Russia: Skinhead gang accused of killing 20 in Moscow Aug 9, 2008
Ryno was arrested after allegedly stabbing to death an Armenian businessman in April 2007 ... Ryno and Skachevski were arrested for killing Karen Abramian, an Armenian businessman. (Yahoo News -- Russia)
Facing up to our failure with HIV/AIDS Aug 5, 2008
"Twelve million orphans today. Twenty-five million orphans tomorrow...The ridiculous numbers wash over most of us. This is happening in our time? We, who have read the histories of the Armenian genocide and of the Holocaust...find ourselves safely tucked away. We may feel a sad tug of common cause with human misery on the far side of the Tropic of Cancer, but we are disconnected from it by a thousand degrees of space and time. This is true even in the hardest-hit countries, because even in the... (Chicago Tribune)
Alcatel-Lucent dumps CEO, chairman Jul 29, 2008
Mr. Tchuruk, born in November 1937, is a former arms engineer with Armenian parents in Marseilles who climbed the corporate ladder to become head of oil group Total before joining Alcatel in 1996. A tireless strategist, he engineered a restructuring of the sprawling Alcatel empire into the core telecoms activities, a defence branch that became part of Thales and the Alstom industrial engineering group. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Theres one in every country Jul 23, 2008
In Armenian, its specifically a wolf giving birth on a mountain. The devil features large in many of these expressions. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Ethiopia: Another Nation Under a Groove Jul 18, 2008
On a visit to Jerusalem in 1924, when still a prince, Selassie had been charmed by a marching band of forty Armenian children, exiled orphans of the Ottoman genocide, and arranged to adopt them as his court musicians. The boys were tutored by European music teachers and pretty soon brass bands were busting out all over: the Police Orchestra, the Imperial Bodyguard Band, the Army Band, the Selassie Theater Orchestra or the Municipality of Addis Band. (Time.com)
Sikhs losing tradition in translation Jul 16, 2008
Penny Mirigian-Emerzian, secretary of the Fresno chapter of the Armenian American Citizens League, said Armenian immigrants went through the same thing when their U.S.-born children were exposed to American culture. "In the Armenian situation, the second generation of young Armenians did not know how to read and write in Armenian and resisted learning it," she said ... Mirigian-Emerzian, 86, said her parents forced her to go to an Armenian school, and she attended Valley Armenian churches, where... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Writer's block Jul 8, 2008
Many of the buildings in the book are still standing, including Fresno landmarks such as the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe depots, the Holy Trinity Apostolic Armenian Church and the Rowell Building ... These include the home where he grew up, the First Armenian Presbyterian Church where he attended services, Emerson Elementary School, the Carnegie Public Library and Fresno Technical High School ... "I had to use old photographs to paint them."Hunter says the biggest challenge was painting the... (Fresno Bee)
Four new heritage sites added to UNESCO list Jul 7, 2008
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles in northeastern Iran were a major hub for the dissemination of the Armenian culture into Azerbaijan and Persia. The site comprises three monastic ensembles, with the oldest edifice dating back to the 7th century. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fresno event aims to 'lift up' cultures Jul 5, 2008
Friday's celebration started at 9 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and singing of "America the Beautiful." Then came a performance by Armenian dancers, followed by dancers from the Punjabi Sikh community and the Lao community ... "The Armenian dancers were very good. and even though I've lived here most of my life, I've never seen Armenian dancers."Best of all, Long-Pence said, with all the chaos in the world today, she leaves the event with the feeling "that there's hope." The reporter can be... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
What defines a patriot in today's society? Jul 4, 2008
On one side of my family, I m second generation Armenian and on the other side, colonists who settled in the Mohawk Valley of New York in the late 1600s. Both sides passed to me the incredible uniqueness of the United States and the importance of preserving all it stands for. (Hingham Journal, MA)
UNESCO to Revise List of World Heritage Sites Jul 3, 2008
In the Middle East, applicants include Yemen for its Socotra Archipelago; Saudi Arabia for archaeological site al-Hijr; Iran for the Armenian monastic ensembles in its Azerbaijan province; and Israel for the triple-arch gate at Dan and the Bahai holy places in Haifa and western Galilee. DPA News Agency (kjb). (Deutsche Welle)
Koutoujian: Turnpike approves Armenian Heritage Park plans for Rose Kennedy Greenway Jun 22, 2008
Peter Koutoujian and the Armenian Heritage Foundation (AHF) announced that plans to develop a park on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway have been formally approved by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Board ... The public process and approval is the result of an eight year campaign to design a park to commemorate immigrant groups who migrated to the Boston area as well as acknowledge those ancestors who sought refuge from the Armenian Genocide ... As a member of the Armenian-American... (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Armenia hasn't forgotten Saroyan Jun 15, 2008
"He was one of the best authors of the 20th century," said Varduhi Varderesian, a popular Armenian actress who has played roles in Saroyan plays and met the author when he visited in the 1970s ... But some of his first works were published in an Armenian-American journal, and he often wrote about Armenia and emigrants like his parents ... He spoke Armenian and visited the country with increasing frequency in his later years. (Fresno Bee)
Friends for faraway places Jun 14, 2008
It is by the human rights lawyer Fethiye Cetin, who was in her 20s when she discovered that the good Muslim grandmother who had brought her up was really Armenian - she'd been pulled from her mother's arms off a death march in 1915. The thing I most admire about My Grandmother (Verso) is that it refuses to be sidetracked by the issues it raises: it is a tribute to the woman, an expression of shared pain, and a plea for reconciliation. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Contest a key to success Jun 2, 2008
Winning Canadian music competition could open many doors for young Armenian May 31, 2008 04:30 AM ... Her name is Nareh Arghamanyan, she is a 19-year-old Armenian pianist and if you have never heard of her, just wait. (Toronto Star)
MMA in clinch with mainstream May 30, 2008
Grandmas have recognized me before on the street, the Armenian fighter said during a break during training at his friend s backyard gym in the San Fernando Valley. Grandmas. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
In season finale, BMOP charts the Armenian experience May 27, 2008
Centuries of upheaval have made the Armenian diaspora one of the world's largest; by some estimates, almost three times as many Armenians live outside the country as in it. Charting Armenian music and inspiration, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's season finale, "Armenia Resounding," balanced perspectives from within and without ... The late Alan Hovhaness represented the latter; the Somerville-born composer embraced his Armenian roots early in a prolific, 67-symphony career tinged with... (Boston Globe)
Saroyan is a prominent thread in Fresno's Armenian tapestry May 25, 2008
The David of Sassoon statue in Courthouse Park depicts an Armenian warrior who is said to have defeated an invading Egyptian king in the seventh century ... Like much of William Saroyan's work, "Follow" is a story about the Armenian immigrant experience ... The author was born in Fresno on Aug. 31, 1908, well after Armenians began flocking to the Valley. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
LETTERS: NCT, May 20, 2008 May 21, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Obama should put together this dream Cabinet. (North County Times)
Out of Africa May 18, 2008
On a visit to Turkey, Selassie had been greeted and impressed by an Armenian brass band and had promptly inaugurated his own musical strike force. Armenian instructors were drafted in and a host of official bands founded, the most eminent being the Imperial Bodyguard Band. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
All the way from Armenia May 16, 2008
But things are a little faster paced in Armenian schools, and Adeli found it to be a challenge to provide insight ... Unfortunately, Adeli was not able to learn Armenian before going on the trip, but said she enjoyed trying to pick up what she could, and said if she was to go back for any longer period of time, she would want to learn Armenian ... Adeli said it was difficult when she first arrived in Armenia, because of the language barrier, but she described Armenians as very hospitable. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Birth of a nation May 5, 2008
Allison, who is of Armenian descent, said her culture shares similarities with the Jewish culture such as the Middle Eastern dishes and the big, loud families. "I have a lot of friends who are Jewish, and they talk about their customs. I'm very interested because I'm Christian and it's very different," she said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
LISE ROSENTHAL: A taste of the Mideast on Maroa May 3, 2008
In the early '70s, I learned to cook Armenian food and proudly wheeled my cart up and down the aisles of Hanoian's Market, scouting out good cuts of lamb and bulghur for pilaf. After moving my bulghur into a little canister I had made out of a Quaker Oats box and labeled "Bulghur," I would then trundle off to the health food store in the Tower District and buy the secret ingredient in my home-baked bread -- cracked wheat -- which I would transfer to a Quaker Oats box labeled "Cracked Wheat."My... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
FAITH REFLECTIONS: Its embarrassing, but not the whole story May 2, 2008
In fact, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Orthodox priests and worshipers were fighting over territory literally swinging palm branches at each other in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The church is where tradition says Jesus was buried and resurrected. (Hingham Journal, MA)
The Tharp Renaissance Apr 16, 2008
The duet is set to six of the "Ten Armenian Folk Songs and Dances" adapted by Vardapet Komitas, who died in 1935. They're mostly cheerful, vibrant songs (heard as a recording on Sunday), and Tharp rushes into them with her typical high-low culture promiscuity. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Officials to hold Armenian Genocide Commemoration Friday Apr 15, 2008
Rachel Kaprielian, D-Watertown, and others, in conjunction with the State House Commemoration Planning Committee, will host the 93rd Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide at the Massachusetts State House ... The commemoration ceremony traditionally honors survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and their families with individual Proclamations from the governor ... As in past years, the day of tribute will also feature several significant musical selections performed by the Erebuni... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Shahjahans dagger to go under Bonham hammer Apr 11, 2008
He acquired it from an Armenian who was shopping in London with the dagger hanging on him, said Katherine Sanne of Bonham. The Belgian was intrigued when he saw a silver plaque with inscription in gold at the bottom of the dagger. (Hindustan Times)
Minding the gap: exploration in the Holy Land Mar 29, 2008
The vendors pathways in the Old City, where the Via Dolorosa and the Armenian quarters converge, flowering into a gaping abyss, combine into something altogether new. Not the time-honored hint of incense and myrrh, but of faint gunpowder grown new of old. (Yale Herald, CT)
Food can serve as a bridge between people Mar 26, 2008
I thought of a conversation with an Armenian reader about the traditional meat products bastirma and soujouk. She was delighted by my interest in her history and cuisine. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Tours to Israel Mar 24, 2008
Jerusalem's old city is divided into four main quarters: Muslim, Jewish, Armenian and Christian quarters. Some agencies offer discounted holy-land tours when you buy a combination tour package to the Dea-Sea. (Suite101.com)
Culture clash Mar 24, 2008
I imagine Hispanic and Hmong females who are changing their roles in life through education can identify, just as Okie women who came in the Dust Bowl and Armenian women who came almost 100 years ago could have. It's like trying to get out of the Mafia. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
In 'Darkness,' dance groups collaborate to explore theme of Armenian genocide Mar 21, 2008
The dancers are members of the local Armenian folk group Sayat Nova Dance Company preparing for "Out of Darkness," an evening-length performance exploring the themes of genocide in general and the Armenian genocide in particular ... 5 million Armenians a genocide ... Since then, the national ADL has acknowledged the Armenian genocide (and the regional director was rehired, then resigned). (Boston Globe)
Armenian fighters make their mark in MMA Mar 15, 2008
Josh Hedges/ZuffaKaro Parisyan is the best known of the Armenian fighters ... Don't sleep on the Armenians ... Armenians are no strangers to American culture, and throughout the past century they've made their contributions to the world of entertainment. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Photographs unravel Turkey's ethnic tapestry Mar 15, 2008
The group - a Kurdish feminist, an Armenian writer, and an academic and a photographer, both Turkish - were presenting a book of photographs of people from Turkey ... But it forced families from different backgrounds, who spoke different languages, such as Armenian, Kurdish, Greek, Georgian, Macedonian, Bosnian, to hide their identities ... Family histories, such as the crushing events of Turkey's genocide against Armenians in 1915, were never spoken of, and children grew up not knowing their... (International Herald Tribune)
The week aheadWhat could be grabbing the headlines in the next seven days Mar 3, 2008
Armenian opposition vows defiance. MOST READ. (BBC News)
Dominant faithIslam takes centre stage as Malaysia prepares to vote Mar 3, 2008
Armenian opposition vows defiance. Nepal's 'living goddess' retires. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Furniture designed by architects: Pricey, impractical and very desirable Mar 2, 2008
Melik Baghdasaryan/The Associated Press Eight people died in clashes between the police and opposition supporters, leading the Armenian president to declare a state of emergency. In Opinion: More Headlines. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Newsweek: Danger of Turkish-Iraqi tensions Feb 28, 2008
Even so called Armenian Genocide is done by Kurds ... Ottomans didn't kill armenians for hundred years ... Armenians just demanding territory from turkey in background of jenocide lie. (MSNBC -- International)
Special week for local Armenians Feb 26, 2008
An Armenian culture minister is in town to learn about events honoring William Saroyan ... The vice minister of culture for Armenia is spending a few days in Fresno this week, drawn by a performance tonight of a renowned Armenian folk ensemble and the centennial celebration of William Saroyan's birth in Fresno ... The musicians use only traditional Armenian instruments to maintain an authentic sound. (Fresno Bee)
Weekly email Feb 21, 2008
"Your polling stations remind me [of] a railway station," he told Armenian journalists. "Only members of [the] commission and voters have the right to be present in our polling stations.". (Guardian Unlimited -- Politics)
Transparency call at Dink trial Feb 13, 2008
Hrant Dink was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices. Turkish and European lawmakers have called for transparency in the trial of 19 people accused of murdering Turkish- Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in 2007 ... Mr Dink campaigned for his country to confront the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I.. (BBC News -- Europe)
Music in the world II: From the Berbers to Bach Jan 30, 2008
Its members are a peer group of virtuosos, masters of living traditions, whether European, Arabic, Azeri, Armenian, Persian, Russian, Central Asian, Indian, Mongolian, Chinese, Korean or Japanese. They all generously share their knowledge and are curious and eager to learn about other forms of expression. (International Herald Tribune)
Tracking the Complexities of the Caucasus Jan 19, 2008
" [ p.21]The photographs in this volume are subtle and bear close examination. Two poignant images from the Library of Congress depict victims of war and massacres in 1919: one shows a row of Armenian orphans (bareheaded, barefoot), the other a similarly posed rank of Muslim/Turkish orphans (shod, hatted, holding staves). A 1935 photograph from the Hoover Institution Archives portrays Stalin s henchman, Lavrenty Beria, standing next to three colleagues from Armenia, Abkhazia, and Azerbaijan. In... (EurasiaNet.org)
Turkey: Murder Cases Underscore Troubles with Judicial, Police Reform Jan 17, 2008
The killings of the Christians -- a German and two Turks -- occurred only a few months after the Istanbul murder of Hrant Dink, an outspoken Armenian journalist. Dink s killing, the first anniversary of which will be commemorated on January 19, has also been surrounded by accusations of police and prosecutorial impropriety. (EurasiaNet.org)
WLIW21 New York Public Television to Air World Premiere of Singer-Songwriter Chantal Chamandy's Historic Concert at The Great Sphinx in Egypt Jan 15, 2008
A leading producer of fundraising programming for PBS, WLIWs signature productions include the popular Visions aerial series, cultural performance specials like Tango: The Spirit of Argentina, and a 15-part series of cultural documentaries that includes profiles of Armenian, Asian Indian, Mexican and Polish American communities. WLIWs groundbreaking independent distribution model brings US audiences live daily broadcasts of BBC World News as well as the weekly series Consuelo Mack... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The sex thimbles Jan 12, 2008
Charles Azanavour, the lover of Edith Piaf and singer of melodramatic songs was, essentially an Armenian dwarf. Roman Polanski now lives in France and many people attribute his compulsive womanizing (with under-age girls, most famously) to a complex about his height (Who is the midget. (Livemint)
Q&A with Alice Kelikian Jan 7, 2008
The daughter of Armenian immigrants - her father, Hampar Kelikian, was the surgeon who saved Bob Dole's right arm after World War II - Kelikian has an appealing old-school ardor for cinema ... KELIKIAN: I was starstruck and, remember, my first language is Armenian and my family was very Armenian-centered ... We played with Armenian kids and went to Sunday school, and when the focus wasn't on Armenian-ness, it was on becoming a surgeon. (Boston Globe)
Sikh breaks from tradition to live her life Jan 7, 2008
"I imagine Hispanic and Hmong females who are changing their roles in life through education can identify, just as Okie women who came in the Dust Bowl and Armenian women who came almost 100 years ago could have. It's like trying to get out of the Mafia."Breaking awaySihota, 38, is the oldest of her father's five children -- and the only one to break with the tradition of the Sikhs, a religious group from the Punjab region of India. As many as 40,000 Sikhs live in the central San Joaquin Valley,... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Leading personalities who died in 2007 Dec 25, 2007
Hrant Dink, Turkish journalist of Armenian origin, murdered aged 53 in Istanbul (Jan 19). Maurice Papon, former top French civil servant who collaborated with the Nazis in World War II, aged 96 (Feb 17). (India Times)
Eight local groups to be part of free, six-hour holiday show Dec 19, 2007
This year's gala event will feature more than 45 performing groups from every corner of L.A. County, representing the incredible ethnic diversity and traditions of our population - African American, Argentinean, Peruvian, Mexican, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Armenian, Persian, Russian, Jewish and Irish ... Sherman Oaks' own Araks, The Armenian Folk Ensemble plays traditional Armenian music on authentic instruments. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Nduom Insults the Intelligence of Northerners Nov 28, 2007
Or take whopping kickbacks from Kassardjian, the Armenian road contractor. It also amounts to arrant nonsensicality for Paa Kwesi Nduom to glibly gush that his, in retrospect, unprincipled. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Armenia: In Capitals Construction Boom, What Goes Up May Come Down Nov 21, 2007
"Nothing will be left of Yerevan if a seven-magnitude earthquake strikes," warned Armenian Association for Earthquake Engineering Chairman Mikayel Melkumian ... Gurgen Musheghian, the lead author of Yerevan s new master construction plans, concedes that the Armenian capital is "suffocating," but argues that restoring trees in the city s parks is still possible ... Editors Note: Gayane Abrahamyan is a reporter for the independent online ArmeniaNow weekly in Yerevan. (EurasiaNet.org)
The celebrity outsider Nov 20, 2007
bre after mentioning in an interview with a Swiss magazine that a million Armenians and 30,000 Kurds were killed in Turkey after the First World War ... 2005: Pamuk is charged with insulting Turkishness by calling attention to the Armenian genocide and the deaths of tens of thousands of Turkish Kurds. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
An Armenian Christmas Nov 4, 2007
Armenians Celebrate the Holidays with both Food and Thought. Many Armenian Orthodox Christian traditions date far back into the mists of the 5th Century ... For Orthodox Armenians, the 50 days leading up to January 6th (or Old Christmas) is a time of year when young and old practice a vegetarian diet, albeit including fish and seafood, during the first, fourth and seventh weeks of Hisnag (The Preparation). (Suite101.com)
Igor Moiseyev, 101; Russian choreographer elevated folk dancing into a theatrical art Nov 3, 2007
" In 1936, Moiseyev was asked to head the choreographic department of a new Theater of Folk Art in Moscow, and he soon helped organize a nationwide folk dance festival. At a program of works from all parts of the country, he formed the plan of creating a professional company dedicated to folk dancing, edited and adapted for the stage. In 1937, the State Folk Dance Ensemble -- soon also known as the Moiseyev Dance Company -- was founded with the participation of 35 dancers, most of them amateurs.... (Los Angeles Times)
Britons join Kurdish rebels to fight Turks Oct 29, 2007
First thanks for this good Report Pkk are not Terrorist , The Turkish Goverment are Terrorist , the kurds who live in Turkey they have no right , they cann't even speak there own language, becuase of the Turkish Facshist regime , Turkey also Killed Armenian 1. 5 million been killed by them , and suprisingley they Want to join Europe, all Europe country they need very strongly opose the Turkey to join European Union because they are Terrorist. (Yahoo News -- Turkey)
"Bella" and the Pro-Life Film Trend Oct 27, 2007
Robert D. Novak Rahm's Armenian Dissent. Brent Bozell III "Bella" and the Pro-Life Film Trend. (Townhall.com)
Ahmadinejad criticized over nuke envoy Oct 24, 2007
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he alights from his plane in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on Monday. . (MSNBC -- International)
Kurdish Turks: Waiting for US Oct 24, 2007
5 millions Armenians in 1905 ... Of course, whenever there is a news against Turkey, you could see all those Armenian and Greek clappers that are doing nothing other than feeding the fire of hatred here ... 6: The U.S. government is passing laws about a claim of a so-called Armenian Genocide which is just a manipulative political move from Armenian nationalists which is the most touchy subject in Turkey. (Washington Post)
From the Bosporus to the Himalayas: What a Mess Oct 24, 2007
In Congress, the well-organized Greek- and Armenian-American communities had a stronger voice than the Turkish-American community. And, of course, for historic reasons, Greek-Americans and Armenian-Americans usually oppose various Turkish policies ... In the past week, the Turks' reaction to the congressional Armenian genocide resolution and their threat of serious military action against our allies the Iraqi Kurds finally has -- too late -- gotten Washington's attention. (Townhall.com)
Why does Turkeyhate America? Oct 23, 2007
As I wrote last week, the humiliating spectacle of Washington trying to squelch a congressional resolution on the Armenian genocide points up fundamental failings in American foreign policy, as well as foundational flaws within Turkey itself. Taspinars paper in the main reinforces my view of Turkeys weakness; Turkish rage and paranoia express conflicts in its national identity. (Asia Times Online)
Post a comment Oct 18, 2007
Turks are not against Kurds or Armenians ... Moreover, First Prime Minister of the Independent Armenian Republic, Hovhannes Katchaznouni has accepted the Armenian Genocide is a huge lie and explains the truths that Turkey has been insisting for years in details ... (The Manifesto of Hovhannes Katchaznouni-The abridged pamphlet Translated from the Original by Matthew A. Callender-Edited by John Roy Carlson (Arthur A. Derounian)-Published by the Armenian Information Service Suite). (International Herald Tribune)
Robert Downey Jr. has a secret Oct 18, 2007
Ask for either a hockey burger, which is a burger with a hot dog on it, or an Armenian hye pie. 1717 S. Soto St., Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times)
Turkey fears Kurds, not Armenians Oct 16, 2007
News accounts link Turkeys threat to invade northern Iraq with outrage over a resolution before the US Congress recognizing that Turkey committed genocide against its Armenian population in 1915 ... Why the Turks should take out their rancour at the US on the Kurds might seem anomalous until we consider that the issue of Armenian genocide has become a proxy for Turkeys future disposition towards the Kurds ... We did not exterminate the Armenians, Ankara says in effect, and, by the way, were... (Asia Times Online)
'Keep up the traditions' Oct 15, 2007
Having spent my youth in Bakersfield, I knew a lot about cars, but nothing about Armenians ... Several years later, I became an "odar" (a non-Armenian married to an Armenian man) ... I grew to love the history, heritage and food of the Armenian people. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
