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Archag & Anahid: Cultivating Armenian Literature in France
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Building Clay Bridges: Ceramic Art for Yerevan’s Children
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Photographing Turkey’s Cultural Heritage: Aydin Cetinbostanoglu
February 1, 2012 15:02 -
Op-Ed: Breadcrumbs to Nowhere
January 31, 2012 11:01 -
Interview: Suzanne Khardalian on Grandma’s Tattoos and the Forgotten Lives of Armenian Women
January 25, 2012 18:01
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Archive for the ‘The Melting Pot’ Category
A Campaign Against Death By Stoning in Iran
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 signing of a petition that [...]
In Cambodia, Emerging Artist Memorializes Genocide
Following the death of painter and survivor of the S 21 prison camp Vann Nath in early September, a new generation embodied by designer and painter Em Riem is taking over. Phnom Penh may be Cambodia’s cultural center, but decades of civil war and a regime that claimed the lives of millions left the capital [...]
Kurds Stage Worldwide Protest Condemning Turkish Raids
Inspired by an ongoing “Arab Spring” in countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa, Kurds in Turkey, which number around 20 million, have taken to the streets in Istanbul and elsewhere in the country to protest against political repression, cultural suppression, discrimination and a decision by Turkey’s election board to ban prominent Kurdish politicians [...]
The Big Picture: Tbilisi’s Dry Bridge Market
Tucked away behind Tbilisi’s main Rustaveli Avenue, overlooking a pistachio colored river is the Dry Bridge Market, a step into the labyrinth of history boiling beneath the region known as the South Caucasus. Here, Georgians, Armenians and Azeri sellers laugh together, eat together and spread their collected goods side by side for locals who browse [...]
Japanese Choir Sings Ode to Armenia
In the days after the devastating earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan, a video has emerged on YouTube of a Japanese choir singing “Yerevan-Erebuni” in Armenian, much to the delight of Armenians around the world, who, touched by the choir’s stunning display of multiculturalism, have been sharing the video on social networks like [...]
The Big Picture: Persian New Year or Nowruz
Marking the first day of Spring, Nowruz is celebrated not only by Iran and the Iranian Diaspora, but in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The celebrations include Spring cleaning, visits to and from family and friends and a Haft-Sin table, which has specific symbolic items that start with the letter ‘S,’ like “sabzeh” (wheat) symbolizing [...]
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 an additional 19 detainees free on short-term furloughs, according go the Committee to Protect Journalists, stemming from the crackdown following the June 2009 presidential election. [...]
The Khohanotz: Faloodeh
Among the many things that remind me of the hot Los Angeles summers of my childhood, Faloodeh is perhaps the most symbolic. Summer in a tub, as I like to call it. Known as one of the earliest frozen deserts (The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food by Gil Marks dates it back to at least 400 [...]
Celebrating Norooz, or Persian New Year as an Armenian
I would be lying if I said that I solely identified myself as an Armenian. With my family from Tehran and a maternal grandmother from Tabriz who spoke Armenian, Farsi and Turkish, I have as much Iranian influence running through my veins as I do Armenian and American. My parents grew up during a time [...]
A Tale of Two Countries: Armenia and Haiti
Chad Isenhart is a 20-something missionary from Tacoma, Wa. in a unique position. Like most people his age, Isenhart has done some traveling, however unlike his peers who jet off to exotic locales like Cabo San Lucas, Hawaii or Ibiza, he has been spending time in El Salvador, Moldova, Nicaragua and Georgia and participating in [...]
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