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Shifty Shaffer… Smithsonian, too?
Let’s discuss propaganda this week through two examples. One is modern, somewhat subtle, but practiced by a known lackey. The other is a rehash, much cruder in its form, and brought to us from a...
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Turkish President Orders Minority Leaders to Sign a Propaganda Letter
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, March 8, 2020 (Photo: Presidency of the Republic of Turkey) It has been the long-standing practice of the Turkish government to pressure the leaders of minority...
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Central New Jersey Armenians Celebrate Women’s Day
ELBERON, NJ—The parish council of the Central New Jersey St. Stepanos Armenian Apostolic Church held an International Women’s Day Celebration on Sunday. After mass, parishioners gathered in the church...
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Book Review: A Place Called Gyumri
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...
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My Lingostar Experience
Has it ever crossed your mind to move to Armenia? But do you stop to wonder the answer to a common concern: Where will my children go to school? I want my kids to be proficient in English as well as...
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Oxford University Launches Genocide Research Network
The logo of the Oxford Network of Armenian Genocide Research (ONAGR) OXFORD—A new initiative to study the Armenian Genocide and its connections to the world today was launched at Pembroke College with...
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Artsakh Deputy Foreign Minister Establishes Circle of Friendship During Visit...
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Artsakh Armine Alexanyan pictured with Armenian National Committee of Cyprus Chairman Hagop Kazandjian, March 6, 2020 NICOSIA, Cyprus—Deputy Foreign Minister...
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ANCA Rising Leaders Program in Washington, DC Postponed Due to Coronavirus...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) announced Wednesday that it has postponed the second annual Rising Leaders: Career Development and Civic Education program, in order...
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75 U.S. Representatives Call on Congress to Save Artsakh Aid
Over twice the US House members co-signed the Congressional Armenian Caucus letter this year calling for expanded aid to Artsakh and Armenia. WASHINGTON, DC – In a strong showing of legislative...
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Let’s talk domestic violence
Women’s Support Center staff members protesting in Gyumri, March 9, 2020 As Armenia celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, 13 year-old Nazeli lay in a hospital bed in Yerevan fighting for...
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Two Small, But Important Steps
The leadership crisis in our church has been one of several themes in this column. Our community cannot thrive without the largest and perhaps most important institution firing on all cylinders. This...
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New Jersey, Philadelphia Reign at 2020 AYF NATs
AYF members enjoying the dance. By Lia Aftandilian Recording Secretary, AYF Greater Boston “Nejdeh” Chapter ARLINGTON, Va.—This past Presidents’ Day weekend, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF)...
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First Impressions: Part III
My radar was up and running as I spent my days actively listening and looking for people who had the same last name as I do. Even before marriage was in my mind, I always knew I would never give up my...
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“Privet, Rob” and other musings
On the evening of September 25, 2001, Poghos Poghosyan, a native of Javakhk, was sitting at the famous Poplavok cafe in central Yerevan when he saw his former classmate, then-President Robert Kocharyan...
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The Making of ‘What Will Become of Us’
Growing up, my father taught me about the evocative power that visual images have in affecting different ways of seeing and thinking about the historical and contemporary circumstances of the world....
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NAASR Postponing Events, Closing Building to Public Amid Coronavirus Concerns
BELMONT, Mass.—In line with the recommendations of public health and medical experts relating to the coronavirus, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) has made the...
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Azeri Oil and Warmongering
It’s not as though “President” Ilham Aliyev, safely ensconced in Baku, needs an excuse to use his army’s soldiers as murderers, taking the lives of young Armenians guarding the borders (or more...
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Social and Environmental Factors in Starting New Forests: Lessons from ATP’s...
The Sose and Allen Memorial Forest in Stepanavan was planted with a mix of tree species including ash (pictured here), oak, maple, pine and wild apple. Armenia’s goal to double its forest cover by 2050...
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Armenia Declares State of Emergency, Coronavirus Cases Reach 52
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pictured during a meeting with the Commission for Coordination of Activities to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus in the Republic of Armenia, March 16, 2020...
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Erdogan Should be Tried by International Criminal Court for Supporting Terrorism
Last week, I reported that Pres. Erdogan’s office sent a letter to the heads of religious minorities in Turkey demanding that they sign it and send it back to the President. In that letter, Erdogan...
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