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Armenia pushes through judicial reform package
Photo: concourt.am YEREVAN—The opposition Bright Armenia Party (LHK) announced on Wednesday that it would not join the Prosperous Armenia Party’s (PAP) challenge to the government’s proposed...
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Erdogan Instructs New Institution to Address Armenian Genocide Strategy
Turkish President Erdogan, June 20, 2020 (Photo: Presidency of the Republic of Turkey) An article appeared in the Hurriyet newspaper on June 23, 2020 addressing the outcomes of the June 16 five-hour...
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The neo-Ottomans are back. How should Lebanese Armenians respond?
Pro-Turkish demonstrators in Tripoli, north Lebanon voice support for Turkish military operation in northern Syria. Lebanese resilience is being severely tested by the ongoing financial crisis....
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WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Weekly has been named a “Digital First Responder” in a select database of immigrant media innovators compiled by the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City...
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Tales from Trebizond
The exterior of Surp Amenaprgich Vank, 2019 (Photo: Dr. Anastasios Mavrakis) Continuing the search for authenticity, truth and the origins of the world, I had to stop and study Trebizond. Trebizond...
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Dandeegeen Diaries—Chapter 12: Yalanchi/Sarma
I recently noticed a Facebook post from fellow ARS Ungerouhi Seda Aghamianz calling for “Derev Pickers” to help themselves to grape leaves at Kaligian Farms. That’s what they call their yard, and she...
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Abdullah the Lizard
This is a story told by Hrant Dink. Undoubtedly a true story. It can partially explain the deep trauma of the Armenians who survived the 1915 Genocide but had nowhere to go and stayed in Turkey. It can...
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“No one will live for himself”
With increasing numbers of people isolated because of quarantine and social distancing, COVID-19 is not the only public health threat we should be worried about. Loneliness is one as well. In his...
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What Will Become of the Cilician See?
We live in a dangerous world. Most Americans are insulated from the violence and deprivation on this planet, but as Armenians we have a unique perspective. As children of the diaspora, our network...
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ANC-International Monitoring Turkey’s Anti-Armenian Activities
In recent weeks, Armenians worldwide have witnessed Turkey’s sharp escalation of its hateful incitement and hostile actions against Armenians in Turkey, across the South Caucasus and around the world....
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US Has Warned Azerbaijan Over War Games
The State Department has warned Azerbaijan about the lack of transparency in large scale military exercises, but discounted Congressional Armenian Caucus assertions that the $120 million in U.S....
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National Security Adviser Bolton exposes Trump’s corrupt dealings with Erdogan
Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland (Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore) John Bolton, Pres....
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Remembering Udi Harry Minassian (1937 – 2020)
Harry Minassian performing at Kef Time Hartford, November 2000. (Photo: Ara Topouzian) The Armenian music community has lost another gentle giant, Harry Minassian. Known throughout the east coast as a...
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Letters for Peace Publishes 54 Letters Between Youth in Armenia and Azerbaijan
Letters for Peace (LFP), a project at the intersection of creative writing and conflict transformation, announces the publication of its full catalogue of letters exchanged between Armenian and...
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Armenia’s Diasporan Affairs Office Launches “Step Towards Home”
The coronavirus pandemic may have disrupted our Diaspora Armenian compatriots’ plans to travel to Armenia, however this has not stopped the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs from...
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Scholars Enlighten Armenian Armenian Community on Racial Violence, Inequality...
FAIR LAWN, NJ—On Tuesday, June 23, St. Leon Armenian Church of Fair Lawn, NJ, hosted a virtual forum, Racial Injustice and Responsibility with a live audience from more than 460 households. The event,...
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ANCA Supporters Host Nationwide Virtual Reception Honoring U.S. Senator...
Friends, supporters and leaders of the Armenian National Committee of America from across the U.S. joined together virtually on Zoom on Sunday, June 28 with U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) –...
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Armenian Academics For Black Lives Matter
A scene from a recent Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo: Armen Adamian) Three Armenian doctoral students from UCLA—Natalie Kamajian, Armen Adamian and Lilit Ghazaryan—penned the...
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ANCA, ANC-Lebanon Discuss Challenges During Inaugural ANC-MI Virtual Town Hall
The Armenian National Committee of Michigan (ANC of MI) hosted its first virtual Town Hall on Saturday, June 27th with Elizabeth Chouldjian, the communications director of the Armenian National...
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ATP, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Translate Building Bridges into Armenian
Preparing students and the general public to be good environmental citizens is one of the most important tasks to be undertaken in the 21st century. Armenia Tree Project and the Armenian Communities...
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