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Areg Azatyan Receives Award at Henri Vernoy Literary Festival.
“Mesrop Mashtots” has a proud new recipient. Via Tert.am Armenian writer and multiple award winner of national and foreign literary...
Dec 19, 20101 min read
Palme d'Or holder Serge Avedikian Will Embody Sergei Parajanov.
“Why Serge Avedikian…? He’s a fine actor and talented director. He was awarded Palme d'Or in Cannes. Avedikian personally knew Parajanov,...
Dec 19, 20101 min read
The Rise of an Armenian-Canadian Producer.
Neil Martirossian’s profile of Armenian-Canadian filmmaker Juliette Hagopian. By Neli Martirossian via Ararat Magazine My personal...
Dec 18, 20101 min read
Thumbs Up Year for Film: Cinema Center Director Says 2010 a Success.
Good stuff this year. Get ready for even more in 2011. By Gayane Mkrtchyan via ArmeniaNow The director of the National Cinema Center of...
Dec 17, 20101 min read
New Canvas by Vardges Surenyants Discovered.
Via Tert.am On the occasion of the 150th birthday of renowned artist Vardges Surenyants a symposium dedicated to the great artist was...
Dec 16, 20101 min read
National Geographic’s Quest for The Holy Spear in Armenia.
The history of Christianity in Armenia is the topic of a TV documentary, aired on National Geographic. Via The Armenian Observer Blog...
Dec 16, 20101 min read
FAR CME Trainers Celebrate at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
This year, FAR’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program celebrates its sixth anniversary. In honor of such a special occasion, FAR...
Dec 16, 20102 min read
The Cat and the Poet.
New statue of Gevorg Emin unveiled this week in Yerevan’s Lover’s Park. By Nazik Armenakyan via ArmeniaNow A statue to eminent Armenian...
Dec 15, 20101 min read
Smoking the Pipe of Peace.
“We’re sharing that same spirit with the people who come here, especially as we believe in a fusion of cultures.” - Hratch Padoyan A new...
Dec 15, 20101 min read
Sahan Arzruni visits FAR Vanadzor Old Age Home.
Recently, master pianist Shahan Arzruni visited Armenia to perform a concert in the Aram Khachaturian Museum. During his stay, he also...
Dec 15, 20101 min read
Colleagues helping Colleagues. Salzburg Medical Seminars: An Important Approach to Medical Education
Beginning in 2003, the FAR Fellowship Alumni Association (FARFAA) began the Salzburg International Medical Seminars local coordination in...
Dec 15, 20101 min read
Dzovig Seferian Brings Armenian Fables to New Generation with Animated DVD.
“A new animated musical DVD is bringing Armenian music to children in a whole new way, fusing modern arrangements with old favorites to...
Dec 14, 20101 min read
In Memoriam: J. Michael Hagopian, 97, Genocide Survivor and Filmmaker.
Rest in Peace, Michael Hagopian. Via The Armenian Reporter Thousand Oaks, Calif. - Armenian-American documentary filmmaker J. Michael...
Dec 14, 20101 min read
Armenian Language and Literature to be Taught in University of Igdir.
Turkish university to open a brand new Armenian language department. They’re also on the hunt for professors … . Via Panorama.am...
Dec 13, 20101 min read
To Serve Him Without Fear.
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian shares a Christmas message. Via the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America “When one is called by...
Dec 13, 20101 min read
Portrait: Grigoryan Sisters from Vanadzor Orphanage.
Over the years, I have visited Vanadzor Orphanage many times. It is during these visits when for a few moments, I’m able to take a...
Dec 13, 20102 min read
Armenian Architects’ Exhibition of 19th-20th Century Kicked off in Istanbul.
Armenian architectural heritage is exhibited through the photo exhibition in modern art museum of Istanbul. Via Panorama.am In modern...
Dec 12, 20101 min read
Goodbye Mr. Socialism.
Fresh Kiva perspective on the market. By Abhishek Banerjee via Kiva Fellows blog In 1991, the Soviet Union broke apart and Armenia...
Dec 12, 20101 min read
Beneficiary profile: Esma Ghazaryan.
Esma Ghazaryan and her family lived a pretty good life in the southern Armenian town of Meghri until April 26th of this year when, in the...
Dec 12, 20101 min read
ANSEF Group Visits: Dr. Aram Petrosyan and ANSEF PS 1839.
Members of FAR’s educational program committee recently visited the sites where this year’s grantees from the Armenian National Science...
Dec 12, 20102 min read
Hurriyet. Would There Be Istanbul, If There Were No Armenians?
Good question. A new exhibit in Istanbul makes it possible to learn more. Via Panorama.am Turkish writer Chengiz Chandar for “Hurriyet”...
Dec 11, 20101 min read
Placido Domingo Performs in Yerevan.
A little feedback from Placido Domingo’s recent performance. Via Notes From Hairenik I just came back from a concert performed by the...
Dec 10, 20101 min read
New Committee Forms to Advance FAR’s Yerevan Children’s Center.
Some of Armenia's most vulnerable children may prove to be the biggest beneficiaries of a meeting last week in Red Bank, N.J. That's...
Dec 9, 20103 min read
ANSEF Group Visits: Dr. Ayvazyan and ANSEF HU 1813.
Members of FAR’s educational program committee recently visited the sites where this year’s grantees from the Armenian National Science...
Dec 9, 20102 min read
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