by Phillip L. Kohl
During the decade of the 1980s American archaeologists participated on field programs in the Soviet Union with increasing frequency. In 1986 my own research interests shifted westwards, and I decided to familiarize myself with...
by David Zenian
"Music has been my whole life," says Iranian born Loris Tjeknavorian. The stories he had heard as a student in Vienna inspired his dream "to bring some measure of comfort to the people of Leninakan. I remember being told how the...
by AGBU News
102 applications for admission to AUA were received during July and August after public announcements were aired on TV and advertised in local newspapers in Armenia. A working knowledge of English and a university degree were...
by David Zenian
BEIRUT- After more than 15 years of fighting and bloodshed, a new spirit of hope and national reconciliation is surging in Lebanon and for once optimists seem to outnumber the pessimists.
Most Lebanese seem convinced that violence...
by David ZenianTEHRAN- The principal of one of the Armenian schools of Tehran is an ethnic Azerbaijani-Iranian. Armenian women wear black chadors - even to church - and are allowed to use the community swimming pool only on days when the men are not...
by David Zenian
ESFAHAN, Iran - If some Armenians in the United States trace their "American roots" to Ellis Island, Esfahan is where it all started nearly 400 years ago for the Armenian Community of Iran.
The first settlers were brought to...
by David Zenian
TEHRAN - Signs of unrest are emerging across the Islamic Republic of Iran, but political analysts hope to tap the isolated acts of protest in favor of reforms and economic recovery after eight years of war with Iraq.
The government...
by David Zenian
Jirair Abrousian lost nearly 60 pounds in an Iraqi prisoner of war camp, but the slim six foot athlete says the weight loss made him a better and faster basketball player.
"I also grew a beard because the Iraqis would not give us...
by David Zenian
BAGHDAD - Thousands of Armenians have left Baghdad since the end of the Gulf War, and some local community leaders are afraid many will not come back.
"I do not have specific numbers, but many Armenians - thousands - have left...
by David Zenian
ALEPPO, Syria - Like the country they call their adopted homeland, the Armenians of Syria have had a major impact on Armenian communities from neighboring Lebanon to the distant shores of the Arab World.
They have sent the first...
by Louise manoogian Simone
LMS. It's always a pleasure to talk with you. You lead such a dynamic life in so many different circles. I must take this opportunity to say how proud we are of you. As an American and as an Armenian you have achieved an...
by David Zenian
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina has yet to pull out of an economic crisis that began in 1981, but after suffering two rounds of hyperinflation in the past three years, it has achieved a precarious stability thanks to the pragmatic policies...