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For the Love of Gorky (1904-48) and Azadouhi Amerian Miller
Posted on July 20, 2011 | No CommentsBy: Betty Apigian-Kessel Don McLean’s 1971 song “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)” tells about the tormented Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. It can also be a reminder of the life of Gorky, who was born in Van, in historic Armenia, and who, like Van... -
Prof. Akcam Reveals Turkish Plan to Pay Scholars to Deny the Armenian Genocide
Posted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Prof. Taner Akcam dropped a bombshell during a lecture at the Glendale Public Library last month, when he revealed that a confidential source in Istanbul had informed him about the Turkish government’s scheme to bribe American scholars todeny the Armenian Genocide. Dr. Akcam, holder of the Kaloosdian/Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., stated that “the Turkish government is... -
When It Comes To Freedom Of Speech, Armenia Better Than Azerbaijan But Worse Than Georgia
Posted on July 29, 2011 | No Commentsepress.am The situation regarding freedom of speech and violations of the rights of journalists and media in Armenia, according to the most recent quarterly report by the Yerevan-based Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression (CPFE), can be considered to be moderately tense, since compared to... -
For the Love of Gorky (1904-48) and Azadouhi Amerian Miller
Posted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsBy: Betty Apigian-Kessel Don McLean’s 1971 song “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)” tells about the tormented Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. It can also be a reminder of the life of Gorky, who was born in Van, in historic Armenia, and who, like Van Gogh, ended... -
Words To Think About: Armenian History, Contributions To American Society Often Overlooked, But Deserving Of Attention
Posted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsBy G.W. Abersold Ph.D Published: Thursday, July 28, 2011 5:27 PM PDT The history of the Armenians is worthy of our interest and study. I became very interested in them and their history a few years ago when I wrote an article about Chuck Demirjyn. He... -
Sarkisian Slams Aliyev for Insulting Armenians
Posted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsYEREVAN—President Serzh Sarkisian on Thursday slammed his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev who on Wednesday continued his racially-motivated anti-Armenian slurs by saying that “something is missing” in the brains of the Armenian people. At a joint news conference, where Turkish Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan called... -
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Five more received the “gift of hearing”
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsJust before the year ended, four young children and one young adult received the “gift of hearing” due to the efforts of Armenian International Medical Fund (AIM Fund). Even though the “switch on” of the cochlear implants took place on December 24th, 2011, the surgeries were performed a... -
Forum for Stateless Nations and Other Minorities, Hrant Dink Commemorations in London, 2012
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe 5th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s martyrdom was marked in London with a meeting in the House of Lords on the 18th January and a silent Vigil outside the Turkish Embassy the following day. The meeting was sponsored by Baroness Randerson. His Grace Bishop Vahan... -
Delegation will head to Tbilisi concerning sale of Armenian poet’s house-museum
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsNews.am A group of intellectuals, led by Writers’ Union Chairman Levon Ananyan, will head to the Georgian capital Tbilisi, on Thursday, to clarify the matter with respect to the sale of great Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan’s house-museum, Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan said during a press... -
Sochi Armenians want to criminalize denial of genocide in Russia
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsNews.am Signature collection action calling Russian State Duma and Russian citizens to pass a bill criminalizing crimes of Nazism and Armenian Genocide in Turkey in 1915-22 is supported not only by Armenian NGOs but also by Circassians, Kazaks and the community of Greeks in Sochi,... -
Nayiri Dance Ensemble Performs for TSA
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsArmenianweekly.com The Nayiri Dance Ensemble of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of New Jersey kicked off another year of entertainment, dance, and fun while teaching young Armenian children the value of our culture through dance in 2012. In the fall of 2011, the... -
500 years of Armenian printing heritage presented at Columbia University
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsBy Florence Avakian NEW YORK - It was an extraordinary evening of revelation as Dr. Levon Avdoyan unveiled the large trove of Armenian treasures in the Library of Congress where he serves as Specialist of the Armenian and Georgian areas. Entitled “To Know Wisdom and Instruction”, his... -
Kurdish, Greek, and Armenian Americans Call for Inquiry into Turkish Airstrike
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsCommunity Groups ask Congressional Leaders to Press for Administration Investigation of Use of U.S. Arms in Attack that Killed 35 Kurdish Boys and Young Men Kurdish American, Hellenic American, and Armenian American leaders joined together on Jan. 10 to call upon key Congressional leaders to... -
Azerbaijan and Obama Suffer Setbacks As Amb. Bryza’s Service is Cut Short
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher California Courier As a result of successive political blunders by the Obama administration, Matthew Bryza was forced to abandon his ambassadorial post in Azerbaijan last week. Pres. Obama ignored repeated warnings that the candidate he was nominating as Ambassador to Azerbaijan in May... -
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This Sunday: Judge Armand Arabian to present his new book “From Gravel To Gavel” at Ararat-Eskijian Museum
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsJudge Armand Arabian is scheduled to speak on his new book “From Gravel to Gavel” at Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Sunday January 15th 2012, at 4pm “From “Gravel to Gavel” chronicles Judge Arabian’s life and his Armenian background. Justice Arabian was raised in New York; he was the first born...










