Editor’s Desk: Heritage, Memory, and Justice (Download full PDF of magazine here) In 1929, the Armenian author Hamasdegh made a pilgrimage to the Syrian desert of Der Zor, which he called “that immense graveyard of our martyrs.” Describing what he saw, he wrote, “It was …
YEREVAN (A.W.)—More than 300 Syrian-Armenian children who fled Aleppo in recent months are now studying at a school in Yerevan, and following the Syrian curriculum. Children getting ready for class after recess (Photo by Khatchig Mouradian) Operating since 2012, the Giligian School (grades 1 to …
An Interview with Lilit Galstian Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian sat down in Yerevan today (Feb. 19) with political commentator, former parliamentarian, and Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) member Lilit Galstian, to discuss the presidential election held yesterday. Excerpts. Lilit Galstian (Photo by Khatchig Mouradian, The …
ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)–On Jan. 19, Armenian Weekly Editor Khatchig Mouradian delivered a talk in Ankara, in Turkish, on justice for the Armenian Genocide during a panel discussion held in memory of Hrant Dink. Mouradian delivering his talk in Ankara. Below is the English version of …
Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian conducted the following brief interview with Weekly columnist Harut Sassounian last week. Sassounian: While it is true that some efforts are being made by Armenia and the diaspora to assist Syrian-Armenians, I believe that those efforts are too little and …
Hundreds of Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey have been on a hunger strike for 56 days. On Nov. 4, the Armenian Weekly editor conducted an interview with Bilgin Ayata about the reaction the hunger strike in Turkish prisons is receiving and the demands of the …
The Armenian Weekly features below a series of photographs from the Sourp Khatch (Holy Cross) Church on Akhtamar Island in Van, taken by the Weekly Editor during a recent trip to the area. Click here for more articles and photographs from the Editor’s trips to …
We park the car near Lake Van and start our long hike towards the side of a hill where the ruins of a medieval Armenian monastery await us. It is a long hike over uneven surfaces thoroughly sprinkled with dry manure. We had met the …
Dozens of Demonstrations Planned Worldwide BUDAPEST, Hungary (A.W.)—Thousands of Hungarians gathered in front of the parliament building in Budapest on Sept. 4 to express outrage at their government’s decision to extradite axe-murderer Safarov to his home country Azerbaijan, where he received a hero’s welcome, was …
Hungarian Activists to hold demonstrations this week “This mistake has to be rectified by us, Hungarians!” wrote one. “Today, I am ashamed of being a Hungarian,” wrote another. “I apologize to all Armenians, and particularly to the family of Gurgen Margaryan,” said a third. Politicians, …
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