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The Big Picture: Armenia Through Non-Armenian Eyes.
Inspiring photography series depict the life and times of Armenia. By Liana Aghajanian via ianyan MAG Boston.com’s the Big Picture is one...
Aug 30, 20101 min read


FAR Staff Visit Mathevosian Applicants.
The application period for FAR’s Mathevosian Scholarship Program will close in the coming days. Currently, FAR has received 53...
Aug 29, 20101 min read
Dispatches from Armenia - Tztesutjun Armenia.
This is really difficult. After two months in Armenia, my return to the U.S. looms. For the past week I’ve been trying more than ever to...
Aug 29, 20102 min read
Legendary Chansonnier Granted Highest Award of Russian Art Festival.
Proud to share this news: Legendary French chansonnier of the Armenian origin Charles Aznavour was granted Tuesday the highest award of...
Aug 28, 20101 min read


GTech Staff Discuss Issues in IT Technology.
Several members of the Gyumri Information Technology Center’s staff joined a recent IT Club Meeting at the Tsaghkadzor Writers’ Union...
Aug 26, 20101 min read
Seedlings Yield Honey and Hope for Devastated Armenian Families.
National Geographic “revisits” the Armenia Tree Project. For Armenians who lost their homes in political upheaval an innovative...
Aug 26, 20101 min read
The Armenian Othello.
Legendary actor Vahram Papazyan's fame spread throughout Armenia to Russia and Europe during the early 20th century. A recent article in...
Aug 25, 20101 min read
Jacqueline’s Kadayeef with Cream.
For the past 25 years, Jacqueline Dechkounian has worked in the New York offices of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, where...
Aug 25, 20101 min read
Camp Instructor Ramela Danielyan.
Children from single-parent households who are supported by the Children of Armenia Sponsorship Program have the opportunity to attend...
Aug 25, 20102 min read
Dispatches from Armenia - Searching in Vain for Ararat.
For a long time, I had no idea that the parking lot of my apartment building overlooks one of Yerevan’s most beautiful views of Mt....
Aug 25, 20101 min read
HarperCollins To Release Garin K. Hovannisian’s Memoir ‘Family of Shadows’
Looks like some great reading awaits us. New York—Publishing house HarperCollins has announced the September 21 release of Garin K....
Aug 24, 20101 min read


Impressions of Summer Camp.
Twenty-six children from FAR’s Children Support Foundation Center recently returned from two weeks at Our Lady of Armenia Summer Camp in...
Aug 24, 20101 min read


GTech to Announce its 2010-2011 Admissions this Week.
The Gyumri Information Technology Center will wrap up its application process for the 2010-2011 academic year on August 25th. Results for...
Aug 23, 20101 min read


Dispatches from Armenia - Weekend in Tbilisi.
It started out slightly rough. The supposedly five hour marshutka ride from Yerevan turned into a nine hour trip during which my (rather...
Aug 23, 20102 min read


Armenia Marks Declaration of Independence 20th Anniversary.
20 years of an independent Armenia! As of … yesterday. The Republic of Armenia today marks the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of...
Aug 23, 20101 min read


Medvedev’s Visit to Yerevan and Gyumri.
In 1837, Russian Czar Nikolai I arrived in Gyumri and named the town Aleksandrapol after his wife Alexandra Feodorovna. People also...
Aug 23, 20101 min read
Learning Through Service.
A recent article published in the Eastern Diocese’s newsletter explores the adventures of this year’s ACYOA Armenian Service Program...
Aug 23, 20101 min read
Vahe Berberian Exhibits "Involuntary Laughter" in LA.
The works of contemporary Lebanese-Armenian artist Vahe Berberian's latest collection "Involuntary Laughter" is currently on exhibit in...
Aug 22, 20101 min read


Shanghai World Expo to Host Armenia Day.
September 21 will officially be Armenia's day at the Shanghai World Expo, during which Armenia's Independence will be celebrated. Good...
Aug 22, 20101 min read


Blessing of the Grapes.
August 15 is a special day in the Armenian Apostolic Church, during which Armenians not only celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of St....
Aug 22, 20101 min read
Yerevan’s Museum of Modern Arts to Host Exhibition of Abstract Paintings.
For those who love art something very cool in Yerevan. The spheres of painting and sculpture have become stagnant in Armenia, according...
Aug 21, 20101 min read


Dispatches from Armenia - City Strolling.
Time is funny here. Even when I leave work late, (which is most nights) I half expect the streets of Yerevan to be fairly quiet and the...
Aug 20, 20101 min read


FAR Scholarship Recipients See Summer as a Chance to Give Back.
Year after year, the recipients of FAR’s scholarship programs volunteer as group leaders at some of FAR’s summer camps in Armenia. For...
Aug 19, 20101 min read
“A Translucent Day” by Hrant Matevosyan.
A recent piece in Ararat Magazine focuses on “Translucent Day,” another great work of famed writer Hrant Matevosian and a nostalgic...
Aug 19, 20101 min read
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