Հայրենիքը՝ Մեր Բոլորին Պարտականութիւնը

2000 թուականին, ընկատիքիս հետ միասին, առաջին անգամ ըլլալով աձցելեցի հայրենիք: Թէեւ բաւական փոքր էի տարիքով, սակայն Հայաստանը վրաս մեծ ազդեցութիւն գործեց ու զիս մղեց որ յաճախ վերադառնամ այնտեղ: Հայաստան գտնուած եմ զանազան առիթներով. Մասնակցած եմ ժողովներու, սեմինարներու եւ զբոսաշրջումներու, սակայն բախտաւորութիւնը չէի ունեցած կամաւորաբար աշխատելու Հայաստանի մէջ:

Stain of Denial: Cultivating Silence in Advocacy

The voice is a human gift to be embraced and used. It is through speech that one may relay their most pertinent ideas and engage others with their vision. Yet, the spoken word is an obligation, viewed as an essential in the advocacy of any cause. But the ability to remain silent, constitutes a strength in and of itself, and allows each person to foster their power. We have created tactics and methods that aim to generate the greatest amount of noise, which have, nonetheless, proven to be successful in the past. Yet, we have passed over the notion of silence as a tool for the mass portrayal of a message as well as the increased consciousness of individuals.

…On Being an Armenian Writer in Southern California

Being an Armenian writer often implies that you are stereotyped into the vicinity of the Kardashians, praised for Cher’s comeback, and often eluded to William Saroyan. Some may even latch onto to the idea of Yerevan magazine to imply what it’s like for Armenians seeking journalism – if we are not writing for an Armenian publication, we must be writing about being Armenian, right?

What Does It Take To Build A Nation

There are several important elements necessary in the continuous process of state development. Among these are fair and transparent elections, an active and engaged civil society and a functioning judicial system. Today, Armenia seems to be at a turning point and its subsequent steps will be critical for her to develop into a stable democratic nation.

“I want for Armenians what I want for Kurds’: An interview with Mayor Abdullah Demirbas

Abdullah Demirbas is a man on a mission. The mayor of Diyarbakir’s central district strives to restore some of the city’s multi-cultural and multi-ethnic character through a series of initiatives to renovate places of worship, adopt multi-lingualism, and encourage those with roots in the city to return.

Jerusalem: A Souvenir from the Armenian Quarter

Last summer I woke up on the rooftop of a hostel in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. Before the sun had a chance to let me know I had been sleeping outside, the Islamic ‘call to prayer’ sounding from the mosque speakers reminded me that even at 5 a.m., God is Great (“Allahu Akbar” in Arabic). Three hours later, the church bells commanded my attention. I was wide-awake, living a dream.

Վերածնունդ Հայոց Աշխարհին

Ամէն տարի Զատիկի օրը ընտանիքներ քով-քովի գալով կը նշէն ու կը յիշէն Յիսուսի Յարութիւնը: Հայ ընտանիքը այս տարի Ապրիլ 24-ին պիտի յիշէ Յիսուս Քրիստոսի Յարութիւնը եւ ոգեկոչէ Հայոց Ցեղասպանութեան մէկ-ու-կէս միլիոն Հայ նահատակներու վերածնունդը:

The Constantinople War Crimes Trials: The legal response to the Armenian Genocide

As a result of the world’s inability to criminally punish the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide, the Ninth World Congress of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation made the decision to track down and execute the most culpable Ottoman leaders in a covert undertaking called Operation Nemesis. By the end of 1922 dozens of top Turkish leaders were extra-judicially brought to justice.

Verba Volant, Scripta Manent: The Words of My Grandfather that Never Flew Away

I am the (un)fortunate grandchild of four individuals who all had their respective immediate experiences with the Genocide.

Displaced Person Strengthening Communities; The Story of the Montebello DPs

In the 1940’s, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi army battled Russia for control of Eastern Europe in World War II. Consequently, tens of thousands of people who called these warn torn pieces of land home were reluctantly uprooted and shipped off to labor camps in Germany. Among the thousands of displaced persons, or DPs, were Armenians.

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