By Seto Boyadjian–Esq.
Let us start with a simple fact. Armenia’s forcibly settled outside their homeland to live and work in the Armenian diaspora.
Though we naturally realize this fact–it is only instinctively–and that is not sufficient–because it lacks the practical awareness and cognizance of our diasporan condition. There was a time–at least until the early 1990s–when [...]

BY SKEPTIK SINIKIAN
The last gift hadn’t even been opened and there was still plenty of fruitcake left in the Sinikian household on what we like to call "Fake Christmas," when my friend popped the question I had been dreading for 359 days. "So what are we doing for New Year’s?" There was an awkward silence [...]

By Jenny Kiljian
The 7th Annual Arpa International Film Festival took place from October 5-10–2004 at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood–California. The Arpa Foundation for Film Music and Arts (AFFMA) is an Armenian organization–but the films participating in the yearly festival do not need to be topically Armenian. "The festival has grown beyond its Armenian roots–to [...]

Adrift in Glendale’s Burgeoning Caf Culture
By Ishkhan Jinbashian
Hollywood might have its Little Armenia–but there’s no doubt that Little Yerevan is by now firmly ensconced in what I like to call the blessed city of Nagorno-Glendale.
Little Yerevan–and quite a bit of Little Tehran for sure. But definitely not Little Beirut or Aleppo or Baghdad–as a good [...]

The AYF is known for its commitment to political activism. In 2004–this took the shape of protesting former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres’s visit to Southern California for his disregard for the historical record of the Armenian genocide and his denialist statemen’s made to the Turkish press; a Rally Against Genocide Denial reaffirming that the [...]

By Garen Yegparian
If Armenian media had a tradition of naming an "Event of the Year," in the same spirit as TIME’s "Person of the Year," it would have to be the European Union’s (EU) setting of October 3–2005 as the commencement date for negotiations over Turkey’s membership in this geographic-econo-politico-sociological assemblage.
Of course this selection would [...]

By Tatul Sonentz-Papazian
With the Turkish Republic’s entry into the European Union now a distinct possibility–if not probability–all manner of speculation on the future of the norms that made the modern day–European-inspired civilization a desirable alternative becomes not only possible but also inevitable and necessary. The cultural/spiritual survival without major disfigurement–of what we have come to [...]

By Ani Shahinian Asbarez Staff Writer
We know. . .we’re not Time magazine (although we like to believe we’re headed on that track. . .have you seen our layout recently?). We also know that it is not commonplace for Asbarez to have a "Man of the Year" featured in its holiday edition. After all–it’s never been [...]

Artists for Kids Foundation Gathers Hot Local Bands for December 30 Benefit
By Jenny Kiljian
After more than ten years of working together in an unofficial capacity–a dynamic team of visual and musical artists decided to form a non-profit organization in order to better serve the international Armenian artistic community–and children who have an interest or talent [...]

Dear Compatriots,
A politically motivated appointment is among the cabinet changes recently made by the president of Mountainous Karabagh Republic (MKR). Viewing the move as a troublesome precedent–the ARF Artsakh Central Committee finds it necessary to present the facts and its stance to the public.
On December 16–2004–during an address to top state officials–MKR President Arkady Ghukasian [...]

Nano–Saxe-Coburg–and Macedonia’s Vlado Buckovski shaking on the deal Tuesday.
SOFIA (AP/Balkanalysis)–Bulgaria–Albania–and Macedonia gave political support on Tuesday to a $1.2 billion private trans-Balkan oil pipeline project that aims to allow alternative ports for the shipping of Russian and Caspian oil–which normally goes through Turkish ports.
Representatives from the three small Balkan states signed a declaration giving the [...]

Diaspora population considered fundamental problem with Armenia’s
ANKARA–According to Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper–a secret National Security Council memo cites that Greece no longer poses the top security concern to Turkey. Iran has instead moved into that position with its powerful Shahab-3 ballistic missile that reportedly has a range between 1,300 and 1,500 kilometers.
The change–according to the [...]

According to the Turkish Zaman newspaper–talk of a possible opening of Turkey’s border with Armenia–in the wake of the European Union’s (EU) decision to begin accession talks with Turkey–has become a big issue in Azerbaijan.
While a public opinion poll reveals that the majority of Azeris oppose any concession by Turkey on the issue–politicians have also [...]

Death Toll in Asian Disaster Approaches 60,000 GALLE (Reuters)–Armenian prime minister Andranik Margarian sent condolences to the prime ministers of Sri Lanka–Malaysia–Thailand–Bangladesh–and India to express Armenia’s anguish over the thousands of deaths and the scale of the destruction caused by Sunday’s monster tsunami.
The sea and wreckage of coastal towns around the Indian Ocean yielded [...]