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Olympic Flame Still Burns with Almasian
WESTFORD, Mass.—Twenty years after becoming the first athlete to compete for Armenia, the Olympic flame continues to burn brightly for Joe Almasian. Joe Almasian watches the Winter Olympics’ opening...
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Genocide Encyclopedias and the Armenian Genocide
Special for the Armenian Weekly The two key human rights concepts of “crimes against humanity” and “genocide” have their roots in the response to the Young Turk mass deportations and massacres of...
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The Legacy of the Armenian Legion
Special for the Armenian Weekly Much ink has been spilled on the atrocities the Armenians witnessed during World War I. As the centennial of the Great War approaches, Turkey and Armenia are preparing...
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Armenia-US Relations: Unfulfilled Promise
The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus Armenia has, since the rebirth of her independent state in 1991, pursued a forward-leaning policy to strengthen ties with the...
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The Urgency of Adaptation: Combating Climate Change in Armenia
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will meet in Yokohama, Japan, on March 25-29 to discuss its latest and most comprehensive report on climate change. Made up of leading...
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US-Armenia: Evolution of Bilateral Relations
The Armenian Weekly March 2014 Magazine: Armenia’s Foreign Policy in Focus The U.S. was quick in acknowledging the independence of the Soviet breakaway countries, and was one of the first to...
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Women Deacons in the Armenian Apostolic Church Revisited
For more on the subject of Armenian women deacons and monastics in the Armenian Apostolic Church, see Shepherds of the Nation and A Nearly Forgotten History: Women Deacons in the Armenian Apostolic...
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The Quest for Aurora: On ‘Ravished Armenia’ and its Surviving Fragment
Special for The Armenian Weekly April Magazine A personal memoir Four score and 15 years ago, “Ravished Armenia” (or “Auction of Souls”), the silent movie where Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94) played her...
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An Encounter with Djemal Pasha
Special for the Armenian Weekly By Missak Vassilian Translated by Jennifer Manoukian The following is the account of a 16-year-old Armenian boy’s unexpected encounter with Djemal Pasha, a member of the...
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Kiss My Children’s Eyes: A Search for Answers to the Genocide Through One...
The Armenian Weekly April Magazine Part One The looks on their faces are haunting. A sense of fear and uncertainty, doom even, is evident. Fifty-one men, all Armenian, standing in front of what appears...
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Portrait of Bravery: The Life and Times of Dr. Floyd Smith
The Armenian Weekly April 2014 magazine Born on Dec. 1, 1885 in the small farming town of Rowley, Iowa, the fascinating life of Dr. Floyd Olin Smith had a most humble beginning. In the twilight of his...
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45 Days in Hell: Syrian Armenians Kidnapped and Tortured by FSA
We were held captive for 45 days. You cannot even begin to imagine the terror we endured during those hellish days.’ –Carlo Hatsarkorzian Special for the Armenian Weekly In October 2013, Human Rights...
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Public Spending on Health, Education, and Infrastructure in Armenia
Special for the Armenian Weekly Public spending programs have the potential to level the playing field by broadening access to basic services for disadvantaged groups. The extent to which these...
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A Photographic Tribute to Baydzar, One of Diyarbakir’s Last Armenians
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—One of Diyarbakir’s last Armenians, 87-year-old Baydzar Eken, passed away at a local hospital on June 23. A month earlier, on May 23, the Armenian Weekly editors, joined by a...
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Ferllini and Croft: The Case of an Armenian Mass Grave
By Roxana Ferllini and Alexandra M. Croft The Armenian Weekly April 2014 magazine The following article is aimed at both the Armenian community and the general reader, with the intention of...
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Armenian Mass Graves Revisited: A Photo-Essay
Special for the Armenian Weekly April 2014 magazine It began in Yerevan, while I was photographing the National Geographic story on Armenia that was published in 2005. “Sandra, there are a lotta bones...
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Fallen but Never Forgotten: Armenian Victims of the Pacific War
Special for the Armenian Weekly Knowledge of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 is etched into the American psyche. Less known are the simultaneous attacks on the Philippines, Hong...
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1914-2014: 100 Years of the German-Armenian Society
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Johannes Lepsius is known for his work as a pastor and humanitarian who intervened on behalf of the Ottoman Armenians in the late 19th century. Johannes Lepsius When the...
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‘Art Is Worth Dying for’: Director Fatih Akin, Cast, and Crew Speak on ‘The Cut’
Special for the Armenian Weekly VENICE, Italy (A.W.)—Award-winning director Fatih Akin’s historical epic “The Cut” premiered on Sun., Aug. 31 at the 71st Venice International Film Festival as part of...
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Polo Then and Now
Special for the Armenian Weekly A rumble as thousands of pounds of horses come racing down the field at 35 mph; yelling; a ball goes whizzing by spectators as mounted warriors’ sticks clash. This could...
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