Անապատի Օրագրից

Հմուտ էր դահիճը.
Լավ էր մտածել, շատ էր փորձարկել, անվերջ երազել,
Թե ինչպես է պետք վերջ դնել կյանքի այնպես, որ մինչեւ հոգին մարմինը լքի, անվերջ գալարվի,
Որ մինչեւ մարմինն իր վերջին շունչը փչի, ապրած կյանքի ամեն մեկ պահի շունչը անիծի,
Որ մինչեւ աչքին երեւացող վերջին պատկերը խամրի, անվերջ անիծի իրեն ծնողին:

My Dream, Armenia

This struggle…It keeps me awake at nights. It courses through my veins; it kicks at my beating heart ruthlessly. It lights an inferno in my soul and my body smolders under it. It wracks my mind and my emotions, for what is the place of an Armenian-American living in America? We struggle and fight from seas abroad so that our homeland off in the horizon will remain untouched and prosperous, without any hindrance. Yet when have we asked ourselves the question, “Will I ever live in my homeland again?”

When Genocide Turns into Suicide

When I was first asked to write a guest column for Haytoug that addressed the issue of a “white genocide” and the perceived evils of assimilation, I was tempted to write this entire piece in Kra’par (Classical Armenian). After all, it is my humble opinion that if you do not know how to read Kra’par, then you’re not a “real Armenian.” Then I thought to write it in Armenian but I couldn’t decide what language to water our mother tongue down with – Turkish? Arabic? Russian? Farsi perhaps? But then I thought, “The one language that we all can or should understand is English .” – plus, I don’t know how to use an Armenian keyboard or anything that resembles one. So using the King’s English, let’s address the issue of Armenian assimilation and the “jermag chart.” (I hope I’m not the only one who sees the irony in that.)

Canons Against Self Slaughter

For as bright and innovative as the Ittahadists, Nazis and Hutus were in the murder, slaying, raping of peoples, races, religions etc, etc. They really could have turned our very own omniscient and all-knowing deity for harbingers of holocaust. In the passage above we see «Ուր էիր աստուած» himself getting a little more proactive and asking King Saul to head out in the desert and make Paul Pot look passive. This sacrosanct yarn is an example of a greater problem when it comes to nationalist topics, a complacent tendency to leave the “sacred” unquestioned.

Alexis Ohanian Gains Perspective in Yerevan

Reddit is the brainchild of Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, who started the site fresh out of college in 2005. When I first googled Reddit and read this, like any good Armenian, my eye was immediately drawn to the –ian, and I felt proud that I could add another name to my list of brainy Armenians. So when I found out that Alexis Ohanian would be in Yerevan (where I live) for a few months, I knew I had to track him down and talk to him.

Honoring Our Martyrs by Saving the Living

There are more than 10 million Armenians scattered throughout the world, including the almost 3 million in the Motherland. Even though we are all Armenian, we are also very different. Of course, this is due to the fact that we have been influenced by those communities in which we have been raised.

Making Our Nest

Each fall the migratory cranes embark on a journey to warmer grounds due to annual seasonality, to escape the winter’s bitter arrival. The crane’s migratory behavior is very much similar to that of the Armenians. When we feel the first cruel chill of winter, when times grow to be difficult, we flee. We fly across the Atlantic to a warmer climate, in hopes of leading a more fruitful life. It is only natural to seek something better, yet there is one significant difference between the cranes and the Armenian people…the cranes eventually fly back to their homes in the spring time, and we do not.

Why I Commemorate the Genocide: A Personal Story

The month of April is one of late night meetings, participating in events commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide every day; the word hectic does not even begin to summarize it. “A normal day” consists of phone calls draining your cell phones battery, contacting people through e-mail, facebook, twitter and other social networking sites to update them on upcoming events that they should partake in. Sleep is not a priority as all hands are on deck to organize events commemorating the Armenian Genocide in the community

Musa Dagh Descendant Carries on Forebears’ Struggle

During the Armenian Genocide, my ancestors–the people of Musa Dagh–were one of the only groups who were able to fight back and defend themselves. Today, like my ancestors, I choose not to be an observer to atrocities and oppression. For me, working tirelessly to resist the same injustice which my forebears died for is not a choice, but a duty.

Հայ- Թուրք Բանակցութեան Մասին

Աշխարհի տարածքին գոյութիւն ունեցող բարդ եւ առկախ հակամարտութիւնները լուծելու համար հզօր պետութիւնները կը նախընտրեն դիւանագիտութեան ուղիով փոխադարձաբար ընդունելի արդիւնք ձեռք բերել պատերազմի տանող քայլերու դիմելու փոխարէն:

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