The Plight of Hidden or Islamized Armenians in Turkey
By Raffi Bedrosyan. Special for the Armenian Weekly
What a difference a year makes…
It was August of last year, when Project Rebirth organized trips to Armenia for a large group of hidden Islamized Armenians from Diyarbakir, Urfa, Dersim, Sason, Van, and the Hamshen regions of Turkey, to help them find their roots, language, ...
“The Promise” a Hit at the Toronto International Film Festival
By Aris Babikian
The long-awaited debut of the Armenian Genocide epic “The Promise” was a great success at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Close to 2,500 critics, reviewers, industry personalities, and movie fans packed the downtown Roy Thomson Hall to attend the red carpet gala. The prolonged standing ovation at the end ...
Armenian Genocide Memorial Unveiled in Los Angeles Park
An Armenian Genocide monument was unveiled Saturday at Grand Park during an event, which brought out hundreds of community members and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, who has been instrumental in the fruition of the project.
Conceived by architect and designer Vahagn Thomasian in collaboration with artist, Levon Parian and ...
Armenian Genocide Memorial Forest Of Hope Unveiled By The City Of Markham
A small patch of land, evergreen trees, a memory: the searing pain travelling a century implanted in a park in a suburb in Toronto as a testament of survival and perseverance.
The unveiling of the Armenian Genocide Forest of Hope took place on September 24th, in the City of Markham. Markham Mayor, Frank Scarpitti, was joined by the Ambass...
Musa Dagh-Dort Yol-Kessab Volume Released
The 14th volume in the UCLA conference series, ‘Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces’ was released by Mazda Publishers in September 2016 under the title of Armenian Communities of the Northeastern Mediterranean: Musa Dagh - Dort Yol - Kessab. The UCLA conference series was organized by Professor Richard Hovannisian, past holder of the ...
The Final Screening of The Promise with Director Terry George – A personal account
By Talyn Terzian Gilmour
Full disclosure: I’m an Armenian-Canadian and this is an account of my night at the final screening of the Promise, a story about the Armenian Genocide, and the surprise question and answer period with Terry George, Director, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
I felt I had so much riding on the ...
New Armenian Legal Center for Justice & Human Rights Launched
International Institute to Seek Just Resolution of the Armenian Genocide; Defend Artsakh’s Right to Independence
The Armenian Legal Center for Justice & Human Rights (ALC) – The establishment of a new Washington-based international legal institute was announced Wednesday at a press conference in Yerevan. The ALC will operate in the ...
