My grandmother, Gardar Vartanoush Azarian Parnagian, was first cousins with Hagop and grew up with him and his family in Istanbul. She spoke of him often and was proud of him, but I had no idea of his rich history and incredible story.

No doubt they lost touch through the years, one more story of diasporan dislocation and loss. I am deeply moved by this reconnection.

Thank you. I am very grateful for your efforts and work.

Paula Parnagian
Revere, MA

Cilicia and the Armenian Legion in World War I

I lived in Kuwait till 1987. I left for Canada, I'm trying to find my oldfriends from Kuwait. My name is Kevork Minasian. My friends from Kuwait were Avo Ingian, Gilda, Hasmig Minassian, Raffi, Silva Mampourrian, And another Silva etc... my e-mail is tkmj@sympatico.ca

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I was born in Alexandria. Attended Boghossian Azkain Varjaran. My brothers and myself attended the Sunday school. I am saddened to see the small number of children attending the Sunday School. At that time (year 1954 to 1957) we were more than 75, sometimes 100 children. I will pray for the work and patience for the team of the Khounganians and the Ganimians. Now we are in Montreal, Canada and are blessed with 2 Evangelical churches, 4 Apostolic churches, 1 Brethren and 1 Catholic Armenian Church. My sincere salutations to the Armenian people.

Chouchan Basmadjian (Ajemian)

Small but significant: Armenian Evangelical Church in Alexandria

the Exotarium is a terrible place. The cages are minuscule and very bare, many animals are clearly gone mad or soon will be. The music is just a torment. I complained with the staff and they said there's no money to make things better. Ah, but there is money to get lots and lots of exotic species, probably on the black market, right? disgusting and depressing.

Luisa

Article: Exotarium: Exotic animals' zoo in Yerevan

Please don't ask to get this year book it is like the others which has only reports of the pastor and the pastor and nothing worthwhile for the reader.

I had received previous editions and saw it very amateur and not worth asking for one to be posted, like again I did sending him postal charges.

It has all the praises off people praising him and his new renovations and offices. He needs to write on the Armenians living in India and the school, students not himself and his bogus articles which is mostly plagiarized from other people works.

I hope the pastor gets it by now not to do this any more on himself only. Ask for a copy if you want to see what I write is true or not. Next time I would like to see reports from Armenians in India and the students and the community in the diaspora. Thanks you.

Shimran Baki

Article: The third volume of 'Indian Armenians' is published

Thanks for posting. There are so many talents, groups of Armenians that have contributed to the countries that they lived in -weather by choice, forced or taken out of charity.. Yet how much do we know about each other? Thanks Aramazt for your hard work to ting light to the lives of our brothers & sisters in a remote country.. Thanks Azad-Hye for posting it Sincerely, Zarmine.

Read article here: A documentary project on Ethiopian Armenians by Aramazt Kalayjian

Dear Sir, This is shocking. I sincerely hope something is done soon or else this will be just a mound of earth. I feel very sad because when the other churches are maintained so well in India why this treatment for this church at Delhi? The churches/cemeteries of Indian Armenians should always be preserved no matter what happens.

Michael Stephen
Former caretaker, Armenian Church, Madras India.
mikestephen65@yahoo.co.in 

Read article here: The Armenian chapel and cemetery in Delhi may soon disappear

Armavia holds a monopoly and apparently any charter flight operating must give them 10% of the revenue, kickbacks etc in order to be operating in Armenia. Several companies have tried to bring charter flights to Armenia but due to Armavia's monopoly power such plans have failed. Senior political figures have also tried to create Armenia as a hub for international flights/routes which included Lufthansa (Germany) and other Asian airlines, again due to this tight control and unwillingness to provide X number of landing rights (from Armavia's pressure and political connections) which international carriers require such projects have not materialised. So, for the sake of Armavia's development, it is the Armenian consumer and Armenia’s development which is being sacrificed. This is an example of a monopolistic and oligarchic system which Mr Sargsyan should be getting rid off before he goes abroad and invites Diaspora Armenians to invest in Armenia.

Read article here: Armavia or Armafia

Dear All

Unfortunately, you have visited wrong places in Adana:

1. The cultural center is military school building not Apkarian, it was near Surp Steppanos. None of them exist today.

2. Çarşı Hamam was not a church. Note that entrance is from South. I took bath several times there. No sign for church.

3. The church in Hadjin belongs to Surp Hagop Monestry, the hill on the east with castle on the top was accumulating Surp Asvadzadzin Church, Kale Kilise.

Contact me when you are in Cilice, Adana, I will show you Surp Hagop, Yağ camii, and I will show you where to light a candle.

Sirov

Leon (Email)

Article: A pilgrimage to Armenian Cilicia

Armenians, who were saved from the brutality of Turkish Ottoman militia and gendarmes, (which includes my grandfather and his brother from Diarbekir and my grandmother from Eezerum) - are very grateful to the ARABS who saved them from being murdered after their families were all tortured and massacred.

A special proclamation delivered from Sherif Hussein of Hijaz still hangs in the church in Baghdad, asking the Arab people to help each and every Armenian and provide food and shelter and land.

Therefore I repeat we are grateful.

Ardem

Article: Sheikhs of Syrian Arab tribes visit Armenia

From "dj foroughi"

Good article, thank you ... also a correction: many Christians have played for Iran over the past 20 years. Andranik Eskandarian was the last Armenian-Christian to play in the World Cup finals for Iran, but others have represented "Team Melli" (National team): Karo Haghverdian, Maeis Minasian, Garnik Shahbandari, Samson Petrosian, Edmond Akhtar, Edmond Bezik, George Markarian (who was the first, appearing for Iran in 1951) ...   

Article located here:

Andranik Teymourian plays in the Iranian football team
http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newsId=734alz67

Dear Madam/Sir: I would like to order a copy of Professor Hovhannes Pilikian's 'A study of the origins of the HAI, the First People'. Could you help me in this regards? Thanks in advance. Greg Andonian, Ph.D. Professor of Architecture Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, Canada K1S 5B6

Article located here:
http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newsId=632agaz67

Կցանկանայի հայտնել իմ շնորհակալությունը Ազատ-Հայ հրապարակման այս հոդվածը. Ես գտնում եմ, Ձեր կայքը շատ տեղեկատվական եւ լավ աղբյուր բազմազան նորություններին ողջ հայ բնակչության կենտրոններում: Պահպանեք լավ աշխատանքը:

Ես ծագումով Ուրմիա քաղաքից եւ Րահվա գյուղի անձամբ եւ այդպես է եղել իմ ծնողներն ու նրանց համապատասխան ծնողները.

Մեծ հարգանքով ձեր բոլոր ջանքերում,
Արա Փանոսյան
Անգլիա
27/04/2012

Article located here:
http://www.azad-hye.net/news/viewnews.asp?newsId=734aggs67

Svetlana Sahakyan is a painting artist in Armenia who has also a pedagogical experience. She can give Armenian painting and miniature art lessons as well to those interests in Armenia or abroad.

Ստացած ենք հետեւեալ նամակը՝

Ես նկարչուհի Սվետլանա Սահակյանն եմ, ազատ ստեղծագործող արվեստագետ: Նաև դասավանդում եմ շուրջ 15 տարի, ինչպես մանուկներին, այնպես էլ ուսանողներին: Ես կցանկանայի իմ մանկավարժական փորձը փոխանցել նաև սփյուռքի հայ սաներին, նրանց տալ իմ փորձն ու գիտելիքները, ինչպես խմբակային այնպես էլ անհատական տարբերակով, այդ թվում նաև մանրանկարչության դասեր: Ինքս Հայաստանի նկարիչների միության անդամ եմ:
Շնորհակալություն:

Հարգանքներով`
Սվետլանա Սահակյան
sahakyan.svetlana@yahoo.com

Email by Marianna Galstyan, Director of Foreign Relations and Development Projects, National Library of Armenia.

Email received on 16 February 2012 

Ձեզ դիմում ենք Երեւանից, Հայաստանի Ազգային գրադարանից: Գրադարանի ֆոնդերը համալրելու նպատակով նախկին ԱՊՀ եւ այլ երկրներից ուղարկվում են մեզ բազմազան թերթեր, ամսագրեր, գրքեր եւ այլ նյութեր: Գրադարանն իր հերթին կազմակերպում է սփյուռքից ստացված բոլոր նյութերի ցուցահանդեսներ, հանդիպումներ, քննարկումներ, այլ միջոցառումներ, ինչպես նաեւ հոդվածներ են տպագրվում Ազգային գրադարանի «Հոգեւոր Հայրենիք» թերթում: Հոդվածներ ենք պատրաստում նաեւ սփյուռքում գտնվող մեր հայրենակիցների, հայ համայնքների, դրանց գործունեության, մշակութային կյանքի մասին:

Դուք գիտեք, որ 2012 թվականին լրանում է հայ գրքի տպագրության 500 ամյակը:  Աշխարհի բոլոր քաղաքներում տեղի կունենան մեծ միջոցառումներ, այդ թվում` նաեւ Երեւանում:

Երեւանը  - գրքի մայրաքաղաք : Այդ  իսկ պատճառով, ուզում ենք պարզաբանել, թե արդյոք կա հայ համայնքի եւ եկեղեցուն կից գրադարան: Մեզ անհրաժեշտ է կազմել մի ցուցակ հայկական գրադարանների եւ հայ  աշխատող- գրադարանավարների վերաբերյալ: Ուզում ենք հրավիրել նրանց Երեւանում կայանալիք գրադարանավարների համաժողովին: Ո՞վ է ղեկավարում գրադարանը,  գրադարանավարի անունը: Խնդրում ենք՝ գրեք նրանց հասցեն:
 
Հարգանքներով,
Մարիաննա Գալստյան
Հայաստանի Ազգային Գրադարանի
Արտաքին կապերի եւ զարգացման ծրագրերի բաժնի վարիչ

http://www.nla.am/

Սիրելի Հրաչ,

Իսկապէս կը գնահատեմ աշխատանքդ - մանաւանդ «Ազատ Հայ»ի  միջոցաւ հայ համայնքները իրար կապող լրատու ցանցիդ համար եւ անշուշտ զայն կարելի չափով ազդեցութիւններէ ազատ պահելու ջանքիդ համար:

Զարմինէ Պօղոսեան
www.hmads.org

Dear Azad-Hye,

I need to have a copy of French Armenian Agreement signed October 1916.

Can you provide help?

Regards,

Papken Hartuniuan, JD.

Azad-Hye: We will provide you with copy of the said agreement if we come across it. Meanwhile, we hope those who are able to provide any clue to write directly to your email.

Cilicia and the Armenian Legion in World War I

Dear Editor Hrach Kalsahakian,

I just spent two hours to discover and explore your Azad-Hye site with a true, pure and rare delight. And I just congratulate you with modesty for the remarkable quality and richness that I found.

A few days before April 24 and our hearts and minds are united in hope and remembrance. I am writing to encourage you with all my strength. I believe since we are alive we will get stronger and eventually win.

May God keep you under his protection and his infinite love,

Jacques Abrahamian
61 years old
Valence (France)
Member of the newly formed Urfa Patriotic Union
A former radio presenter from 1983 to 1995

18 April 2011

Wow. I can't believe this but here I'm sitting on a computer in Australia googling Armenian school in Kuwait I couldn't believe my eyes. I got goose bump from seeing my picture in the school poster. I wish if I could bring back time. I miss my school friends. I left the country just couple of years before the Iraqi invasion. I really don't know if I was lucky or unlucky to leave Kuwait then but one thing I know: the kids (school friends) that I was brought up with back then there were the ones that I miss the most.

ARA ARZOUMANIAN

Kuwaiti Armenian School recovers from the latest war in the region