As Armenia celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, 13 year-old Nazeli lay in a hospital bed in Yerevan fighting for dear life, after being severely beaten by her mother’s partner. Her mother was less […]
A Place Called Gyumri: Life in the Armenian Mountains By Knarik O. Meneshian Hairenik Press, 2020 276 pp. $35 Knarik Meneshian’s A Place Called Gyumri: Life in the Armenian Mountains is an absolutely fabulous account […]
Amidst all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, this time of year tends to remind us of our many blessings, particularly the love that surrounds and fills us. Counting our blessings is truly […]
When I think about it now, it’s fitting that I first met Raya near a railroad. I didn’t know it at the time, but for her, trains hold many memories. They are a symbol of […]
With Christmas only three weeks away, crocheted gifts from Armenia are flying off the shelves from Yerevan to Los Angeles. Two tags stick out from many of these hand-knitted gloves with Armenian carpet motifs or […]
I noticed Gor when I first entered the classroom of energetic three and four-year-olds at Gyumri’s new KIDO preschool. Unlike several of the others who shied away from my camera, he leaned in, posing, grinning […]
Late last month, Joseph Dagdigian and Vladimir Tchagharyan delivered six large bundles of hand woven blankets for newborns at the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Mother and Child Clinic in Akhurian, a town next to Gyumri […]
The minute you catch Hovo’s attention, his cheeks wrinkle, his eyes crinkle and his teeth flash into a huge grin. When I first met him, the young server thought I was Russian and greeted me […]
GYUMRI—Authorities in Armenia have confirmed the arrest of a yet unnamed Russian soldier for the brutal murder of an Armenian woman. The 23 year-old serviceman allegedly accosted 57 year-old Julieta Ghukasyan on the morning of December […]
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