The oldest known leather shoe, otherwise known as the Armenian shoe, is on display in Armenia’s History Museum, drawing in large crowds, mostly tourists. Armenia’s A1+ TV channel interviewed individuals present at the exhibit. “After […]
At 8 p.m. on July 13, television viewers in Turkey who tune in to watch Haberturk TV station’s “Teke Tek” (“One to One”) debate show will instead see a program prepared by the Turkish state’s […]
“Beirut” is the one voice command that instantly activates a full-sensory memory experience that shrouds reality, and makes me crash-land into the distant past. Oddly enough, in that state, through haze, time, and a skewed […]
A 2008 archaeological find—a leather shoe—has proved to be about 5,500 years old. The shoe, which was discovered at Areni-1 cave in the Vayots Dzor province of Armenia, is 24.5 cm. long, (U.S. woman’s size […]
Hopes to Return in 2012 Eva Rivas, Armenia’s representative at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway in May, came in seventh with her song “Apricot Stone” (lyrics by Moscow-based Karen Kavaleryan, music by […]
On Mon., May 24, Levon Avagian, the former Armenian language and literature teacher accused of sexually abusing his students at the Nubarashen #11 boarding school for special needs children in Armenia, was sentenced to two […]
‘Memorial to April 11’ By Theodik (First published in 1919 by O. Arzumanian) Edited by Dora Sakayan 269 pp. Istanbul, Turkey Belge International Publishing First written and published in 1919 by Theodik, Memorial to April […]
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—On Wed., May 12, two Armenian American newspaper editors came together and spoke about their recent trips to Turkey. One was the editor of the Armenian Reporter, Emil Sanamyan, and the other, the […]
From April 9-10, a groundbreaking academic workshop—titled “The State of the Art of Armenian Genocide Research: Historiography, Sources, and Future Directions”—took place in the Higgins University Center, Clark University. The workshop was organized by Taner […]
“You Don’t Know Jack,” a film by Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson based on the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, will air on HBO on April 24. The film stars Oscar winner […]
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