Letter From the Editor: The Stinging Motherland
“The motherland should be best loved from afar,” a man said to me the other day, “or else it will sting you.” This man, whose first name I never received,
Gay Armenians Raise Thousands for AIDS
The Gay and Lesbian Armenian Society of Los Angeles (GALAS) has raised over $5,000 for AIDS Walk Los Angeles and will be walking with thousands of Angelenos in support of
The Big Picture: The Caucasus
A battleground for culture, religion and politics, the Caucasus is a collection of countries wedged between Turkey, Iran and Russia. Comprised of Chechnya, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and a handful of
Armenian-American Crime Ring Charged With $100 Million Medicare Fraud
Forty-four alleged members and associates of an Armenian-American organized crime ring were arrested and charged with racketeering, identity theft and money laundering in the largest single Medicare fraud ever charged
Tata Simonyan Plays to Thousands in Los Angeles
Around 13,000 Armenians crowded into Staples Center Sunday night (epically dated 10-10-10) to watch beloved Armenian pop star and sometimes national treasure Tata Simonyan belt out popular hits such as
In Armenia, Domestic Violence Claims A Victim
Zaruhi Petrosyan, a 20-year-old mother of two was beaten to death by her husband and mother-in-law over attempts to extort money from her and her family. In a video shot
The Khohanotz: Za’atar
Where the French have cheese and wine as a classic, simple meal that satisfies at any time of the day, Middle Easterners have the pungent mixture known as Za’atar, which
Yerevan Gets a Taste of TEDx
After months of anticipation, the global non-profit conference known as TEDx (Technology, Entertainment and Design, with the ‘x’ denoting its independently organized nature) made its debut in Yerevan on Saturday
Iran: World’s Worst Jailer of Journalists
While China once held the title of being the world’s worst jailer or journalists in the world, Iran has grabbed the title, with at least 37 journalists behind bars and
The Big Picture: Expect the Unexpected in the Armenian Realm
A few unusual photographs with Armenian-related subject matter.