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URI Pharmacy Building Dedicated in Honor of Alumnus Paramaz Avedisian
PROVIDENCE — The University of Rhode Island (https://www.uri.edu/) community gathered last week to honor the memory of College of Pharmacy alumnus Paramaz Avedisian ’54, whose lifetime represented a...
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Armenian Assembly Internship Program in Armenia Concludes Another Successful...
WASHINGTON — The Armenian Assembly of America’s Summer Internship Program in Armenia concluded in August. The program featured lectures and discussions with a wide range of officials and tours around...
View ArticleArmenia’s Dilemmas and Opportunities
Armenia once again is caught in a tug-of-war between East and West. In 2013, after long negotiations with the European Union, Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan abruptly interrupted the talks with the...
View ArticleArmenian Democratic Liberal Youth Assembly in Armenia September 17, 2017
(Armenian language video) The post Armenian Democratic Liberal Youth Assembly in Armenia September 17, 2017 appeared first on The Armenian Mirror-Spectator.
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SOAR Gala to Honor Memory of Bob Semonian
The late Bob Semonian, right, with Sen. John McCain CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Boston chapter of the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) will be hosting a fundraising gala and auction to honor the...
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A Legacy of Lebanon’s War: ‘Land Mines’ Left by Beirut’s Dogs
By Anne Barnard BEIRUT (New York Times) — Ask anyone here about canine excrement and the conversation moves quickly to concepts of citizenship, nationhood, belonging, Lebanon’s sectarian political...
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Armenian and Jewish Artifacts on Display Side-by-Side in Detroit
DETROIT (Detroit Jewish News) — Real-estate developer James Melikian, who majored in history years ago at Arizona State University, maintains a strong commitment to the subject central to his academic...
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Prominent Philanthropist Levon Hayrapetyan Dies at 68
Levon Hayrapetyan in 2013 with NKR President Bako Sahakyan MOSCOW (Armenpress) — The Russia-based Armenian businessman and philanthropist Levon Hayrapetyan died on October 18 after battling a long...
View ArticleBill Outlawing Domestic Abuse Stirs Debate in Armenia
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Bruises have covered much of her body, attesting to the abuse she has suffered at the hands of her husband over two decades. Even while carrying his child, he continued to beat her....
View ArticleFAST Creates Angels Network to Support Armenian Startups
YEREVAN (itel.am) — The Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) (https://www.idea.am/foundation-for-armenian-science-and-technology) announced recently the creation of an Angels Network....
View ArticleActivist, Businessman Arrested in Turkey
ISTANBUL (DW) — Turkish media reported on Thursday, October 19, that prominent civil society figure and businessman Osman Kavala was detained Wednesday at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport upon returning from...
View ArticleLamb and Spinach Soup
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb 1/2 cup white rice 1 large white onion, finely chopped 1 egg, beaten 2 stalks celery, finely chopped 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped 1/2 green or red bell...
View ArticleWorld Music for a Global Program on November 3
NEWTON, Mass. — The Black Sea is a world away from lands where Salsa music originated. But building a bridge connecting them is Black Sea Salsa, created right here and led by Dan Teager. As the group’s...
View ArticleArmenians Urged to Value Their Women as Abortions of Girls Skew Population
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini GAVAR, Armenia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — When Karina Aghalaryan discovered she was going to be the mother of a baby girl, the 35-year-old Armenian was ecstatic. Her family...
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Obituary: Edwina Walsh
WATERTOWN — Edwina Walsh (née Jamgochian) of Watertown, formerly of Woburn, suffered a ruptured aortic aneurysm and passed away peacefully on October 27. She was the daughter of the late Megerdich and...
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Anthony Bourdain Is Banned from Ever Entering Azerbaijan but Probably not...
Shooting “Parts Unknown” in Artsakh NEW YORK (Combined Sources) — Anthony Bourdain is a pro at getting under people’s skin, but now he’s upset an entire government — the one in Azerbaijan. For an...
View ArticleWhy I Am Grateful to Erdogan, the Dictator of Turkey
By Ismail Akbulut I am sure that the very title I chose for this article will enrage some of my readers. Why on earth would one be grateful to a dictator? Indeed, that is a legitimate question. My...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Layered Middle Eastern Mazza (or Salad)
Ingredients: In a deep, round, clear bowl, layer the following ingredients according to your taste: 2 cups tabbouleh (homemade or store bought) 1 1/2 cups hummus (homemade or store bought) 1 1/2 cups...
View ArticleA History 85 Years in the Making
By Edmond Y. Azadian Armenians have a famous medieval fable writer called Vartan Aykeghtzi, one of whose fables has not lost its relevance today and may characterize Armenian life, or in this case, the...
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Turkey Frees Some Hostages
Asli Erdogan By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — The news on October 26 that a Turkish court decided to release German human rights activist Peter Steudtner from prison,...
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