Poetry
Khrakhouni: Football
Football Few things— Only a few things Bring us closer together, unite us As much the ball that runs from foot to foot, Or the 11 pairs of feet That chase that ball. And now […]
Armenian
Garen Mouths Off
Whither Armenia and the Diaspora?
It seems most times when I write a piece that I think is of great importance, the response is… crickets. Yet, I feel compelled to keep addressing such issues, even though they tend to be […]
Youth
What I learned in Richmond, Va.
I spent June 23 in the Conference Room of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) office in Washington, D.C. with my fellow Armenian Youth Federation (AYF-YOARF) Central Executive ungers. Per usual, we had a […]
News
‘Feminist Interventions in Armenian Studies/Armenian Interventions in Feminist Studies’ Conference Takes Place at MIT
CAMBRIDGE (A.W.)—Throughout the last couple of decades, Feminist as well as Armenian Studies have developed to become two distinct fields of inquiry. Nevertheless, few efforts have been made to see them in juxtaposition and apply […]
New England
Hamazkayin Boston Presents ‘Singing in Exile’ at MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (A.W.)—In collaboration with the MIT Armenian Society and the Armenian Weekly, the newly elected executive committee of the Hamazkayin Cultural and Educational Society of Boston screened the documentary film “Singing in Exile” (Nathalie […]
Special Reports
Whitehorn: A Brief Global History of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, and Human Rights
Special to the Armenian Weekly Introduction There are millions of refugees from the Syrian civilian war in the Middle East. Hundreds of thousands have fled across the sea to Europe, including countless numbers […]
Youth
What Were the Main Causes of the Armenian Genocide?
Matthew Marasco was one of 11 students at the Wakefield, R.I.’s prestigious Prout School to graduate with an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. As a requirement of the IB diploma, students are required to write an “Extended Essay,” […]
Youth
AYF Western U.S. Issues Statement on Political Protests in Armenia
GLENDALE— The Armenian Youth Federation Western United States (AYF-WUS) issued the following statement on April 18, as protests, demonstrations, and various acts of civil disobedience against former President Serge Sarkisian’s election as Armenia’s Prime Minister […]
Press Releases
UCLA Law and Georgetown Host Panels on Genocide Accountability and Reconciliation with ALC Director
WASHINGTON—Director of the Armenian Legal Center for Justice and Human Rights, Kate Nahapetian joined panels of genocide scholars to speak on the importance of justice and accountability in the struggle for genocide prevention, reconciliation and […]