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My name is Nassir Azo; I am Chaldean from Iraq, and my wife Emma Asaadorian-Azo is Armenian. We have a 15 month old daughter Annie-Miriam and expecting a baby boy Aram-Gregor (to arrive in six weeks). My wife is due around April 17, 2010. A family friend gave us one of your DVD's as a gift "Let's Sing in Armenian". My baby daughter loved it, and so did my wife. Your DVD helps my wife a lot teaching my baby how to sing, dance, and speak Armenian, at this early age. One day Annie and Aram may join your team. We live in Windsor, Canada. My wife has few cousins in Glendale, California, and we may come to visit them next summer.
God bless you, say hey to Alex and the girls. Wish you all the best, keep it up.
Մեզ դժբախտութիւն է լսել հայ մանուկներ, որոնք հայերէն չեն խօսիր այլ անգլերէն, որովհետեւ "cool" է իրենց միջավայրին մէջ:
Իմ ընտանիքս Պոսթոն (ԱՄՆ) կ՛ապրին եւ երբ եղբայրներուս զաւակները անգլերէն կը խօսին, կ՛ըսեմ հայերէն խօսեցէ՛ք: Եղբօրս տղան տակաւին հինգ տարեկան է, երբ իմ սենեակ մտնելս տեսնէ «հայերէն խօսեցէ՛ք»-ը եկաւ կ՛ըսէ:
Մէկ ձեռքով ծափ չ՛ըլլար: Պէտք է բոլոր հայութիւնը այս ուղղութեամբ աշխատի, մեր մշակոյթը, լեզուն պահպանելու համար:
Հայեցի ուսում եւ դաստիարակութիւն ստացած՝ կը նեղանամ, երբ լսեմ այսօրուայ հայ երիտասարդութիւնը անգլերէն կը խօսի իրար հետ փոխան հայերէնի:
Եթէ այսպէս շարունակուի... հայ ազգը պիտի չմնայ: Դժբախտութիւն է բայց դէպի հոն կ՛երթանք կը խորհիմ:
Ջերմ բարեւներով՝
Տիկին Սալբի Ստեփանեան
Մոնրէալ, Գանատա
Ի պատասխան Արմէն Քիւրքճեանի մէկ գրութեան, որ լոյս տեսած է Ազատ-Հայ կայքին մէջ այստեղ:
A performer of folklore Kessab songs. Kessab is an Armenian-populated town and surrounding villages in Northwestern Syria. The special dialect of the Kessabtsiz is somehow preserved up to these days, although the modern generation uses standard Western Armenian. Trtrian has preserved some of the traditional songs and has also written some of his own songs. He appears in weddings and other occasions. He is originally from Chakaljokh village.
The above article was translated into French by Georges Festa and posted in the "Armenian Trends" Blog on 12 January 2010, at the following link. We would like to thank Georges Festa for selecting this report and for his efforts in making it known to the French speaking public.
Armenian Trends Blog is dedicated to Armenian art and literature since January 2009. It contains selected articles on Armenian topics in French or translated into French by Georges Festa.
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Big leap ahead for writing Armenian on the web
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Comment by Garbis Kazanjian:
This is a fantastic invention.
I personnally write articles in Armenian and broadcast every week on Armenian Radio Hour of New Jersey and on Ardzagang TV program. And I am looking to send some articles to Armenian papers in Diaspora and Armenia. What I am doing for many many years is a voluntary work.
I congratulate you for your initiative and wish you success.
What is bizarre here is that I live in New Jersey, half an hour away from Manhattan and I read about you in a newsletter coming from the Gulf area.
24 personalities were interview in Azad-Hye during 2009.
To read the interviews you can go to the News page and search according to the name.
Hasmik Movsisian
Yervant Zorian
Linda Stephanian
Chritch
Norair Kazandjian
Katia Peltekian
Margaret Ajemian Ahnert
Richard Tenguerian
Julietta Gulamirian
Terez Pambukian
Matig Eblighatian
Harout Solakian
Marat Melikian
Suzan Markarian
Silva Hairabedian
Anna Manougian
Nairy Markarian
DerHova
Sebouh Baghdoyan
Tony Moroyan
Arthur Ghukasian
Antranig Daghlian
Seto Baghdassarian
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A bitter century: Armenian survivor Yelena Abrahamyan
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Ninety-nine year old Armenian artist Yelena Abrahamyan was trapped on the frontline of clashes in 1915 between Armenians and Turks. She survived the Armenian Genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks at the end of World War I, and shares her experiences of that time.
Her family was forced to flee from killings and forced deportations, eventually taking refuge in Yerevan, Armenia.
She still cannot forget the killings she witnessed as a girl. The following is her account of that time.
Reporter: Joe Parkinson for The Wall Street Journal, 02 December 2009
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Gyumry in 'The Wall Street Journal'
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Report by Joe Parkinson, 30 November 2009
A bitter century: Armenian city left behind
Armenia's once prosperous second city, Gyumri, stands to gain economically when the border with Turkey is opened.
Joe Parkinson finds Gyumri residents are ready for a new beginning.
One of the streets in Diarbekir, the biggest town in the south-east of Turkey, has been named after Turkish Armenian writer Mgrdich Margosian. Decision to rename the street was made by the town's Mayor Abdullah Demirbas, "Agos" Turkish Armenian newspaper reported.
The opening ceremony was attended by the writer himself.
Earlier, a street in Istanbul was named after Hrant Dink, the assassinated Editor-in-Chief of Agos.
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Armenian Karaoke
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The Armenian Karaoke Store is a Studio owned by Seto Baghdassarian who specializes in Armenian karaoke tracks.
ArmenianKaraoke.com products are Stereophonic CDs studio-quality recordings and are suitable for display on computers, TV monitors and projectors. The DVDs support 2-language options for script - English and Armenian. Karaoke singers will find it easy to follow the track, enjoying singing the traditional, pop, folkloric and patriotic Armenian songs.
Turkish hypocrisy and political game continued in Washington
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
What I see happening is that Turkish and almost every other country’s politicians meet behind closed doors and devise often unethical strategies for their gains.
Since WWI, Turkey has been effective in marketing itself as a US ally, a Soviet ally, a Russian ally, a Muslim ally, an Iranian ally, a European ally, a Nazi ally, a Jewish ally, an Azeri ally, a Palestinian ally. They are even a Chechen ally and a de facto Al Qaeda ally. In the end their shortchange everyone but are conniving enough for none to notice.
All our leaders do is get a political position and then work on expanding their personal businesses (like restaurants and shopping centers), devouring good meals, and fighting each other. No strategic meetings between them and foreign nationals occur, except an occasional one with Russia or Iran. They do no marketing of their strategic location or capabilities nor make any threats. Such a passive stance will be destructive.
Why doesn't the US feel compelled to support Armenia; otherwise Armenia may support the Iranian nuclear program for example. Why doesn't Iran support Armenia, fearing it may allow US bases to use its soil. Why doesn’t Armenia partially absolve itself of responsibility of the Karabakh issue and shift some of the negotiations to Karabakh. Just like the rest of the world, Armenia needs to approach any set of negotiations with a multi-faceted approach, sometimes siding and defying with the adversary or mediator at the same time
Masis Babajanian MD California, USA Posted with permission
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Hotlist headlines from Armenia (new informative blog)
Friday, December 04, 2009
A constantly updated blog in Armenian language, feeding on news and information from Armenian and foreign sources.
The selected article is introduced with several paragraphs in Armenian, followed with the link to the complete text.
The person behind it is Vardan Papikyan, who has also initiated the first meeting of Armenian bloggers in Yerevan in 2009.
Arthur Ghukasian receives Foreign Press Award in Spain
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
International Press Club - Vega Press Media has awarded its annual press prizes to several individuals and institutions.
In the category of Foreign Press Award our compatirot Arthur Ghukasian has been honored for his contribution to Spanish press on Armenian issues. Ghukasian edits a complete webpage in the Vega Press Media website (see Armenia Press)
He covers pan-Armenian topics besides focusing on the European Armenians. The award has come with the following explanation:
Foreign Press Award to Arthur Ghukasian. For the exsclusive informative work he has been carrying on covering the South-East Spain, an effort that is bringing closer the Armenian and Spanish cultures, as well as for his commitment in spreading recognition of the Armenian Genocide, through the "Armenia Press" pages, followed by Armenian readers from five continents.
Մրցանակ արտասհմանյան մամուլի համար. Արթուր Ղուկասյան. Իսպանիայի հարավ-արևելքից իրականացվող լրատվական բացառիկ աշխատանքի համար, որը մերձեցնում է հայկական և իսպանական մշակույթները, ինչպես նաև` Հայոց Ցեղասպանության ճանաչման նպատակով գործադրված ջանքերի համար` գործ, որի իրականացման համար իր դրոշն է դարձրել Արմենիա Պրեսսը, որի հրատարակություններին հետևում է աշխարհի հինգ մայր ցամաքների հայությունը
Yahel Chirinian, is a French artist, sculptor, video artist, art director. She was born in Avignon, France, in 1970. Born in Avignon, grew up in Rome in an intellectual milieu. Her parents' home was a meeting place open to friends from the worlds of theatre, literature and the arts.
She later relocated to India, where she works and lives since 2000. Yahel studied art in Paris, Rome and Los Angeles.
Yahel creates mirror installations and sculptures; commissioned art work for customers and private collectors in India, Lebanon, Italy, California, New York and Paris. She’s settled India since 10 years where she lives and creates. Energies and Elements remain her greatest inspiration.
The amazing quality of light and the brightest of the colors inspire the creations fully and act in complete synergy. Mirror sculptures catch the daily life in a keen choreography of reflections and lights.
She creates and realizes art pieces and installations for alternative spaces, creating atmosphere and inspirational experience. “The connection between energies and art is not only an attractive concept, but a vital part of my work. I always loved the idea that human beings have contact with their surroundings on different level. I love working with mirror…it’s not a selfish mirror, it’s a mirror which reflects L’AUTRE” says Yahel
Each of her creation is unique, signed and numbered. Some of her works have already been commissioned by Indian industrialist and tycoon Vijay Mallya, industrialist Niki Nayar, N. Bajaj (Automotive), Yash Birla, Park Hotels in India, Taj Hotel Group, advertising pioneer Bal Mundkur and art collectors around the world.
It was very refreshing to read the interview. Our generation was special. We looked for people like us in other Armenian communities, but unfortunately we were disappointed.
It seems Beirut 1960-75 was a special production of a generation that will not be repeated.
Greetings from Yerevan,
Armenians in Mughal Delhi
International Press Club - Vega Press Media has awarded its annual press prizes to several individuals and institutions. 
Yahel Chirinian, is a French artist, sculptor, video artist, art director. She was born in Avignon, France, in 1970. Born in Avignon, grew up in Rome in an intellectual milieu. Her parents' home was a meeting place open to friends from the worlds of theatre, literature and the arts. 
