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AGBU Launches Interactive, Online Ararat Magazine to Engage More, Younger Readers
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The newly relaunched Ararat website. -
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One of the photographs in Sara Anjarolian's "How We Live"; photo essay, which explores poverty in Armenia. This photo depicts Christina, 6, who waits for lunch in her dilapidated house in Yerevan.
Debut electronic version features documentary photos on poverty in Armenia, Armenian literature in translation, and new columns
AGBU is proud to be launching Ararat Magazine as an interactive online publication to engage more readers of different demographics and provide the features that make online dialogue between readers possible today. 2010 marks the 50-year anniversary of the magazine, which is at the online address, www.araratmagazine.org.
"In its 50-year history, Ararat became not only the premier magazine of Armenian-American literature but also covered many aspects of Armenian history and culture," says editor Aris Sevag. "As such, it represents a valuable repository of materials for the study of these topics by scholars. Its collections constitute a unique holding in many public and private libraries across the United States. It is our hope and intention to not only continue this exalted tradition but expand and enrich it in the coming years."
With the sections Current Affairs; Arts & Culture; Business; Education & Health; Fiction & Poetry; and Opinion, Ararat's first online edition offers readers a photo essay on poverty in Armenia by Sara Anjargolian, never-before-translated fiction by Armen Shekoyan and Bedros Keljik, and poetry by Peter Balakian and Paruyr Sevak. In the coming weeks, Ararat will be publishing a series of feature articles on challenges Armenian youth in the Los Angeles area face, the state of Armenian-Hispanic relations in America, the controversial destruction of an open-air auditorium in Yerevan, a young Armenian artist's interpretation of the legacy of Arshile Gorky, and reviews.
Ararat will be adding a number of columns to the publication, including one which explores the culinary traditions of Armenians written by Robyn and Doug Kalajian of the popular food blog TheArmenianKitchen.com, and another by Simon Maghakyan, of Blogian.net, which will write about discussions and controversies taking place in the online Armenian world.
The site has social media tools integrated into it so that readers can easily share articles with family and friends through Facebook and Twitter, and has a Facebook page, www.facebook.com/araratmagazine. The editors encourage feedback on articles from readers on the site. Content will be refreshed on a bi-weekly basis.
Please note that archived content may appear distorted as it has been stripped of formatting and original images.
