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Mkhitaryan scores, gets hurt as Man U beats Spurs 1-0

   Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored for the second match in succession to give Manchester United a much-needed victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. The fierce strike made Mkhitaryan the first Armenian to ever score in the Premier ...
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POM’s 11th Season Wraps up

 Hamazkayin's eleventh annual Pomegranate Film Festival (POM XI) in Toronto concluded a five day program on Sunday, November 20 of engaging cinema and unforgettable discourse celebrating filmmaking talent from around the world. Thirty-eight films ...
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Kajaznuni’s ‘Nation and Homeland’ Published in Yerevan

 (Armenian Weekly)- The Republic of Armenia’s first Prime Minister Hovhannes Kajaznuni’s book Nation and Homeland (Azg yev hairenik) was recently published by Yerevan’s ANI Armenian Research Center. This exceptional work on the history of ...
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Peter Balakian Receives Pulitzer Prize for Poetry at Centennial Ceremony

 [:en]Peter Balakian received the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for poetry at the 100th  anniversary Ceremony of the Pulitzer Prizes held at Columbia University on Oct. 13. Balakian was one of the seven recipients in the fields of Letters, Drama, and Music....
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‘Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France’ Published in Fresno

 California State University, Fresno Armenian Studies Program Director Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian announced that Krikor Beledian’s Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France has been published by the Armenian Series of The Press, at Califor...
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The Other Side of Home: Armenian Genocide documentary shortlisted for Oscar

 Armenian Genocide-themed documentary “The Other Side of Home” has been shortlisted for 89th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 89th ...
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Interview with Bared Maronian

 Interview by Karin Saghdejian  Bared Maronian specializes in producing Armenian documentaries, with three films produced so far. Women of 1915 is his documentary which unveils the role of the Armenian women of the era and the horrors they ...
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The Canadian Museum of Human Rights Premieres New Film in Toronto About Armenian Genocide

 In partnership with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), on October 13th, 2016, the Armenian National Committee of Canada co-organized the premiere of the museum’s new film about the Armenian genocide, “Acts of Conscience: Armin T. ...
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‘Women Of 1915’ Opening Sequence Nominated for Regional Emmy Award

 The Armenoid Team announced on October 21 that the award-winning filmmaker, Bared Maronian’s opening sequence of “Women of 1915” documentary has been nominated by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 40th Annual ...
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“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 ...
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