Hovannisian on Hunger Strike
YEREVAN (ArmeniaNow) — Authorities have denied opposition leader and defeated presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian’s request to put up a tent in Liberty Square, where Hovannisian is on a hunger...
View ArticleNova Southeastern University Actively Fundraising for Armenian Genocide Studies
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Armenian Studies is a small field, with a small number of academic specialists. The number of academic specialists on the Armenian Genocide...
View ArticleThe Demise of a Cultural Icon
When an artist attains a ripe age and continues to create and to surprise his fans, people forget their mortality for a moment and begin to believe that the artist in question is there forever, he or...
View ArticleTCA Hosts Book Dedication of Zaven Khanjian’s Book on Aleppo
GLENDALE —The dedication of the book Haleb, Arachin Gayaran (Aleppo, the First Station) by Zaven Khanjian was held on March 3, by the Tekeyan Cultural Association’s Los Angeles Chapter with a capacity...
View ArticleSt. John’s Armenian Church Celebrates the 90th Birthday of Fr. Diran Papazian
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — An upbeat throng of almost 400 well-wishers crowded the Cultural Hall of St. John’s Armenian Church for a festive four-hour celebration of the 90th birthday of Fr. Diran Papazian,...
View ArticleRediscovering Franz Werfel: Potsdam Conference Analyzes Life of Brave...
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator POTSDAM, Germany — Among the required reading for most Armenians is the novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel, and the author is...
View ArticleAuthor Hasan Cemal Fired from Milliyet Newspaper
ISTANBUL (Armenpress) — Author of the book, 1915: Armenian Genocide, journalist and writer, Hasan Cemal, was fired this week from the Milliyet newspaper, where he had worked since 1998. According to...
View ArticlePinajian’s Paintings Reportedly Worth Millions
By Dominic Gover NEW YORK (International Business Times) — A collection of paintings by an artist who died in obscurity are expected to fetch up to $30 million at auction in New York. Arthur Pinajian...
View Article‘Légion Arménienne’ Exhibit opening at French Cultural Center on April 4
BOSTON — The French Cultural Center in Boston will host a public reception on April 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to mark the official opening of an exhibit about the Armenian Legion in World War I....
View ArticleNew Pope, New Hope
By Edmond Y. Azadian With the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, a moment of confusion reigned in the Roman Catholic Church, because the Papacy is a lifetime position and his resignation only had one...
View ArticleBuilt During the Hamidian Massacres, Sunk During the Genocide
By Tigran Kalaydjian NICOSIA, Cyprus — The fact that SS Armenian once sailed the high seas and worked the cargo routes of the North Atlantic is news to most people, including Armenians. Built as a...
View ArticleSeveral Armenians Wounded in Aleppo
ALEPPO (Armenpress) — Clashes between the governmental forces and armed rebels escalated this week, resulting in the wounding of several Armenians, stated Press Secretary of the Armenian National...
View ArticleBestselling Author Chris Bohjalian to Speak at Columbia University
By Taleen Babayan NEW YORK — For years, the stories were told in hushed voices. The tragic true-life tales would escape the lips of the survivors in the privacy of their homes as they revealed their...
View ArticlePolitical Tug-of-War in Armenia
By Edmond Y. Azadian The outcome of the February 18 presidential election is still in dispute. The founder and leader of the Heritage Party, Raffi Hovannisian, continues to challenge the election...
View ArticleArmenian over the Generations: The Story of the Sultan’s Bookbinder and his...
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff NEW YORK — Parunag Gurjian died a poor man in Egypt in 1937, leaving a bill outstanding at a poor house hospital. His life had also begun humbly, in a fishing...
View ArticleState House Armenian Genocide Commemoration on April 19
BOSTON — Each April for the past 28 years, members of the Armenian community along with state legislators and guests have filled the House Chamber at the State House to commemorate the Armenian...
View ArticleBoston College Biology Major Receives Goldwater Scholarship
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College sophomore Maria Asdourian, a biology major whose research interests focus on the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease, has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater...
View ArticleArmenian Night at the Pops to Feature Violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian
BOSTON — The Friends of Armenian Culture Society (FACS) will present the 62nd annual Armenian Night at the Pops on Saturday, June 1, at 8 p.m. at Symphony Hall. The evening will feature the young...
View ArticleAnother Setback in Armenian-Turkish Relations
By Edmond Y. Azadian Turkey has become a big player in regional politics and the scope of its foreign policy not only covers the Middle East and the Caucasus, but it has extended far beyond those...
View ArticleForget the Elephant, Just Look around the Room
By Gonca Sönmez-Poole Do you know the expression “the elephant in the room?” Of course you do. We have all used it. In fact, the last time I used it myself was in an article in this newspaper about a...
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