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Turkey: A History of Banning Poetry and Targeting Poets
Special for the Armenian Weekly A poem written by Selahattin Demirtaş, the co-chair of the opposition Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), was recently banned by the prosecutor’s office in the...
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Unseen Armenia: Hin Tagher
Two villages, Hin Tagher (Taghler) and Mets Tagher (Taghler), in Artsakh’s Hadrut district, are listed in Discovering Paradise, Karabagh Guide as interesting sites featuring examples of Artsakh’s...
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Cambridge University Linguistics Professor Conducts Research on Salmast Dialect
GLENDALE, Calif.—Cambridge Professor of Linguistics Bert Vaux, in collaboration with the Salmast Heritage Association (SHA), conducted a week-long research project on the dialect of Salmast, also...
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Unseen Armenia: Surb Pokas
South of Yerevan, along the main road to Goris is the large village of Areni in the marz (province) of Vayots Dzor. On the roadside just before Areni are vendors selling homemade wine in plastic soda...
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Diaspora Focus: Lebanon
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide My grandfather was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1924. I know very little about his parents, save that...
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Honoring Balaban Hoja: A Hero for Armenian Orphans
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide To his students in the Aintab orphanage, Sarkis Balabanian (Balaban Hoja) (1882-1963) was not simply...
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Soccer: ‘The Midfield Armenian’ and United Crowned Europa League Champions
Special for the Armenian Weekly Manchester United and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were crowned Europa League Champions at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on May 24. With that title, United earn a berth in next...
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The Importance of Extracurricular Armenian Education Outside of Schools
Reassessing Strategic Priorities and Examining Homenetmen’s Role on the Brink of the Next Centenary Often times we talk about the fact that we need a more conscious society, one that better values the...
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Turkey: Kurdish Activist Arrested for Social Media Posts on Armenian Genocide
Special for the Armenian Weekly Mukaddes Alataş, a Kurdish human rights activist from Diyarbakir, was recently arrested for “being a member of a terror organization.” Her crime? She posted about the...
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Karanian: Building Bridges in Western Armenia
From the Armenian Weekly 2017 Magazine Dedicated to the 102nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Thursday was a school day in Chunkush. The children who normally filled its streets with laughter...
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Unseen Armenia: Janfida
Janfida is a village on Armavir province’s south central border with Turkey. From the village, Mount Ararat is clearly visible through the summer haze. Nearby, atop a hill, are the ruins of Urartu’s...
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In Their Own Words: From Firsthand Stories of the Armenian Genocide to the...
By Herant Bablanian Special for the Armenian Weekly My parents Khanem (Poladian) and Hovhanes Bablanian were survivors of the Armenian Genocide. Sadly, my parents’ history is not unique. Ask almost...
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The Evolution of Yannis: From Turkish Nationalist to Jailed Greek Activist
Special for the Armenian Weekly Yannis Vasilis Yaylalı, an ethnic Greek peace activist born in Samsun, was recently arrested by Turkish police in the Kurdish city of Şırnak, where he had been living...
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Unseen Armenia: Explorations Around Sisian
A friend and I returned to Yerevan after three days of exploring selected sites around Sisian in the Syunik province. We stayed at the Basen hotel where Hasmik, the manager, was extremely helpful. One...
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Unseen Armenia: Armenia’s Festivals
Travelers to Armenia visit our beautiful churches, fortresses, archaeological sites, and scenic vistas in Armenia’s mountains and valleys. But other venues can bring visitors closer to Armenian life...
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Off the Beaten Path: The Caves of Armenia
Special for the Armenian Weekly Armenia is known for its ancient monasteries in the mountains, its historic brandy, and its warm-hearted hospitality—a small country in the southern Caucuses bridging...
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Unseen Armenia: Varagavank, Nor Varagavank
Holy Cross of Varag Day In third century A.D. on Varag Mountain, on the south shore of Lake Van in Western Armenia, Saint Hripsime and her maidens were fleeing the persecution of Christians by the...
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The Armenian Who Helped Create Today’s Turkish Language
Special for the Armenian Weekly “Turkey’s president wants to purge Western words from its language,” reported The Economist on June 15. [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s] latest purge has a more abstract target....
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Hamazkayin Artlinks 2017: Exploring Armenian Identity through Culture
Special for the Armenian Weekly WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (A.W.)—Students and young professionals, 26 in all, gathered at AYF Camp in Wrightwood, Calif., on June 29 for the third annual Hamazkayin ArtLinks,...
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The Story of a Silver Wreath: An Ethiopian Emperor, and an Armenian Jeweler
Special for the Armenian Weekly The Museum Resource Center in Washington D.C. hosted a reception on June 15 in honor of my father, Bedros Sevadjian, jeweler and silversmith “By Appointment to His...
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