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Turkey Eliminated its Minorities from The Economy with Exorbitant Taxes
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCalforniaCourier.com After the near total physical elimination of the minorities from the Ottoman Empire 1915-23, the Turkish government embarked in 1941 on the […]
Risks and Opportunities in Planting Millions of New Trees in Armenia
Armenia Tree Project (ATP) and AUA’s Acopian Center for the Environment recently conducted the first ever “Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia” conference in Armenia. The Summit gathered national and […]
AIWA’s Zabel Yessayan Book Recommended in the NY Times
NEW YORK, NY–A book published by the Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA) was highly recommended by Turkish novelist Elif Shafak in an interview appearing in the December 26, 2019, issue […]
UCLA Announces Inaugural Director of The Promise Armenian Institute
The University of California, Los Angeles’ International Institute announced the appointment of Ann R. Karagozian, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as the inaugural director of The Promise Armenian […]
Armenian American screenwriter Steven Zaillian nominated for Oscar
Armenian American screenwriter Steven Zaillian has been nominated for this year’s Academy Awards for the film The Irishman. An American screenwriter, director, film editor, and producer Steven Zaillian has won an Academy […]
Murderer of Armenian soldier in Turkey sentenced to 17 years in prison
The defendant in the case of Sevag Balikci, an Armenian citizen of Turkey who was shot dead during his compulsory military service, has been sentenced to 16 years and 8 […]
Zorats Karer: 20 points about the Armenian Stonehenge
England’s Stonehenge is one of the most famous ancient sites in the world, but the prehistoric Zoarts Karer site in Armenia might predate the Wiltshire stones by a whopping 2,500 years, The […]
Armenian Nuclear Scientist Arek Danagoulian And Colleagues Voted 2019 Arms Control Persons of The Year
Professor Areg Danagoulian and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were selected as the 2019 Arms Control Persons of the Year through an online poll that drew participants […]
Armenia Honors Memory of Baku Pogrom Victims
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan on January 13th to pay tribute to the memory of the Baku Pogrom victims on the 30th anniversary of […]
Zoravik to Commemorate Anniversary of Hrant Dink Assassination With Film Screening, Discussion
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— To commemorate the thirteenth anniversary of the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in 2007, Zoravik will be presenting a screening of a film about Hrant Dink followed […]