For the past five years, Orange County, Calif. has hosted the Anatolian Cultures & Foods Festival, a four-day event full of music, dances, food and family fun. The weekend of May 16th through the 19th continued the tradition, putting on the largest version yet. The event is described by many [...]
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The wave of stale heat hit me hard. It was reminiscent of my attic or my grandparent’s house, something quite fitting given the fact that many of the items in the store looked like they came from those exact places. Jewelry lined the display cases running with gems and birthstones [...]
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By Aris Hovasapian I turned 30 earlier this year. Many people mark that milestone as the last of their youth, and first of their old age, but to me, it didn’t matter much. I felt the same on my last day at 29 as I did on my first day [...]
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By Tamara S. Voskanian Following Yerevan’s May 5th municipal election, in which a variety of voting day violations were observed by election monitors, attorneys have filed approximately 160 complaints with the Territorial Electoral Commissions of the four Precincts representing the following three districts of Armenia’s capital: Sebastia-Malatia, Shengavit, and Erebuni-Nubarashen. [...]
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By Tamara S. Voskanian Following Yerevan’s May 5th municipal election, in which a variety of voting day violations were observed by election monitors, attorneys have filed approximately 160 complaints with the Territorial Electoral Commissions of the four Precincts representing the following three districts of Armenia’s capital: Sebastia-Malatia, Shengavit, and Erebuni-Nubarashen. [...]
As the events from the Boston Marathon bombings, which left three dead and hundreds injured, unraveled, two brothers, Dhzokar and Tamerlane Tsarnaev became the central suspects in a battle that had law enforcement shut down the city as the manhunt carried on. The Tsarnaevs, it became known, were ethnic Chechens, [...]
The most amazing commercial in the world dropped on the internet just 2 days ago and so far, it has garnered over 250,000 views on YouTube, featured on the Huffington Post and Mashable and more or less gone viral. The commercial features Arlen’s Transmission in Burbank, Calif. and the catchiest [...]
More than a year after Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s stoning sentence on account of adultery was suspended, international groups are campaigning to influence the Iranian governments decision to remove the barbaric practice from the country’s penal code. Amnesty International, an organization that draws attention to human rights abuses is urging the [...]
By Greg Bilazarian With polls now closed in Yerevan, today’s mayoral election has been marred by extensive reports from local and Diasporan observers of intense cheating, interference and corruption. The mayoral election, which many had hoped would be a progressive step forward from February’s presidential election, has been described by [...]
The most amazing commercial in the world dropped on the internet just 2 days ago and so far, it has garnered over 250,000 views on YouTube, featured on the Huffington Post and Mashable and more or less gone viral. The commercial features Arlen’s Transmission in Burbank, Calif. and the catchiest [...]
By Tamara S. Voskanian On May 5th residents of Yerevan will go to the polls to elect the 65-member Council of Elders, one of whom will become the Mayor of Yerevan. The mayoral election is Armenia’s last election until the parliamentary vote in 2016, and is thus the last opportunity [...]
On the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, some people were putting together signs to hold outside of consulates or writing letters or calling their state or Congressional leaders while some of us congregated around monuments outside of churches to remember the lives lost almost a century ago. What is [...]
There is no other way to describe Theremin virtuoso Armen Ra than beautifully intoxicating. Look deep within his eyes, those haunting, distinct Armenian eyes, and you’ll realize they are harboring stories beyond your wildest imagination. The Iranian-Armenian Theremin virtuoso’s life has been peppered with ups and downs – from traveling [...]
We asked Ianyan readers to share survivor stories from the Armenian Genocide, in which over 1 million Armenians as well as Assyrians and Greeks perished in the Ottoman Empire. We always hear these stories, in passing, through relatives and most recently, scattered across social networks on the web. We thought [...]
“Los Animales,” an original web comic created by journalist Liz Ohanesian and cartoonist Jeaux Janovsky has hit the web to rave reviews. The comic follows the misadventures of Manda Pandarosian and Pedro Lionovsky and their friends at Animal Sounds Records, where they both work, as they navigate life, love, music [...]
As the events from the Boston Marathon bombings, which left three dead and hundreds injured, unraveled, two brothers, Dhzokar and Tamerlane Tsarnaev became the central suspects in a battle that had law enforcement shut down the city as the manhunt carried on. The Tsarnaevs, it became known, were ethnic Chechens, [...]
Aregnazan is an Armenian fairy tale written at the end of the 19th century by Ghazaros Aghayan. It tells the story of a father who has three children, two of whom are girls. The sex of the third child is not explicitly stated, but the father declares in the beginning [...]
For some people the Lenten season passes without much thought, ending on Easter with family and friends and people move on, go and mark the next holiday on their calendar but I’ve spent the past week or so mulling over what I’ve learned in this grand experiment of mine. If [...]
