Special to the Armenian Weekly In the middle of the Electric Yerevan protests in June 2015, I was walking around then-occupied Baghramyan Avenue, when I came across a young breaking student of mine named Hratch. […]
To Jurgis the packers had been equivalent to fate; Ostrinski showed him that they were the Beef Trust. They were a gigantic combination of capital, which had crushed all opposition, and overthrown the laws […]
Racism and bigotry are nothing new to Glendale, Calif. In this era, they have taken new forms. Nextdoor is a popular app that allows you to connect with neighbors in your area. It’s a digital […]
You’ve been tricked. I do want you to read this article—very much, in fact. And I had a whole wonderful introduction prepared, that described in no simple terms a busy morning at the Armenian Weekly—in […]
Special to the Armenian Weekly I am flabbergasted. Confused even. I am scratching my head as I read posts and articles from cynical and shortsighted people, who are criticizing the likely appointment of current President […]
When was the last time you licensed out your song or book? Or sold your trademarked design or patented invention? Or performed lighting fixtures or air conditioning installation work? Or how about the last time […]
Special to the Armenian Weekly I grew up knowing I was Armenian, but outside of eating pilaf and the I-A-N at the end of my last name, being Armenian did not influence my life in […]
Special to the Armenian Weekly The neverending manipulations and power games at the Istanbul Patriarchate took a turn for the worse this past week. In 2008, the Istanbul Patriarch, Archbishop Mesrob Mutafyan, was diagnosed with […]
On Jan. 20, the Turkish state began conducting air raids in the Afrin Canton in Syria—an enclave near the Turkish border that is home to over a million people. By the next day, the Turkish […]
I’m continually in awe of the variety and depth of Armenian customs. Whether it be playing the delightfully simple yet simultaneously infuriating egg tapping game after Easter Liturgy, or dancing the Kochari under the summer […]
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