Literary Corner
Making ‘The Armenian Highland’
Eight or nine soldiers, or maybe they were ten, greeted me with cold stares as I got off the Turkish Airlines plane and walked across the tarmac. Each of them wore camo and each of […]
ARF
Community News
Chicago Honors “Sacrifice at the Altar of Freedom”
GLENVIEW, Ill.—The Chicago Armenian community marked the 36th anniversary of the Lisbon Five on Sunday during an event organized by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Chicago “Christapor” Gomideh. In his opening remarks, Armen Papazian described […]
Garen Mouths Off
Sustainability and the Flat Tax
The idea for an article about sustainability in the Republic of Armenia has been brewing in my head for some time now. It was to take the form of recommending that a Ministry of Sustainability […]
Youth
An Inspiring AYF Penta Regional Seminar
By Mari Tikoyan Washington, DC “Ani” Chapter More than 100 young people from the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Western Region, Eastern Region, Canada, Australia and even South America participated in this year’s Penta Regional Seminar […]
News
National Assembly Approves New Tax Code, AYF Protests
YEREVAN—Parliament has approved a controversial tax code overhaul package which would introduce a flat personal income tax rate, cut corporate taxes and provide preferential tax rates for startups and small businesses. MPs voted on the […]
Community News
Hundreds Celebrate May 28 in Chicago
GLENVIEW, Ill.—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Christapor gomidyutiun of Chicago hosted the 101st anniversary of Armenia’s first independence with hundreds in attendance on June 2. Over the past decade, the Chicago ARF has celebrated […]
Community News
ARS Detroit Tzolig Chapter Celebrates 40th Anniversary
The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Tzolig Chapter of Greater Detroit recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding with a great gala in Dearborn, Michigan last month. Armenchik performed for more than 400 people from […]
AYF Olympics
Looking Back on the History of the AYF Olympics
There is a wonderful history that has occasionally appeared in the Olympic Ad Books and was included in the 2018 Philadelphia book. The nine-page article, An AYF Olympic 75-Year Chronology, was written by AYF luminaries […]
From the Party
ARF Bureau Representative Hagop Der Khatchadourian visits Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria—ARF Bureau Representative Hagop Der Khatchadourian called for unity during a recent trip to Syria. On June 1, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) of Syria organized a celebration dedicated to the 101st anniversary of […]
Garen Mouths Off
Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is Anti-ARFism
It seems like the Soviet Era is reaching out from the grave and grabbing the Republic of Armenia. The level and style of ARF criticism is very reminiscent of those sad times. It is pathetic […]