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Heriknaz Poloyan and the spirituality of Armenian song

Heriknaz Poloyan’s childhood was deeply luminous. From the cradle, she listened to the sweet singing of her mother, who would…

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Reviews

Book review: “First Rule of Fire”

There are certain books that feel less like discoveries and more like encounters waiting to happen — stories that speak…

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Announcements

NAASR to host talk on Armenian presence in Tiflis

The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will host a talk by Dr. Hayk Demoyan, “Tiflis: An Illustrated…

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Family Histories

An original parchment

The building carried the heavy feel of alternate reality. The roof and windows were wrong. The minaret, too. We had…

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Special Reports

Venezuela’s forgotten Armenian community

Political turmoil, socioeconomic woes, massive emigration, and high crime rates have lately dominated media coverage of Venezuela. But beyond recent…

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Diaspora

NAASR’s Mardigian Library receives Kalfayan collection

The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) has announced the donation of an extraordinary book collection to its…

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Youth

What empires could not take from Armenians

Politics governs the external life of a people. Faith governs the inner life. For most nations, these forces exist in…

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Youth

A glimpse into the Assyrian community of Armenia

Armenia is the most homogenous country in the post-Soviet world, with 98% of its citizens identified as ethnic Armenians. Nevertheless,…

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Culture

Social media pages you’ll actually want to follow (Vol. 1): Badmatidaran

Whether we like it or not, social media plays a defining role in shaping how we see the world today.…

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Literary Corner

Book Review: ‘Armaveni’

In her poignant debut, Armaveni, Nadine Takvorian does not just illustrate a memoir; she exhumes a legacy from the suffocating…

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