Nayiri Panossian, Author at The Armenian Weekly

Windows

May 18, 2020 Nayiri Panossian 0

Deep brown hints of secrets are hidden in her eyes. A faraway gaze out the window into distant lands, she remembers the smell of sand, a shapeless sanctuary. A nameless nomad, she ran with the […]

Hasmik

January 9, 2020 Nayiri Panossian 3

There she was standing before me—(we will call her Hasmik)—the woman who would be my host mom for the next two months in Armenia. She was a short, thin, middle-aged woman, with short black hair […]

World Premiere of ‘Women of 1915’ Draws Hundreds in NJ

June 28, 2016 Nayiri Panossian 5

Introduction On June 4, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA organized a program featuring the world premiere of Bared Maronian’s “Women of 1915,” a documentary that uncovers the vital role women played in […]

YCP Program on Cultural Resistance and Responsible Activism a Resounding Success

March 24, 2016 Nayiri Panossian 1

NEW YORK—On the weekend of March 12, young Armenians from all over the country participated in the “Youth Connect Program” in New York City, in a program organized by the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of […]

Book Review: ‘Orhan’s Inheritance’

April 7, 2015 Nayiri Panossian 6

Special for the Armenian Weekly ‘Sometimes we have to be like a riverbank, twisting and turning along with the earth, withstanding swells and currents. Enduring.’ Book review: Orhan’s Inheritance By Aline Ohanesian Algonquin Books of […]

Panossian: Church on the Dash

February 5, 2011 Nayiri Panossian 43

People always say they go to Armenia to get in touch with their roots. Me, on the other hand, knew the ayp, pen, keem (ABC’s) by heart by the time I was four and recited […]