month : 09/2021 36 results

Three Prelates Of U.S. And Canada Issue Joint Appeal For Lebanese Armenians

The Prelates of the three Armenian Prelacies of North America, His Eminences Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, of the Eastern United States, and Archbishop Papken Tcharian, of the Prelacy of Canada, and His Grace Bishop Torkom Donoyan, of the Western United States, invite their communities to continue their concerted efforts in the noble ...

Aurora to Refocus Prize on Immediate Crises

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative has announced the adjustment of the structure of its flagship program, the Aurora Prize. From 2022 onwards, half of the Prize award will be directed by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative to combat one of the worst humanitarian crises where human suffering requires urgent intervention. In addition, this year, ...

Flag Raising Ceremony at Ottawa City Hall in Celebration of Armenia’s Independence

The Embassy of  Armenia to Canada announced that in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Flag Raising Ceremony will be held in front of Ottawa City Hall.    The ceremony will take place on on September 21st, 2021 at 10:00 am. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will will be ...

Յակոբ Օշականի Տպագիր Ժառանգութիւնը Հասանելի է Առցանց՝ Բաց Եւ Անվճար Ձեւաչափով

Գալուստ Կիւլպէնկեան Հիմնարկութեան Հայկական Բաժանմունքը, համագործակցելով Հայաստանի Ամերիկեան համալսարանի Հայ մատենագրութեան թուանշային գրադարանին հետ՝ առցանց հրապատարած է արեւմտահայ ...

Hagop Oshagan’s Work Now Online

The works of the 20th c. Western Armenian Literature titan now accessible to all  The entire oeuvre of Hagop Oshagan, one of the giants of Western Armenian Literature, is now online and easily accessible to all, free of charge. The digitized materials can be found on the website of the Digital Library of Classical Armenian Literature ...

Baroness Cox Awarded ‘St. Sahak-Mesrop’ Medal by Catholicos Karekin II

Catholicos Karekin II pins the “Sourp Sahag-Mesrop” medal on Baroness Cox. (Asbarez)- His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians on Friday awarded Caroline Cox, a member of the British House of Lords and a staunch advocate for the rights of the people of Armenia and Artsakh the “Sourp Sahag-Mesrop” medal, the Etchmiadzin ...

The Antonym of Genocide

  By K. M. Greg Sarkissian* August 23, 2021: In 2015, I was in New York for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity event during which Noubar Afeyan, one of the co-founders of the Prize, asked me if I knew what “the antonym of genocide” was. I was totally puzzled. I didn’t have an answer to his question. Until that ...

Turkey, Azerbaijan Conduct Military Drills in Lachin

Turkish and Azerbaijani soldiers during military drills in Lachin on Sept. 6 (Asbarez)- Armenia on Tuesday called joint military drills by Azerbaijan and Turkey in Artsakh’s Kashatagh (Lachin) region deplorable and an effort to derail de-escalate hostilities in the region. The armed forces of Turkey and Azerbaijan on Monday began joint ...

Two Armenian Soldiers Return From Azerbaijani Captivity

Two Armenian prisoners of war have returned from Azerbaijani captivity. The National Security Service confirmed the news Pubic Radio of Armenia. Azerbaijani soldier Jamil Babayev, arrested in Artsakh late last month, was transferred to the Azerbaijani side. On August 25, he had crossed the border illegally and entered one of the houses in the ...

Armenian Communities Department of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Awards 70 Scholarships

The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation grants over one million dollars per year to Armenian and Armenian Studies university students around the world, including renewals. A total of 231 scholarship applications were received in 2021 for its two principal scholarship categories: “Armenian Studies” and ...