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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
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Op-Ed: Breadcrumbs to Nowhere
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Interview: Suzanne Khardalian on Grandma’s Tattoos and the Forgotten Lives of Armenian Women
January 25, 2012 18:01
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Posts Tagged ‘armenian women’
Glimpse: Lives of 19th Century Armenian Women
In “A History of Armenian Women’s Writing, 1880-1922,” author Victoria Rowe discusses novelist Zabel Yesayian’s impressions of the lives of Armenian women in the 1880s and 1890s. “In her autobiography, Yesayian noted that in her youth, many of her female friends lamented the fact that they had little freedom. They ‘wanted to be educated, to [...]
Armenia: Debating Sexual Abuse Against Women
Reporting from Yerevan – On June 8, the Institute for War & Reporting, in collaboration with the Women’s Resource Center of Armenia hosted a round table discussion on sexual abuse against women in Armenia, a taboo topic in the confines of the country that has been slowly but surely gaining grounds for awareness in the [...]
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 by News.am reporter Gagik Shamshyan, Petrosyan’s mother and sister, Hasmik Petrosyan, can be seen recounting the excruciating tale of violence Zaruhi experienced in the months [...]
Armenians in Divorce Court: Just Another Case of Gender Inequality
Last Friday afternoon, a quiet storm seemed to be brewing on social networks across Armenian Diaspora. One by one, a video featuring subject matter still to this day perceived as taboo in Armenian cultural and social spectrums kept popping up on Facebook, a site which now boasts more than 500 million active users. Armenian couple [...]
Overheard on the Net: Perceptions of Armenian Women
“Overheard on the Net” has been on a mysterious hiatus for some time, but don’t worry, it’s back, with more than enough virtual eavesdropping to keep you satisfied. I guess the Twitterverse got together these last few weeks and decided unanimously to direct their grievances towards Armenian women. Very odd. Shall we? An Armenian woman [...]
Appreciating Odds and Ends in Armenian Culture
There long has been a phenomenon that not just myself, but countless other Armenians have taken note of, those ubiquitous floral patterned dresses that older Armenian women seem to wear. Whether they are at the store, at a church bazaar, a kef or anywhere else, they wear these things all the time! I have a [...]
Experiences as an Armenian Woman: International Women’s Month
Have you ever been asked, “If you had the chance to be reborn, what ethnicity would you choose to be?” A pressing question like the one Hamlet asked himself, “To be or not to be?” An automatic reaction to this sort of a question prompts one to excavate through the former files of their life [...]
Human Trafficking in Armenia Sees Progress and Setbacks
As Jan. 11 marks International Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Armenia still remains in Tier 2, which labels countries whose governments do not fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards, although it has made progress in moving up from the Tier 2 watch list, according to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons report put [...]
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