A History of a Perfect Crime1 The Armenian Weekly April 2013 Magazine (Download PDF here) I spent my high school years in Samatya. The majority of my classmates were the children of the Armenians who had come to Istanbul from the provinces during the republican years. …
Armenia has abundant water resources that are generally adequate for drinking, irrigation, and industrial use throughout the country, with some limitations in a few areas. Water usage has been reduced after independence due to a reduction of industrial and agricultural activities. Approximately 98 percent of …
The Armenian Weekly April 2013 Magazine (Download in PDF) Last year, I had the opportunity to travel with my family to Armenia for the first time. The highlight of the trip was visiting with my grandfather’s brother’s family. Upon my return, the discussions we had …
Scholarship, Manufacturing Doubt, and Genocide Denial (1) The Armenian Weekly April 2013 Magazine (Download in PDF) Doubt is our product since it is the best means of competing with the ‘body of fact’ that exists in the mind of the general public. It is also …
At 79, Tanganush Kostikyans, a grandmother of four from the village of Meghrashat in Armenia, decided it was time to own her small business—a cow she came to name Tsaghik (Flower). The cow came to her by way of Heifer Armenia in 2007, as part …
The U.S. Embassy cables released by WikiLeaks provide invaluable information and insight on how American diplomats assess the inner workings of Armenia’s politics in general, and key players like Raffi Hovannisian in particular. As embassy officials grappled to absorb the day-to-day politics of the country, …
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 …
YEREVAN (A.W.)—On Feb. 19, around 10 minutes into a press conference where the international election observation mission was presenting its assessment of the Feb. 18 Armenian presidential elections, a young woman marched to the front of the room, slipped away from the grip of the …
“It’s been 10 years that I’ve been out of the country. Life is very hard in Armenia; there are no jobs over there,” Lilit1, 53, told the Armenian Weekly. “Women worked very long hours—we worked more than men—but were paid very little. One person would …
Towards the metropolis of the Medz Yeghern (Avetis Aharonian, 1918)1 In our previous article, we established that “Medz Yeghern” literally meant “Great Crime” for the survivors of the genocide. It becomes clear that the phrase cannot be arbitrarily translated to a completely different semantic field …
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