traveling and learning new languages to be critical in helping one explore the world, connect with others, and discover oneself. After completing her bachelor's degree in Film and New Media at New York University in Abu Dhabi, Milena is currently enrolled in an advanced Master of Arts program in European Interdisciplinary Studies at the College of Europe in Natolin.
Columns

An interview with “Amerikatsi” writer-director-actor Michael Goorjian

There are films that can’t be watched with a box of popcorn. There are films that can’t, and shouldn’t, be…

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Op-Eds

The great yet unrealized potential of Armenian cinema

Looking at the current situation of the Armenian film industry, I observed a thought-provoking pattern that deserves greater attention. The…

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Op-Eds

Echoes of vanishing spirituality

My latest visits to Armenia showed me a face of the country where I was born and spent the first…

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Op-Eds

Facebook’s Controversial Policies: Silencing Armenian Narratives

On August 26, 2023, Facebook suspended Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan’s official Facebook account. Generally, Facebook suspends user accounts for a…

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Opinion

Bad Neighbor

To best understand the obstacles to peace in Artsakh, one just needs to look at the contents found in the…

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Featured

From Homesickness to Belonging: Discovering the Armenian Church in Abu Dhabi

The unmatched scent of khoong spreads around the room, drawing all shapes of transparent clouds in the sun-lit horizon. Colorful…

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Reflections

Words for Peace

I never thought I would purposefully learn war vocabulary. Smerch rockets, kamikaze, ballistic missiles, UAVs. The list is long, my…

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Reflections

Need Not Apply

“Only candidates younger than 50 years old are eligible for this position.”  “Well, Milen jan, I just got 56 years…

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Reflections

Calling All Armenian Men

“Hi, are you from Armenia?” “Yes, how do you know?” “I just read the last three letters of your surname…

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Memoir

Speaking Armenian—Choice? Luxury? Bother?

I put down the pen and stared at the paper for ten minutes. I checked the dictionary, revisited my mind’s…

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