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Expedition Reaches Mt. Ararat Summit.
Mount Ararat is a great inspiration for Armenians. “One had to be there to see the feeling of each individual. We were in heaven that...
Aug 9, 20101 min read
Racist? Who Me?
By Tamar Kevonian via Asbarez Could our ancestors, living in on the Anatolian Plains and other parts of Historic Armenia a hundred years...
Aug 9, 20101 min read
Those Strange Sounding Armenian Family Names.
Have you ever thought about the meaning of "ian"? Most Armenian names end in "ian" or "yan," meaning the "son of ," but some Diaspora...
Aug 9, 20101 min read


Armenian Orphan Rug Lives up to Its Name.
By Tom Vartabedian via The Armenian Weekly WASHINGTON—Somewhere inside the White House, stashed away inside an obscure storage room, lays...
Aug 9, 20101 min read


85-year-old “Grandpa” Vardges Receives Speech Device from Lianna Vanoyan.
At the age of 20, handsome Vardges Mkrtchyan was a systems defects analyst on the Soviet Railway because of his sharp hearing and...
Aug 9, 20101 min read


Dispatches from Armenia - The Original Odar.
I’ve been privileged since I arrived in Armenia one month ago, and in many more ways than one, of course. Over these past few weeks I’ve...
Aug 8, 20101 min read


Overheard on the Net- Perceptions of Armenian Women.
Anyone care to explore those stereotypes of Armenian women? By Liana Aghajanian via ianyan MAG “Overheard on the Net” has been on a...
Aug 8, 20101 min read
Profile - Katrina Shakarian.
Although she was born in New York, Katrina Shakarian, 24, has visited Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh three times. Her mother is from...
Aug 7, 20102 min read


GTech Partners with Financial Banking College.
From July 3 – 4, FAR’s Gyumri Information Technology Center (GTECH) partnered with the Financial Banking College, which held a conference...
Aug 6, 20101 min read


Saroyan Quote: A New Armenia
"Go ahead, destroy Armenia. See ... if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches....
Aug 5, 20101 min read


USAID visits GTech.
On August 3rd, the Gyumri Information Technology Center (GTech) hosted a delegation from USAID headed by Deputy Administrator Jonathan...
Aug 5, 20101 min read


Dispatches from Armenia - Bound Opposition.
The other night I attended Armenian-American artist Melissa Boyajian’s presentation at The Club restaurant on Tumanyan Poghots. My...
Aug 5, 20102 min read
Armenian Ethnographers Hope to Breathe New Life into Traditional Cultural Arts.
Good news for Armenian children. By Karine Ionesyan via ArmeniaNow The Armenian Ministry of Education and Science together with a few...
Aug 4, 20101 min read


Impressions of CASP's Summer Camp.
Summer Camp: a homework-free zone, filled with fun, fresh air and friendship. For the kids supported by the Children of Armenia...
Aug 4, 20101 min read


Dispatches from Armenia - On Foot.
Supposedly, when you start to cross they will stop. I’ve seen it happen, but only when I’m with other people. When alone, I am merely an...
Aug 4, 20101 min read
Profile - James Balakian.
James Balakian, son of the famous American writer Peter Balakian, visited the land of his ancestral roots for the first time during the...
Aug 3, 20102 min read


A Chance to Commune with Nature.
Several Armenian artists recently returned from a trip to Lake Sevan where they were able to focus on their work thanks to the FAR Fine...
Aug 3, 20101 min read


FAR Says Goodbye to Helen Mardigian
With profound sorrow we received the news of Mrs. Helen Mardigian’s passing away. True humanitarians, the Mardigian Family, and Mrs....
Aug 3, 20101 min read
Dispatches from Armenia - Nighttime in a Small Corner of Yerevan.
11 pm – The sounds of a very loud movie, which appears to be playing right outside my window. Although I can’t understand a word, I...
Aug 3, 20101 min read


Renowned Photographer Hrair Hawk Khatcherian to Give Presentation in New York City.
Photographer Hrair Hawk Khatcherian will give a presentation titled “A Photographic Journey Through Western Armenia and Ararat” on...
Aug 3, 20101 min read
The Lost Kids of Armenian America.
By Ara Arzumanian via Ararat Magazine When you drive through Glendale, it’s not like driving through a ghetto. You won’t see with your...
Aug 2, 20101 min read


Children’s Center Receives First PR Award.
The FAR Children’s Support Foundation Center received the Best Public Event Award from the Armenian Centre of Public Relations...
Aug 2, 20101 min read


Armenian Wins the 2010 New Wave Contest in Latvia.
On the heels of Eva Rivas’ 7th place finish in the 2010 Eurovision song contest, Armenian singer Sona Shahgeldyan won the New Wave song...
Aug 2, 20101 min read
Uncovering Armenia’s Past in Tigranakert.
Excavations and findings from the mountainous Tigranakert are now on display at the archaeological museum in Aghdam. The city of...
Aug 2, 20101 min read
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