Interviews

The Last Brick in the Denialist Wall: Akçam Speaks with the Armenian Weekly on His Latest Discovery

Akçam: ‘My Argument is that Based on the New Documents, it is Now Very Difficult to Deny the Armenian Genocide’ Special for the Armenian Weekly WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—As Armenian communities around the world marked the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a recent revelation by [more...]

May 4, 2017 // 2 Comments

Getting to Know Michael He: The ‘Armenia Enthusiast’

Special for the Armenian Weekly It all began with a tour guide video of Yerevan. Michael He wanted to show his friends and family back home in Atlanta, Ga. the country in which he was living as an intern. It all began with a tour guide video of Yerevan… He had no prior knowledge about [more...]

April 28, 2017 // 13 Comments

Meet Ombudsman Ruben Melikyan, the Man Defending Human Rights in Artsakh

The Armenian Weekly’s Exclusive Interview with Artsakh Ombudsman Ruben Melikyan On March 9, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) Ombudsman (Human Rights Defender) Ruben Melikyan met with the editors and staff of the Hairenik Weekly and Armenian Weekly newspapers, as a part of his tour of the Eastern [more...]

March 22, 2017 // 1 Comment

Meet Ashkhen and Ani: Two Armenian Women Making Strides in the 3D Printing Industry

Ashkhen Hovsepyan, Ani Abgaryan Lead in 3D Printing Technologies 3D printing is a growing industry, and Ashkhen Hovsepyan and Ani Abgaryan set a goal to make it more accessible. With unique backgrounds in physics and digital design, the duo shares a broad aspiration of fostering various [more...]

March 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Speaking with Heroes: An Exclusive Interview with Artsakh Servicemen

The Armenian Weekly’s Ani Avetyan Speaks to NKR Servicemen Who Captured an Azerbaijani Solider Last Week Senior Lieutenant Hovhannes Arakelyan has been the talk of the town in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh/NKR) lately. Senior Lieutenant Hovhannes Arakelyan (Photo: Ani Avetyan/The Armenian [more...]

February 9, 2017 // 2 Comments

Bohjalian Speaks About His Craft, Artsakh, and His Latest Offering ‘The Sleepwalker’

An Interview with Chris Bohjalian Special for the Armenian Weekly WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—New York Times Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian’s latest novel, The Sleepwalker—which has already won the praise of several publications—was released earlier today. The Armenian Weekly recently sat [more...]

January 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Hamparian Outlines ANCA’s Priorities for the Next Two Years in Armenian Weekly Exclusive

ANCA Executive Director: ‘Congress is Back in Session, and That Means the ANCA is Back at Work’ WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian outlined the organization’s key advocacy priorities for the next two years, as the United States [more...]

January 4, 2017 // 5 Comments

‘Women of 1915’ Florida Premiere to Take Place on Jan. 19

Maronian: ‘Our Ultimate Goal Is Prevention of Future Genocides…’ Award-winning filmmaker Bared Maronian’s latest documentary film “Women of 1915,” tells the story of heroic Armenian and non-Armenian women who, during the tumultuous years of the Armenian Genocide, played an instrumental [more...]

January 2, 2017 // 1 Comment

Havresc: A David & Goliath Story In Iraq

An Interview with Filmmaker David Ritter The Iraqi village of Havresc (originally called “Hay Vrej,” the Armenian words for “Armenian revenge”) was once populated with Armenian Genocide survivors and their descendants. Against all odds, the village of 150 families blossomed [more...]

December 20, 2016 // 7 Comments

Crypto-Assyrians: Who are they?

By Sabri Atman Though the majority of Assyrians are Christians—some agnostic and some atheists as well—there are also a large number of Muslim Assyrians that are proud of their Assyrian identity. Assyrian refugees on a wagon moving to a newly constructed village on the Khabur river in Syria. [more...]

November 28, 2016 // 4 Comments

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