Book Review: Balancing the Traditional and the Modern
Azadouhi Simonian, Youth and Education (in Armenian, Beirut 1995)
The post-cold war era has been a mixed bless ing for the "new world or der". On the one hand, there is increasing inter est in social, ecological, gender and moral issues facing the world; on the other hand, nationalism and politicized religion have dominated the central stage of public discourse.
... the history of the Armenian Church in the diaspora, an international Conference of Armenian Clergy was held in New York from July 17-21, 1991. ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::Window view of ...
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The Moral Aspect
Arguably, for the majority of the Armenians, particularly in the diaspora, the recognition of the genocide is first and foremost a moral issue. While there are certain political parties ...
... problem of Karabakh is a problem of the entire Armenian nation - it concerns not only the population of Nagorno Karabakh, but the Republic of Armenia and the Diaspora.
Currently, several key issues ...
Armenian monks safe in Bethlehem, for now "We are waiting for the arrival of our fate," says Fr. Joundourian
By Hratch Tchilingirian, London
IntraPress News, 5 April 2002 – The seven Armenian priests and monks trapped in the Armenian section of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem are safe, said Fr. Khat Joundourian, 34, deputy abbot of the Armenian monastery in Bethlehem in a telephone interview this morning (Friday, 2:30 AM Bethlehem time) as the military operations in the area continued.
... Diaspora by both the clergy and the laity. One of the most effective ways of combatting against these cults is to spread similar evangelical activities which the Armenian Apostolic Church should organize. ...
... faith that our forefathers bequeathed us.
Q. How about the Armenian Church in the Diaspora?
KAREKIN II: As far as the Diaspora is concerned, I believe that the role of our church today should primarily ...
... the Armenian Church and church circles. Obviously, this was not purely for curiosity purposes, but rather, it was prompted by the new relationship and understanding between Armenia and Diaspora. As ...
... interest in Turkey and withdrew from the field. However, as Armenians scattered throughout the world, so did Armenian Protestant congregations, which can be found in large Armenian communities in the Diaspora. ...
... If the current poor conditions continue, I am afraid more people would leave and the pace of migration will increase. That is why the Diaspora should do everything to improve the socio-economic conditions ...
... facing the new president:
1. Economy. Despite some success in economic stabilization and institutional reform, bilateral and multilateral aid and diaspora financial inflows remain vital. Popular frustration ...
... It was reopened 1945 after decades of communist oppression, and has trained hundreds of clerics, many of whom continue to serve in various regions of Armenia, the "near abroad" and the international diaspora ...
... republic, the 'near abroad', and the diaspora were represented a the ceremony by 400 delegates from over 32 countries. The event represented many historical firsts. The National Ecclesiastical Assembly, ...
... of Azerbaijan, was a major victory for Armenia and the Diaspora’s Armenian lobby. Congress not only preserved the ban on direct U.S. government aid to Azerbaijan, it also approved $12.5 million for direct ...
... was one of several diaspora Armenians to have played a prominent part in Armenia's foreign policy. Born in Beirut, Libaridian is a US citizen and will now return to the United States. Other diaspora Armenians ...
... on Diaspora life and relations with Armenia)
(PDF version) ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::Արին (Arin, monthly magazine, Beirut), January-February 1997.
«Հայրենիքի գոյութիւնը որեւէ Սփիւռքի համար անոր ...
... aucun lien ou quelque soutien que ce soit parmi les Arméniens de Turquie, et n’a même eu qu’un soutien minimum parmi les Arméniens de la diaspora.)
Comme les questions devenaient de plus en plus agressives, ...
Armenian International Magazine (AIM), Vol. 12, Issue 3, April 2001, pp. 30-36
THE FORGOTTEN DIASPORA Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
By Hratch Tchilingirian
"As long as my neighbor is worse, I don’t have to be better," goes the Bulgarian saying. When faced with enormous problems, a sense of relative wellness might provide temporary comfort. A decade after the fall of Communism, Bulgarian-Armenians describe the current state of their community with both pessimism and hope -- and offer many ideas for a preferred future.
Armenian International Magazine (AIM), Vol. 12, Issue 3, April 2001, pp. pp. 31, 32, 35
Creating New Cultural Scripts Ancient Techniques for Modern Expression in a New Bulgaria
By Hratch Tchilingirian
In 1997, a collection of more than 150 works of Bulgarian-Armenian artists was exhibited for the first time under one roof. The 50 artists featured (13 women) in the exhibit included those who had come to Bulgaria as refugees, such as Tbilisi-born Grigori Agaronian (1896-1978), Trabizon-born Kamer Medzadurian (1908-1987), and Swiss-born Carl Shahveledian (1898-1953), and Bulgaria-born artists, among them Araksi Karagiosian (b. 1896), Diran Sarkisian (1894-1970), Ovagim Ovagimian (b. 1908), Hilda Haritinova (1908-1990) and a host of contemporary painters and sculptors.