24 Years on, Armenian Earthquake Remembered
By Siranuysh Gevorgyan GUMRI (ArmeniaNow) — Nearly a quarter of a century after the devastating 1988 earthquake there are still families in Armenia that live with the consequences of that natural...
View ArticlePM Sargisian Makes Several Stops During Brief Visit to Massachusetts
By Kevork Marashlian BOSTON — On the heels of successful visits to Frankfurt, Germany and California, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargisian arrived here in the early hours of December 12, and was...
View ArticleEdmond Azadian Meets ADL Leaders in Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt — Edmond Azadian, co- chairman of the Armenian Democratic Liberal party (ADL) District Committee of US and Canada, and a former editor of the daily Arev in Cairo met with the ADL...
View ArticleArmenian Ruling Party Nominates Incumbent President 
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — President Serge Sargisian has formally been nominated as a candidate for reelection by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), which held its 14th annual convention in Yerevan...
View ArticleA Presidential Election in Armenia with Predictable Results
By Edmond Y. Azadian No matter what topic we choose today and no matter how festive a mood we pretend we are in, we cannot avoid expressing our sentiments about the brutal massacre of innocent children...
View ArticleArmenian Lighthouse Charitable Foundation Completes Chapel for Religious...
LONG BEACH, Calif. and PTGHUNK, Armenia — Zuhrab and Seta Ghazarian, the founders of the Armenian Lighthouse Charitable Foundation (ALCF), the organization formerly known as Paros “Lighthouse”...
View ArticleCelebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Armenian Community Of Greater Washington
WASHINGTON — Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), visited St. Mary Church of Washington, DC, this month, as the parish marked the 80th...
View ArticleGerman-Turkish-Armenian Project Dramatizes Search for Identity
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — Her name is Sabiha, the same name as the favorite adopted daughter of Kemal Mustafa (Atatürk), who as a female pilot was a symbol for...
View Article‘My Heart Is Brazilian, but My Soul Is Armenian!’
Interview by Artsvi Bakhchinyan YEREVAN — “It was beautiful: a smooth performance with very inspiring moments. All the result of preparation, an excellent orchestra, a great conductor, a gorgeous hall...
View ArticleJudy Norsigian To Be Speaker At Men’s Club
WATERTOWN — On Monday, January 7, Judy Norsigian, executive director and co-founder of Our Bodies, Ourselves, will be the speaker at the dinner meeting of the St. James Armenian Church Men’s Club. The...
View ArticleVery Rev. Ghevont Samoorian Dies
BILLERICA, Mass. — The Very Rev. Ghevont Samoorian, of Billerica, died on January 20, 2013. He was 78. Born in Cambridge, on April 17, 1934, to Melkon and Mary Samoorian, Samoorian was baptized Diran....
View ArticleA Moral and Political Dilemma
By Edmond Y. Azadian Upon the nomination of Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next secretary of defense, a political firestorm broke out involving gays, the Israeli lobby in Washington and the...
View ArticleDickran Abasian Receives Boghos Nubar Pasha Medal
ATHENS — Dickran Abasian, chairman of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) District Committee of Greece received the Boghos Nubar Pasha medal of service from the Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia...
View ArticleA Family Novel Probes Mixed Identity, Loves and Hates
The Young Man in the Gray Suit by Agop J., Hacikyan. Interlink Books. 2013. 248 pp. $20. ISBN 978-1-56656-907-1 By Daphne Abeel Special to the Mirror-Spectator Agop J. Hacikyan’s new novel focuses on...
View ArticleArchbishop Nourhan Manougian Elected 97th Patriarch of Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — On Thursday, January 24, the members of the St. James Brotherhood elected Archbishop Nourhan Manougian as the new Patriarch of Jerusalem after a two-day conclave. Out of 33 members of the...
View ArticleSargisian Certified as Winner of Presidential Vote
Protests Continue Led by Raffi Hovannisian YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — Armenia’s Central Election Commission has officially certified President Serge Sargisian as the winner of the February 18...
View ArticleBenefit Concert for Syrian Armenians Planned in Boston
LEXINGTON, Mass. — In response to the plight and predicament of the Syrian Armenian communities, the Greater Boston Armenian Community has organized a benefit concert to provide much needed...
View ArticleA Cathedral on the Verge of Collapse: The Campaign to Save Mren
An Interview with Dr. Christina Maranci By Lucine Kasbarian MEDFORD, Mass. — Dr. Christina Maranci, Arthur H. Dadian and Ara T. Oztemel Associate Professor of Armenian Art and Architecture at Tufts...
View ArticleAuthor Aris Janigian to Speak at NAASR on ‘Exile, Memory and Assimilation’
BELMONT, Mass. — Writer Aris Janigian, author of the acclaimed novel, This Angelic Land, will give a lecture titled “Exile, Memory and Assimilation: The Armenian Experience as the Essential American...
View ArticlePost-Election Developments in Armenia
By Edmond Y. Azadian The February 18 presidential election produced a new and unexpected political landscape in Armenia. Based on parliamentary elections of last May, most of the pollsters were...
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