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Food for Thought: Eating Our Way to Peace.
By Liana Aghajanian via ianyan Mag For Armenians, eating isn’t just about satisfying hunger pains. It is so much more. Where it’s at...
Jul 28, 20101 min read
Trip to Armenia Becomes a Character Building Experience.
When Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) established the American Church Youth...
Jul 27, 20102 min read
Armenian Man Stumbles on Treasure at Garage Sale.
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984), one of the most famous American photographers, an environmentalist and the...
Jul 27, 20101 min read
Dispatches From Armenia - A Glimpse of CME.
It’s amazing what some of Armenia’s doctors are able to work with. Today, while visiting several medical centers in and around Yerevan I...
Jul 27, 20101 min read
Armenian Scientists Holders of South Caucasus Cup.
Armenian team became the “Brain ring” Caucasus Cup holder held in Batumi from July 23-25, Tigran Kocharyan, the President of Armenian...
Jul 26, 20101 min read
Nishanian Scholars Graduate Gavar State University.
For nearly nine years, the Jerair Nishanian Foundation has implemented the Jerair Nishanian Scholarship Program in Armenia through FAR....
Jul 26, 20101 min read
Listening to Armenia - John Psathas’ A Cool Wind
“I have always been drawn to the duduk because of its supreme ability to give voice to grief…‘crying through music’ but at the same...
Jul 26, 20102 min read
Running on All Cylinders? - IMF Says Armenian Economy Needs New Engine.
By Naira Hayrumyan via ArmeniaNow Is it time to replace the engine of the Armenian economy? The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Jul 26, 20101 min read
Dispatches From Armenia - Yerevan, Day 1.
Well, this is it. After nearly two weeks of touring Armenia and Karabagh with this year’s Young Professionals Trip, I’m back in Yerevan...
Jul 26, 20101 min read
Flashmobs in Armenia – New Culture with Youth in Action.
An unpredictable, sudden, and surprising movement of people who assemble in public suddenly and perform an action in silent agreement for...
Jul 25, 20102 min read
Dispatches From Armenia - FARs 2010 Young Professional Trip – The End.
It’s so strange to think we parted ways in the early morning hours with bleary eyes and lots of hugs. This trip exceeded any expectations...
Jul 25, 20101 min read
Khachkars
Our week in Gyumri is behind us. We've since visited the Haghpat and Sanahin monasteries in Lori Marz. We continued onto the town of...
Jul 25, 20101 min read
FAR Explores Medical Education Opportunity in Nagorno-Karabagh.
Dr. Hambartsum Simonyan, coordinator of FAR’s health programs, and Yerevan State Medical University Vice Rector Dr. Gevorg Yaghjyan, made...
Jul 25, 20101 min read
FAR's Intern(s) in Armenia - Samantha - Farewell.
The cliché must be true… my travels truly have changed me and Armenia will always be a part of my life. At the same time I think I left a...
Jul 23, 20102 min read
The Stepanavan District in Armenia Introduces New Travel Guide.
The Stepanavan District in Armenia introduces its new Travel Guide to develop tourism in this area. The project has been made possible...
Jul 22, 20101 min read
Vernissage.
Vernissage is an open air market near Yerevan's Republic Square. It's open for business on Saturday and Sunday. ASP-ers spent their last...
Jul 22, 20101 min read
Lilit Yeghiazarian Meets ANSEF Recipients.
On July 20, Lilit Yeghiazarian, PhD and ANSEF Research Council member, met with current and former ANSEF grant winners at FAR’s Yerevan...
Jul 22, 20101 min read
Golden Apricot’s Harvest.
The Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan lasted for seven days. Initially, about 500 applications were submitted, but...
Jul 22, 20101 min read
Lake Sevan.
Nothing on this three-week trip has topped the excitement of climbing the mountains around Lake Sevan. Together our group scaled the...
Jul 21, 20101 min read
Aram Khachaturian & The Rolling Stones.
For years I’ve known that our personal interests have paths that will often never cross. Sometimes, however, they do. I admit it. I am...
Jul 21, 20101 min read
FAR Secures Funding for School Renovations.
FAR recently secured a $25,000 grant from the Open Society Institute, which will help the organization’s efforts to rehabilitate the...
Jul 21, 20101 min read
FAR Board Meeting Held.
Meeting at the Diocesan Center on Wednesday, July 21, the Fund for Armenian Relief Board of Directors discussed the organization’s...
Jul 21, 20102 min read
New Site Provides Access to Armenian E-Books.
Via Zohrab Center's Blog Dr. Mikael Nichanian of the Bibiothèque Nationale de France-Paris has created a new site, haybook.wordpress.com,...
Jul 20, 20101 min read
Dispatches From Armenia - Beautiful Nagorno Karabagh.
Our second day in Karabagh, or Artsakh, as it's also known. After exploring Stepanakert’s streets and markets, and even being interviewed...
Jul 20, 20101 min read
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