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Hunters of Armenian Treasures
The word ‘talan’ has the same meaning in both Turkish and Armenian. It means plunder, pillage or looting. It is a historic fact that the rise and success of the Ottoman Empire was directly linked to...
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Armenian is a beautifully unique language
Original lettering artwork: anoush dsgn – Armenian Alphabet Art with a Twist Proficiency with language is not something that is simply inherited. It is also not something that magically stays with you...
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COAF, AEF Partnership Offers Scholarships for Youth in Rural Armenia
COAF managing director Korioun Khatchadourian and AEF executive director Armine Haroyan YEREVAN—Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) and Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) have announced a new...
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Zoravik to hold virtual public forum, ‘Black Lives Matter for Armenians’
The Black Lives Matter movement has challenged US society to recognize police violence against Blacks, as well as systemic racism in our courts, schools, businesses and cultural institutions. Four...
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In Memory of Our Dear Father, Dr. Michael G. Mensoian
The late Dr. Michael G. Mensoian pictured with his children Martha and Christopher The following eulogy by Christopher Mensoian and Martha Mensoian was read during their father’s funeral services today...
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AMAA’s Support Sustains Life in Lebanon
Click to view slideshow. PARAMUS, NJ – In spite of the increasing economic difficulties and challenges faced, the Armenian Evangelical Social Action Committee (SAC) of Lebanon reported that the first...
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In Memory of Dr. John H. Chaglassian
Dr. John Chaglassian (1943 – 2020) It is with great sorrow that the family of Dr. John H. Chaglassian of Belmont has announced that he passed away after a short illness on June 20, 2020 at the age of...
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Turkish Scholars Acknowledge Armenian Genocide on TV Program
I just found a video in which two Turkish scholars are advocating for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Republic of Turkey. The discussion took place in 2015 on the 100th anniversary of...
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Documentary Ballad “I See Wings” from “An Armenian Trilogy” Now Available,...
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.– “I See Wings”, the passionate symphonic ballad recorded by Detroit performing artist Kenny Watson and featured in the award-winning documentary “An Armenian Trilogy” has been...
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Introducing AYF Camp Zoom-astan
FRANKLIN, Mass. — Although the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the 2020 Camp Haiastan season from taking place, a virtual camp—“AYF Camp Zoom-astan”—has been in the works. Two one-week sessions for...
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Newly Launched ANCA FrontRunner Program Scales Up Pro-Armenian Social Media...
Visit Frontrunner.anca.org/register to sign up to be an ANCA FrontRunner and advance ANCA advocacy priorities on social media. WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has...
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ARF Supreme Council of Armenia Issues Statement on Azerbaijani Aggression
Once again Azerbaijan is resorting to aggression. In order to divert attention from its own domestic problems, this time it has targeted the northeastern border of the Republic of Armenia, during which...
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Members of Congress Condemn Azerbaijani Attack on Armenia amid Growing...
Congressional leaders raise alarm bells about Azerbaijan’s latest attacks against Armenia. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), and...
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ARF Bureau Issues Statement on Azerbaijan’s Latest Attacks Against Armenia
Azerbaijan’s aggressive and belligerent plans and attacks against the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh have once again been recorded. This time, the target is the northeastern border of...
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Remembering Dr. Armen Sahakian
Dr. Armen Souren Sahakian (1933-2020) Armen Sahakian was born in Baghdad, Iraq in September 1933 to his mother Margaret and father Souren. After some turbulent years for them between Baghdad and...
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U.S. House to Consider Measures Blocking Transfer of Defense Articles to...
Representatives Pallone and Sherman are leading two amendments to the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act which would limit U.S. defense transfers to Azerbaijan. WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of...
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Four Armenian servicemen killed as Azerbaijan renews crossborder attacks
YEREVAN—Four Armenian soldiers are dead after a series of military engagements with Azerbaijan along the international border near the Armenian town of Berd. The latest round of fighting, which has...
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The ARF’s moment of responsibility
This article was originally published in Droshak on July 1, 2020. It was translated by Galin Tanashian for The Armenian Weekly. At the end of the 19th century, during the organizational formation of...
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AYF Olympics 2020: Filling the Void
Worcester captain Richie Tashjian holds Olympics torch high as Olympics Queen Lucy Oulohojian Almasian and King Armen Harootian look on (Photo from the September 12, 1974 issue of the Weekly) Back in...
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In the Wake of Hagia Sophia’s Reconversion into a Mosque
(Photo: Flickr/David Spender) Calls to prayer were echoing from inside the Hagia Sophia this week after the famed Byzantine-era institution was formally reconverted and declared a mosque by Turkish...
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