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Devil at Your Door
When the Devil came to fight, You did not listen to our cries, Shrugged shoulders you lived on. And here we are… When our bodies were set ablaze, Mutilated, raped, and torn apart. You turned […]
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A Woman of the World: Armen Ohanian, the “Dancer of Shamakha” published
FRESNO, Calif. — The Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno has announced the publication of its 16th volume, A Woman of the World: Armen Ohanian, the “Dancer of Shamakha,” by Vartan […]
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Funeral in Beirut
We are walking by the Riad Solh Square. I see colors on the other side of the square, mostly darker shades of gray and green created by the old houses and shops. I hear passersby, […]
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Memoirs of a Soldier: Bedros Haroian’s recollections of the Great War available in English
Memoirs of a Soldier: About the Days of Tragedy By Bedros Haroian Tadem Press, 2022 480 pp. Hardcover, $42.95 As we crossed the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, more and more memoirs written by survivors […]
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David Low’s new book, Picturing the Ottoman Armenian World: Photography in Erzerum, Harput, Van and Beyond, just published
LONDON/NY – I. B.Tauris, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has announced the publication of Dr. David Low’s book Picturing the Ottoman Armenian World: Photography in Erzerum, Harput, Van and Beyond as part of the series […]
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Turkish Delight
Constantinople, Republic of Turkey — 1924 The call of the muezzin slowly fades into the evening breeze; the minarets of the neighborhood exude a gentle calm. Ahmet rises from his prayer rug and walks to […]
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International Armenian Literary Alliance launches grants for creative writing and translation
The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) has launched two $2,500 grants, one for a translation from Armenian into English and one for contemporary creative writing. Applications for both grants will be accepted from September 1-30, […]
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The Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies releases Volume 28.2 on the theme of performance
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) has announced the release of Volume 28, Issue 2 (Fall 2022) of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), edited by Dr. Tamar M. Boyadjian (Michigan State […]
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FSU grad Nyrie Iskandarian publishes children’s book, Maya’s Shot
Nyrie Iskandarian has been speaking fluent sports since she was a little girl. “Growing up, I was watching ESPN instead of the Disney Channel,” said the aspiring broadcast journalist from South Florida. “Sports became a […]
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Ara Iskanderian publishes first novella, Godless Hour
Godless Hour by Ara Iskanderian is a tale of magical realism, in which, for a single hour of one dark night, the statues of Yerevan are brought to life. During this supernatural hour, the greats and giants of the Armenian past debate their […]