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Hagop Oshagan’s work now online
The entire oeuvre of Hagop Oshagan, one of the giants of Western Armenian Literature, is now online and easily accessible to all, free of charge. The digitized materials can be found on the website of...
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In Memory of Jack Sarmanian
Dr. Jack Sarmanian Sarmanian, Jack of Wells and formerly Edgecomb, Maine and Lexington and Watertown, Massachusetts, September 11, 2021. Beloved husband of June “Sandy” (Sandell) Sarmanian. Devoted...
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Genocide deniers pumping new campaign cash to Erdogan’s Congressional allies
Newly surfaced Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reveal that Erdogan-allied groups –openly committed to Turkey’s aim of rolling back US recognition of the Armenian Genocide –delivered $235,000...
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Armenian Studies as Near/Middle Eastern Studies
Seta B. Dadoyan By Seta B. Dadoyan, Special for the Armenian Weekly Islam in Armenian Literary Culture. Texts, Contexts, Dynamics (Louvain: Peeters, 2021), CSCO, Subsidia Tomus 147. I. The subject, the...
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US legislators press for statutory ban on military aid to Baku
WASHINGTON, DC—In the hours leading up to Tuesday’s filing deadline, three senior members of the US House have introduced amendments to the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act...
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Pashinyan should not follow Sargsyan’s mistaken policy on relations with Turkey
Here we go again. Back in 2009, Pres. Serzh Sargsyan engaged in a misguided effort to sign an agreement with Turkey, ostensibly to open the mutual border. Even though Armenians around the world...
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US Representatives file eight amendments to hold Azerbaijan and Turkey...
WASHINGTON, DC – US Representatives are leading the charge to block US arms and aid to Azerbaijan, as part of a series of eight pro-Artsakh/Armenia amendments to the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense...
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Sibil presents Aurora’s Prayer
Music and lyrics: Hasmik Hakhverdyan Director: Hrant Movsisyan Arrangement: Karen and Sevak Production Against the background of raging wars and genocides in the world, the manifestation of peace and...
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Angele Manoogian to receive ARS of Eastern USA Lifetime Achievement Award at...
BOSTON, Mass.—The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA has announced that it will honor ARS member, humanitarian and community leader Angele Manoogian with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the...
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“It was torturous”: Armenian POWs testify to torture in Azerbaijani captivity
Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan A new report has revealed shocking details regarding the systematic torture and degrading treatment of Armenian prisoners of war and civilian captives held in...
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What kind of Artsakh do we want?
“Free Artsakh welcomes you” sign (Photo: 517design/Wikimedia Commons) I wanted to write about this a long time ago, even before the war. But the Artsakh War, its devastating outcome on the Armenian...
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The Antonym of Genocide
August 23, 2021: In 2015, I was in New York for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity event during which Noubar Afeyan, one of the co-founders of the Prize, asked me if I knew what “the antonym of...
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Armenian national team faces setback during World Cup qualification
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Football Federation of Armenia (@armenian_ff) Armenia has suffered its first major setback in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. After...
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COAF opens new Child and Family Services Center in rural Armenia
Cutting the ribbon of the newly-established Child and Family Services Center in Hatsik village YEREVAN — Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) secures rural access to social welfare with the opening of its...
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Wolves in sheep’s clothing are still wolves
Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Baku, September 2018 (Photo: Official website of the President of Azerbaijan) Our neighbors to the west are at it again. The national pastime of Turkey seems to...
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New Jersey minister goes the distance for Belmont’s First Armenian Church
Rally Sunday at First Armenian Church, September 12, 2021 BELMONT, Mass.—The late summer sun was beaming down on Belmont’s faithful this week for Rally Sunday at First Armenian Church—the oldest...
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ANCA-ER workshop highlights successful event organization for the Armenian Cause
The penultimate Zoom-based “Advocacy Workshop” by the Armenian National Committee of America – Eastern Region (ANCA-ER), “Organizing Events” took place on Monday, September 13. It was principally led...
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Choices and Chances
Born on September 23, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Haig Sarafian was the only child of Puzant Sarafian and Elizabeth Kistorian, two Armenian refugees who had no other choice than to leave their...
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Briefings from the Turkish press
How are the signals about the opening of the gates between Turkey and Armenia received at the border? (Source: Sputnik Turkiye) There have been positive messages between Turkey and Armenia in recent...
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Changing the Tide: Women’s Support Center and the enduring legacy of Diana Apcar
Armenian women have played a prominent role in our history as intellectuals, scholars, activists, writers and feminists. Yet, their writings have largely disappeared from the literary arena, and they...
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