The most common question I hear from the Diaspora in America these days is, “What is it like raising children in Armenia?” It feels ironic because if they knew the truth, I’m sure they would […]
As some of you are reading this, others will still be at Glendale’s civic center rallying on the occasion of Nikol Pashinyan’s first 100 days in office as the Republic of Armenia’s prime minister. This […]
Upon gaining independence from Britain in 1978, the tiny Polynesian island-country of Tuvalu, with a population slightly higher than that of the Vatican, found itself isolated from most of the World’s markets. The nearest country, […]
For many years, the Turkish government has hired numerous American companies in Washington, D.C., to lobby and carry out public relations on its behalf. Hiring such companies is very expensive and most of the time, […]
Gar oo chgar/there was and wasn’t (or in English “once upon a time”), a dreamer, Ergonfound, who loved an activity called mostfunthing and, being Armenian, wanted to create a group so all Armenians would have […]
In a recent article, I wrote about the U.S. State Department’s annual report on International Religious Freedom which stated that “all religious groups that are not Sunni Muslim suffer discrimination and persecution in Turkey…. Religious […]
The song from “The Wizard of Oz” just kept coming to mind as I sat down to write this article. The contrast between the previous Diaspora Minister of the Republic of Armenia and the current […]
Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party seems to have made a peculiar choice for their mayoral nominee in the upcoming Yerevan City Council elections. Hayk Marutian came out on top of a four-way leadership bid which […]
The subject of this article was inspired by a friend who called to convey concerns about it, just as I was wondering what the heck I would write about this week. The issue is the […]
The worship of former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev is so exaggerated that an American blogger Andreas Moser on his visit to Baku and Ganja encountered the “great leader’s” monuments and buildings everywhere he went. […]
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