By Raffi Bedrosyan The conference organized by the Hrant Dink Foundation about “Islamicized Armenians” at the Istanbul Bosphorus University in early November broke one more taboo in Turkey. A hidden reality,[...]
By Raffi Bedrosyan When someone visits Armenia for the first time, the tour itinerary invariably includes a multitude of churches and monasteries. Modern Armenia is the land of churches. Historic[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian The Russian novelist Anton Chekhov once wrote a satirical short story about the significance of medals in 19th-century Russian society. The story dwells on the predicament[...]
By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — “If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem…” is the biblical phrase signifying the emotional and spiritual power of the sacred site that is home to three[...]
YEREVAN — Nine-year-old Ardag studies at Vahan Tekeyan No. 92 school in Yerevan. He has decided to become a doctor when he grows up. Edmond Azadian, a member of Tekeyan[...]
DETROIT — On Wednesday, October 23, the AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School, the Cultural Society of Armenians from Istanbul (CSAI) and the Tekeyan Cultural Association of Detroit jointly organized a[...]
By Hagop Vartivarian NEW YORK — The cultural life of the Greater New York Armenian community was further enriched with the theatrical endeavor of Taleen Babayan. Already a recognized name[...]
WATERTOWN — Local jeweler, Harutyun Arto Hachikian recently presented jewelry especially designed for the families of Boston Marathon Bombing victims MIT Officer Sean Collier and 8-year-old Martin Richard, as well[...]
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — The Armenian community had much to celebrate in Germany at the end of October: in Berlin it was the 90th anniversary of[...]
By Edmond Y. Azadian “Am I the last poet? Am I the last singer of my country?” wondered the poet Vahan Teryan in the aftermath of the[...]
By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff BOSTON — Tea, hand-woven rugs and prostitutes, on the surface, seem to have very little in common. However, according to speakers at the K. George[...]
