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2017 Aurora Humanitarian Index Reveals State of Humanitarian Morass Worldwide
Waning Compassion, Lack of Competent Leadership and Skepticism in One’s Ability to Make a Difference Drive Decline in Humanitarian Support; Pessimism Buoyed by Confidence in Millennials to Take...
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Spend a Summer’s Evening Celebrating 50 years of Excellence in Education
By Jennifer Chelebi MANHASSET, N.Y.—The annual Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School (HMADS) Gala Dinner Dance, taking place on June 3, continues to be a staple of the social season in the Armenian...
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Nerkin Karmiraghbyur School on the Armenia-Azerbaijani Border Renovated
BERKELEY, Calif.—The Paros Foundation recently announced the completion of the third and final phase of school renovations in the village of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur. Work at the school began two years ago...
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Soccer: ‘The Midfield Armenian’ and United Crowned Europa League Champions
Special for the Armenian Weekly Manchester United and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were crowned Europa League Champions at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on May 24. With that title, United earn a berth in next...
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Breaking: House Foreign Affairs Committee Unanimously Condemns the D.C....
Rep. Ted Poe Calls for Continued Protests at Turkish Embassy, with Reps. Rohrabacher, Cicilline, Wagner, and Sherman Offering to Attend in Solidarity WASHINGTON—On May 25, the House Foreign Affairs...
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On Superheroes
We saw the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie last weekend. It provided another opportunity for my girlfriend to criticize my love for just about all things Marvel Comics. Guilty! Since my teen...
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Myrtle Beach City Council Adopts Armenian Genocide Reaffirmation Proclamation
ANC of South Carolina Leads the Effort to Memorialize the Genocide of Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians in Myrtle Beach MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—The Myrtle Beach City Council of adopted a proclamation on May...
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Speaker Paul Ryan Calls Attack on U.S. Protesters by Turkish Security Forces...
Ryan Welcomes Committee Passage of H.Res.354; Reps. Bilirakis & Ros-Lehtinen Lead Latest Congressional Rebuke of Erdogan-Ordered Beatings in Washington, D.C. U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)...
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Hamparian Testifies Before Congress in Support of Strong Response to...
‘We’ve Reached a Moment of Reckoning. Not Simply About Erdogan, But Ourselves. We Know Who He Is. Now it’s Time for Him to Understand Who We Are,’ Explained Hamparian WASHINGTON—Armenian National...
View ArticleArtsakh Serviceman Killed by Azerbaijani Fire
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman (b.1996) Armen Harutyunyan of the Artsakh Defense Forces was killed by Azerbaijani fire on May 26. According to a statement released by the Artsakh...
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The Importance of Extracurricular Armenian Education Outside of Schools
Reassessing Strategic Priorities and Examining Homenetmen’s Role on the Brink of the Next Centenary Often times we talk about the fact that we need a more conscious society, one that better values the...
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Teen Author Varak Kaloustian Debuts Second Novel
It hardly needs to be said that Varak Kaloustian is already accomplishing his lifelong dream of becoming a writer. The ambitious teen author published his first book, The Legend of V: The Solar...
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Obituary: Ida Evranian-Cecchini
Genocide survivor Ida Evranian-Cecchini (Rahanian), age 96 of Grand Haven, Mich. passed away Saturday April 1. Ida was born Jan. 1, 1921 in Armenia, to war hero Koran Rahanian. Ida Evranian-Cecchini...
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Collective Calls for Justice in the Face of Denial and Despotism
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide As we have seen time and again, genocide is often a crime that involves widespread participation and...
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UCLA Offers Summer High School Heritage Language Program
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Center for World Languages at the University of California, Los Angeles is offering special language classes for high school students who speak, understand, and/or hear...
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Letter to Yerevan (Part I)
On the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920), the Armenian Weekly is pleased to announce that it will be periodically publishing the English...
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ARF Eastern U.S. Announces Conference to Mark Centennial of First Republic
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern United States Central Committee has announced plans to hold a large-scale conference in 2018, devoted to the First Republic...
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Dr. Tom Catena Awarded 2017 Aurora Prize
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Honors Esteemed Catholic Missionary Physician in War-Torn Sudan for Rekindling Faith in Humanity YEREVAN—The $1 Million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was...
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Turkey: Kurdish Activist Arrested for Social Media Posts on Armenian Genocide
Special for the Armenian Weekly Mukaddes Alataş, a Kurdish human rights activist from Diyarbakir, was recently arrested for “being a member of a terror organization.” Her crime? She posted about the...
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Documentary on Islamized Armenians of Dersim Screened at Columbia University
Special for the Armenian Weekly NEW YORK (A.W.)—In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of, and interest in, exhuming the stories of Islamized Armenians in Turkey. Though filmmaker Nezahat...
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