Pianist Kariné Poghosyan Makes History with 100 Free Weekly Mini-Concerts...
NEW YORK — “It is 7:50 p.m. on a Friday night in the small New York City apartment of the Armenian-American concert pianist Kariné Poghosyan. The artist is about to play her 99th Facebook Live Mini...
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Bishop Findikyan Visits Holy Trinity to Present Deacon Krikorian with St....
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — By the encyclical and blessing of His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, on Sunday, March 20, 2022, Dn. Gregory Krikorian received the St. Nersess...
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Tekeyan Cultural Association Metro LA Presents Tekeyan Poetry Book, Marks...
ALTADENA, Calif. — The Tekeyan Cultural Association Metro Los Angeles Chapter marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Tekeyan Cultural Association with a book presentation and cultural...
View ArticleThe Astrologer of Karabagh Translated into Romanian
BUCHAREST, Romania — Integral Publishers of Romania has announced the release of Astrologul din Karabagh (Astrologer of Karabagh) in partnership with the Armenian Cultural Foundation, (Arlington,...
View ArticleArmenian Genocide Monument Unveiled in Sydney
SYDNEY (PanARMENIAN.Net) — A monument was unveiled this week in Sydney’s Northern Beaches dedicated to the lives of past, present and future Armenians. The eight-meter-high monument was unveiled at the...
View ArticleShushi Named ‘Cultural Capital of Turkic World’
SHUSHI (PanARMENIAN.Net) — Shushi, the historic Armenian city in Nagorno-Karabakh, which came under Azerbaijan’s control in the war in fall 2020, has been declared the “cultural capital of the Turkic...
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Recipe Corner: Armenian Cuisine’s Zadigi Kahke (Easter Cookies)
BEIRUT — In April 2012, co-authors Aline Kamakian and Barbara Drieskens wrapped up a month-long, AGBU-coordinated tour across the U.S. and Canada to promote their widely acclaimed publication Armenian...
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‘The Power of the Human Spirit’: Narine Abgaryan’s Three Apples Fell from The...
In Three Apples Fell from The Sky (Oneworld, 2020), author Narine Abgaryan takes us to the heart of Maran, a village perched on a cliff in the Armenian highlands, at the farthest end of Manish-Kar....
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UCLA’s New Space Medicine Fellowship Program Welcomes First Inaugural Fellow
By Anna Dai-Liu LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in March launched its newest space medicine fellowship to train flight surgeons for future expeditions into space. UCLA...
View ArticleTribute to the Armenian Heritage Park as It Celebrates Its First Decade
BOSTON (Art New England) — Something beautiful and powerful emerged from the Big Dig, Boston’s largest and most expensive, urban renewal project of the 20th century — the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy...
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NAASR Panel Discusses Fallout of Ukraine Crisis for Armenia
BELMONT, Mass. — On Thursday, March 31, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) held a virtual panel discussion titled “The Ukraine War and Armenia(ns): Immediate Impacts and...
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Ani Hovannisian Shows ‘Hidden Map’ Documentary, Speaks in UK Parliament
LONDON — Filmmaker Ani Hovannisian was invited to speak and share her documentary, “The Hidden Map,” in the British Parliament on March 23. The gathering was attended by the All Party Parliamentary...
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Celebrating German Publisher, Human Rights Activist Helmut Donat on His 75th...
BREMEN, Germany — It is not only his family and friends who have reason to congratulate Helmut Donat on his 75th birthday; members of the Armenian community everywhere should join in as well. As a...
View ArticleArmenia, Azerbaijan Make Progress Toward Peace Deal
BRUSSELS (RFE/RL) — The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to start drafting a bilateral “peace treaty” and set up a joint commission on demarcating their common border during fresh talks in...
View ArticleIn Memoriam – Dickran Toumajan (1945 – 2022)
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Dickran Toumajan entered into eternal rest on Thursday morning, April 7, 2022 after a short battle with cancer. A loving husband, father, grandfather, son, uncle and friend, Dickran...
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Haig Avakian: ‘Today, the Diaspora Is Obsessed with Great Narratives’
YEREVAN / CAIRO — Haig Avakian born in 1964, Cairo, is a musicologist, pianist, vocal coach, chorus master, publicist and philologist. He studied at Noubarian Armenian School, Heliopolis, Cairo; in...
View ArticleWhat Could the Armenian Diaspora Learn from the Israeli Diaspora?
By Gary Gyultemiryan Special to the Mirror-Spectator Tensions between people in their homelands and their respective diasporas are not unusual. Israel and Armenia are no exceptions. I use Israel as an...
View ArticleArmenian, Azerbaijani FMs Discuss Peace Talks
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — In a rare phone call, the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan discussed on Monday plans to sign a peace treaty between their countries and demarcate their border. The...
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Vadim’s Crazy Tours: From Churches to Explosion Sites
STEPANAKERT — “Crazy Tours” is not only about discovering the magnificent peaks and churches of Artsakh. After the first rockets burst during the recent war, Vadim, the tour guide, changed his routes...
View ArticleWhat Was Achieved and Not Achieved at Brussels Summit
There is a law of physics which also applies to politics: for every action, there is a corresponding reaction. The 44-day war between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended in a ceasefire brokered by Russia on...
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