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Serge Momjian Releases New Historical Biography, Tigranes the Great
Tigranes the Great: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Empire June 2020, Heddon Publishing UK Political Biography/Ancient History ISBN: 978-1-913-166-24-3 174 pp. Tigranes the Great ruled the Kingdom of...
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ARF Eastern Region Presents Live COVID-19 Panel Discussion
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Eastern Region (ARF-ER) will be hosting a live COVID-19 panel discussion on Facebook on Sunday, July 26 at 5 pm EDT as a public service to the...
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Armenia Tree Project revitalizes communities in Tavush
Children in Artsakh during ATP’s Environmental Education lessons On Sunday, July 12 , Azerbaijan’s armed forces started an aggressive military attack, targeting civilian infrastructures and the...
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A Norwegian Hero for the Armenians
Bodil Biørn (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) July 22 is the 60th anniversary of the death of Bodil Biørn, a Norwegian missionary who helped Armenians during three decades in three different countries. There...
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Community Cleanup at Camp Haiastan
Providence community members masked and ready for work FRANKLIN, Mass. – What do you do when for the first time since its beginnings 70 years ago Camp Haiastan is not in session? Well, if you are part...
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No Hate Here
In April of 2015, I came across a statement Erdogan had made about Armenians “fixing” commemorative events to coincide with the Gallipoli ceremonies on purpose. I remember sitting in my freshman dorm...
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Activist panel reveals how Armenians can support Black Lives Matter
A virtual forum hosted by the progressive Boston-based Armenian activist collective Zoravik on Monday evening explored a shared history of subjugation, violence, exclusion and denial to advise what...
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Armenian forces repel yet another Azerbaijani assault in Tavush
(Photo: Armenia’s Ministry of Defense) YEREVAN—Azerbaijani special forces attempted to capture a section of the Armenian front line on Tuesday night, ending almost five days of relative calm. According...
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Rules Committee Clears Path for House Vote on Artsakh Demining Aid
The U.S. House Rules Committee, led by Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) cleared the path for a full House vote on an amendment to continue U.S. funding for Artsakh de-mining. WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. House...
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What is Erdogan up to?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visiting the Hagia Sophia Mosque ahead of its re-opening for Friday prayers (Photo: Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, July 19, 2020) The recent decision by...
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My Favorite Olympic Memory
If I am encouraging everyone to share their favorite AYF Olympic photos and memories, I should be the first to share such. Like many of you, I have many wonderful memories of the AYF Olympics. In the...
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Beyond Motherhood: Jeanne Parseghian, A Legacy of Leadership
Jeanne Parseghian, mayor, Strasbourg, France In this empowerment series article, we meet Jeanne Parseghian, a French politician and member of the European Ecologie Les Verts (France’s Green Party)....
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We Build. They Destroy!
A damaged home in the village of Aygepar, July 17, 2020 Nothing sums up the contrast in contributions to our global society of Armenia and Azerbaijan more than this phrase. It is borrowed from several...
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The Issue of Nagorno-Karabakh in the League of Nations
The collapse of the Soviet Union gave rise to many territorial problems for former Soviet territories, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict being one of the vivid ones. Exercising its right to...
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Student-Led Organization ASA United Condemns Azeri Attacks, Expresses...
On July 12th, Azerbaijani forces began shelling Tavush, a province on the northeastern border of Armenia. This attack was unwarranted and reprehensible, but not unsurprising, and violated the ceasefire...
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Building an Armenian Constitutional Court to Last
This week, a long-awaited amendment to Article 213 of the Armenian Constitution—replacing at least three of the nine Armenian Supreme Court Justices—has come into effect. “Three new Constitutional...
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U.S. House Passes Artsakh Aid Amendment
The U.S. House voted to continue sending aid to Artsakh, standing strong against an Azerbaijani government-driven, State Department-supported effort to end Artsakh’s demining program. WASHINGTON, DC —...
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In Memory of Angel Parseghian
Angel Levonian Parseghian (1922-2020) Angel Levonian Parseghian passed peacefully on July 21, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Angel was born June 14, 1922 to Victoria (Haleblian) and Levon...
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AYF Boston Chapter Leads Die-in Protest Against Azeri Aggression
AYF Greater Boston “Nejdeh” Chapter members participating in die-in protest (Photo: Vrej Ashjian) BOSTON, Mass.—More than 50 members of the Greater Boston community participated in a die-in protest on...
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In Memory of Ohanes (Onnik) Petrossian
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father, brother, uncle, relative and friend Ohanes Petrossian, who passed away on Monday July 27, 2020, after a long illness. He was...
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