ATP’s Aram and Maral Celebrate Vardavar!
Armenians Around the World Celebrated Vardavar on July 3 The following comic strip was prepared by illustrator Alik Arzoumanian for the Armenia Tree Project (ATP). It was co-authored by Arzoumanian and Nayiri Haroutunian. Alik Arzoumanian is an illustrator living in Cambridge, Mass. She illustrates and designs the Armenia Tree Project children’s newsletter. She has been […]
The Power of the Press: 1895 News from Armenia
‘[The article] referred to Sultan Hamid, infamously called the Bloody Sultan, responsible for the death of thousands of Armenians from 1894-95.’ Never underestimate the power of the press. A newspaper is a powerful instrument used to inform, educate, and entertain readers. Because of the Armenian Weekly I am here to “talk to you.” Unfortunately, […]
Early Warning Signs of Turkey’s Troubles with Trump
The Republican and Democratic parties will be holding their conventions later this month to select Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, respectively, as their presidential nominees. For loyal party members, the choice is very clear: Vote for your party’s candidate. Yet, millions of other voters have a more difficult task in making up their minds. […]
Squirrel Invasion Is Driving Me Nuts
Squirrels prove unwarranted guests. How’s my summer going, you may ask? Rather nutty at the moment, gasp! Thanks to the squirrel population at my lake home, I’m spending my spare time warding off the predators instead of feeding the birds. I arrived home the other day from an overnight at Cape Cod to find my […]
Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (July 9, 2016)
A Modern Aphorism Self doubt is the most sincere manifestation of humility. Ryan’s Law Make three consecutive guesses correctly and you will establish yourself as an expert. The Promise of Religion Oh, to be in a state of bliss forever! Daffy-nition Mother’s Day: Nine months after Father’s Day. Nostalgia In the […]
Hamparian: Why the ANCA is Pushing for a U.S.-Armenia Double Tax Treaty
Remember in 1973 when the Soviets, under Leonid Brezhnev, and the Americans, during Richard Nixon’s presidency, signed a tax treaty? That’s OK. Neither do I. That was decades ago. A different time. A very different world. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, our enemy back then, hasn’t existed for a quarter century. And Armenia, now […]
ARF Signs Memorandum with the European Parliament’s Socialist and Democratic Group
STRASBOURG, France (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and the Socialist and Democratic Group (S&D)—the leading center-left political group in the European Parliament—signed a memorandum of understanding on July 6. The ARF and the S&D signed the memorandum of understanding on July 6. (Photo: socialistsanddemocrats.eu) “The signature of this memorandum with the [ARF] clearly shows that the […]
Obama, Putin Discuss Artsakh
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—United States President Barack Obama held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 6. One of the topics discussed during the conversation was Putin’s June 20 trilateral meeting with Armenian President Serge Sarkisian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Putin and Obama in September 2015 (Photo: Kremlin.ru) According to a press statement […]
A Response to Robert Fisk
By Movses Ter-Oganesyan The following is a response to Robert Fisk’s article, “Echoes of Stalinism Abound in the Very Modern Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict,” published in The Independent on Sat., April 9. Robert Fisk (Photo: Wendy Marijnissen) Through his decades of work, Robert Fisk has been a trumpeting voice for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide […]
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Constructs Community Center in Getavan
YEREVAN—In tandem with its construction of the Vardenis-Martakert Highway, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is implementing various development projects in communities along the route. Getavan, located at a crossroads in Artsakh’s (Nagorno-Karabagh Republic/NKR) Martakert region, is one such community. Here the fund is building a multifunctional community center, through the joint financial support of its French […]
