Rupen Janbazian

Rupen Janbazian is the editor of Torontohye Monthly. He is the former editor of The Armenian Weekly and the former director of public relations of the Tufenkian Foundation. Born and raised in Toronto, he is currently based in Yerevan.
AW Magazine

Home in foreign lands

Editor’s note: This article appeared in the Armenian Weekly’s June 2026 magazine, “Reclaiming Home and Heritage,” which explores how the…

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Reflections

In ‘Outliving Shakespeare,’ defying the final act becomes a beautiful work of art

Co-directed by Inna Sahakyan and Ruben Ghazaryan, ‘Outliving Shakespeare’ stood out as one of the most compelling films at this…

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Reviews

Book review: Dana Mashoian Walrath’s ‘The Book of Genocides’

When I interviewed Dana Mashoian Walrath for The Armenian Weekly back in 2015, she was exploring trauma across two distinct…

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Reflections

A 15-year walk across a 35-year Republic

Fifteen years ago today, on the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s re-independence, I sat down as a young man fresh out…

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Reviews

Review of Jennifer Manoukian’s ‘Purist Pursuits’

In contemporary Armenian discourse, few topics evoke as much raw emotion, deep-seated anxiety, and rigid gatekeeping as the state of…

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Obituaries

The griddle, the counter and the everlasting spirit of Aram Postaljian

When I moved to Watertown to work at the Armenian Weekly, I quickly mapped out my breakfast loyalties. I was…

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Reviews

Book Review: ‘Defeat: Documenting the Karabagh War of 2020’

The Second Karabakh (Artsakh) War of 2020 (commonly known as the 44-Day War) and the subsequent ethnic cleansing and agonizing…

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Opinion

Beyond the “King of Armenians” syndrome: A blueprint for strategic resilience

On June 25, the newly established Institute for Security Analysis (ISA), in partnership with NAASR and the Calouste Gulbenkian Series…

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Diaspora

Carving pathways to justice

It began with a simple instinct: document what is at risk of disappearing. When Anoush Baghdassarian and Ani Schug co-founded…

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Opinion

Preserving and propelling Richard G. Hovannisian’s legacy

There is a particular weight to a lifetime of gathered pages.  I write this sitting at a large table inside…

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