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.
Op-Eds

Profanity, power and the politics of distraction

Armenia is facing one of the most critical junctures in its post-independence history. The shock of losing Artsakh hasn’t faded.…

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Op-Eds

My even less controversial proposal: Just add the current coat of arms

Several years ago, then-Weekly columnist Raffi Elliott proposed what he half-jokingly described as an ‘uncontroversial’ revision to one of our…

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Literary Corner

Hambardzumyan weaves universal and Armenian themes in bilingual ‘Top Ten Stories’

Diana Hambardzumyan’s Top Ten Stories lives up to its title while offering far more than expected. Far from being a…

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Reflections

Knowing homeland: The lasting impact of class trips to Armenia

Several weeks ago, during a gathering at our friends’ home, an unsettling debate emerged about whether class trips to Armenia…

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Literary Corner

Book Review | “Armenian Greats—Known and Unknown” by Jirair Tutunjian

Jirair Tutunjian’s latest volume, Armenian Greats—Known and Unknown, is a rich collection of 40 biographical profiles that illuminate the lives…

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Reflections

The things we carry home

I won’t lie — these days, my trips to Toronto often begin with a sense of dread.  The journey feels…

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Op-Eds

Beyond the boundaries of sanctity: An invitation to live with the Armenian language

What good is a language if it’s too sacred to use? This year, on the occasion of the Feast of…

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Music

Battle Everlasting

One year ago on October 6, as the global Armenian community was coming to grips with its nation at war…

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News

Aram Manoukian’s bust unveiled in Yerevan’s ARF Aram Manoukian Youth Center

YEREVAN—The bronze bust of Aram Manoukian, one of the founders of the Republic of Armenia, was unveiled on Thursday at…

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Reflections

Thursdays with (Unger) Michael

I remember the day unger Michael first walked into my office at the Hairenik headquarters in Watertown, Mass. “So, you’re the new…

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