Armenian Leaders Celebrate Army Day
YEREVAN — On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian Armed Forces, President Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, President of the NKR...
View ArticleCalling the Holocaust ‘Sad’ is the First Step towards Denying It ever Happened
By Jonathan Freedland On Holocaust Memorial Day, the White House issued a statement that did not mention Jews or anti-Semitism – but this was no oversight by the new administration. As anyone who has...
View ArticleFrench Court Rules Against Criminalization Of Genocide Denial
PARIS — The French Constitutional Council on Thursday, January 26, ruled against the criminalization of the denial of the Armenian Genocide. The Council stated that it is an “unnecessary and...
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View ArticleGlendale Lawyers Are Accused of Embezzling Armenian Genocide Survivor Benefits
By Andy Nguyen LOS ANGELES (LA Times) — Two Glendale attorneys could face disciplinary action after the State Bar of California alleged they embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from a...
View ArticleTekeyan Cultural Association Publishes Two New Books
WATERTOWN — The Tekeyan Cultural Association of the United States and Canada published two new literary volumes in Armenian at the end of 2016, Sarkis Vahakn’s anthology of short stories called...
View ArticleArchbishop Aykazian Tours Iraq with WCC
By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff WASHINGTON — Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Diocesan Legate and ecumenical director, took part in a delegation of church leaders visiting Iraq from January 20...
View ArticleReligious Leaders Speak against Ban on Immigrants, Refugees
By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff BOSTON — While the fates of many US-bound refugees from war-torn and desperate nations around the world are still up in the air, many American — including...
View ArticleBlogger Lapshin Arrives in Baku Despite Protests from Armenia, Russia
BAKU (Combined Sources) — Blogger Alexander Lapshin, who was extradited from Minsk, Belarus, upon the request of Baku, arrived at Heydar Aliyev Airport on Tuesday, February 7, accompanied by personnel...
View ArticleAlexis Ohanian: ‘I’m the Great Grandson of Refugees Who Fled the Armenian
SAN FRANCISCO (The Verge) — Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit and the son of an undocumented US immigrant, says President Donald Trump’s immigration ban is both “deeply un-American” and...
View ArticleLet’s Correct This Historic Mistake
By Garo Paylan Recently, HDP MP Garo Paylan had been banned from the parliament for 3 sessions and subjected to verbal assault for he used the word “genocide” and his speech was removed from the...
View ArticleArmenian Assembly Gala Honors 40 Years of Intern Alumni
WASHINGTON — The Armenian Assembly of America will host a “Celebrating the Future” special gala in Newport Beach, Calif. on Saturday, March 4, that will honor the Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship...
View ArticleReturn to Asbury Organizers Deliver Armenian Musical Instruments to Hovnanian...
NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Members of the Return to Asbury Kef Weekend organizing committee were invited to participate in a ceremony at the Hovnanian School where they delivered Armenian musical instruments...
View ArticleTempering Trump’s Temptations
By Edmond Y. Azadian Armenia and America have a common issue: migration, but in reverse order. Armenia has a problem of emigration and America has a problem of immigration. The first cannot stop the...
View ArticleFilm from Armenia to Be Shown at Global Cinema Fest
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff BELMONT, Mass. — “Simon’s Way,” a short feature film from Armenia, will be screened at the Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston in Belmont on Sunday, March 12 at...
View ArticleNew Website Sheds Light on Gerard Balakian’s History of Sports Medicine
NEW YORK — Another Balakian is making news; a new website has been launched to chart the history of sports medicine pioneer and inventor of electrolyte-rich beverages for athletes, Dr. Gerard Balakian....
View ArticleArchitecture as Witness to Genocide
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator CONSTANCE, Germany — For almost a decade, a photographic exhibition on the “Nakba,” the expulsion of the Palestinians from their lands in...
View ArticleDr. Ümit Kurt to Speak on Genocide Perpetrator Ahmed Faik Bey
FRESNO — Dr. Ümit Kurt, a Research Fellow at Harvard University will present talk on “The Curious Case of Armenian Genocide Perpetrator Ahmed Faik Bey” 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, in the University...
View ArticleTigran Hamasyan in Concert at Berklee Performance Center March 8
BOSTON — The Signature Series at Berklee on March 8 presents the ninth annual Berklee Middle Eastern Festival. This year’s edition features the music of Armenian pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan....
View ArticlePoland Welcomes Promising Armenian Vocalist
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator WARSAW — “Incredible Lusine Arakelyan gave a great New Year’s concert at the Warsaw concert hall in front of 1,200 guests. Her beautiful voice...
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