
Letters to the Editor


The Faulty Foundations of Modern Armenian Identity
When Armenians are largely powerless to bring back their prisoners of war following the 2020 Artsakh War, it is also indicative of how colonizers and the world today interact with indigenous peoples. They still silence […]

Where do we go from here?
Every so often you have probably noticed in the Armenia media the urgent calls to help and assist a particular village or town in Armenia or Karabakh, or you receive several appeals per week, about […]

On My Grandfather’s Shoulders
The following was submitted in response to a call for photographs to be featured online with Stepan Piligian’s column “The Answer is in the Mirror: Parents and Grandparents.” This is me with my grandfather, Reverend […]

Armenia Can Be an “Eagle”
Years ago when I was still working, I attended a management course about strategic business planning. Since some of Armenia’s major challenges include economic recovery and revival, job creation and attracting investments, I followed Prime […]

Armenia Needs A Fair Tax, Not A Flat Tax
Armenians still feel the euphoria of the Velvet Revolution, but the time for hard work has begun. The restructuring of the tax code is crucial for economic fairness and growth. High income individuals, large corporations, […]

A Nation of Tolerance
As youth who believe in the program and ideology of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), we stand united in a collective call against intolerance. We envision our homeland as a nation of acceptance, where everyone—regardless […]


An ARF Mystery: What happened to Unger Sarkis Zeitlian?
On March 28, 1985 during the Lebanese Civil War, Unger was abducted on his way to work in Beirut, Lebanon. His body was never found; his abductors were neither identified nor prosecuted. Thirty three years […]

A Salute to Ken Sarajian from his AYF Comrades
I was introduced to the legend of Kenneth J. Sarajian in the early 1970s. He was walking around the swimming pool at the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Olympics hotel headquarters with the beige handset and […]