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Landmines: The Ghost Bombs that Haunt from Syria to Artsakh

April 4, 2017 at 5:58 am Sarkis Balkhian 0

Special for the Armenian Weekly When I came across the joint crowdfunding campaign by The HALO Trust and ONEArmenia (1A) to remove landmines from 31,839 square meters (approx. 342,712 square feet) of land in the […]

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Margarita ‘Arishata’ Pozoyan: A Rising Star

July 11, 2014 at 11:46 am Sarkis Balkhian 1

Special for the Armenian Weekly “Without music, life would be a mistake,” said Friedrich Nietzsche. Several months ago, in an attempt to rectify the mistaken path of my life, I started surfing through YouTube in […]

Special Reports

45 Days in Hell: Syrian Armenians Kidnapped and Tortured by FSA

June 17, 2014 at 9:58 am Sarkis Balkhian 11

We were held captive for 45 days. You cannot even begin to imagine the terror we endured during those hellish days.’ –Carlo Hatsarkorzian   Special for the Armenian Weekly In October 2013, Human Rights Watch […]

Opinion

Syria: Makloube and the Election

June 2, 2014 at 3:39 pm Sarkis Balkhian 27

I remember that May afternoon like it was yesterday. We had just finished eating makloube at my uncle’s home. Makloube translates to “flipped over” in English. The food itself—consisting of meat, rice pilaf, and eggplants—is […]

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Syria: Love in the Time of War

May 16, 2014 at 12:16 pm Sarkis Balkhian 9

Special for the Armenian Weekly Two years ago, Ani’s husband committed suicide, leaving behind a 3-year-old son and a 32-year old widow to endure the horrors of Syria on their own. To support her son, […]

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The Hippocratic Oath of a Syrian-Armenian Doctor

April 18, 2014 at 4:06 pm Sarkis Balkhian 18

Special for the Armenian Weekly “After March 2011, it was clear that Syria was no longer an option,” said Dr. Karnig Jozigian, as we sat down for coffee in Stepanakert. The United Nations World Health […]

Opinion

When Even ‘Terrorists’ Acknowledge Their Crimes

March 21, 2014 at 1:59 pm Sarkis Balkhian 12

Special for The Armenian Weekly For the past three years, Syrians have been terrorized by the ongoing conflict between the government and the various factions of the opposition. The destruction is staggering: 150,000 dead, 9 […]

Opinion

Armenia: Revolution, Illusion, and Hope

March 5, 2014 at 12:44 pm Sarkis Balkhian 57

“On March 1, we will hang them by their feet and chop off their heads” said Ashot, a taxi driver in Armenia. “They are sucking the life out of this nation through their corrupt and […]

Special Reports

The Housing Conundrum: Syrian Armenians in Armenia

January 14, 2014 at 3:28 pm Sarkis Balkhian 20

Special for the Armenian Weekly “My father passed away a few years before the beginning of the conflict. My mother works as a cook for 12 hours a day, while my 14-year-old brother attends school,” […]

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