The Armenian Studies at University of Oxford organized a conference/workshop, entitled “Western Armenian in the 21st Century”, which was held in Oxford on 21-23 January 2016, with the financial support of the Caluste Gulbenkian Foundation. Hayern aysor presents an interview with Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, sociologist in the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, who was the initiator and chief organizer of the conference.
Pour le 75ème anniversaire du Génocide des Arméniens, dans un communiqué publié le 29 avril 1989 à cette occasion, Leurs Saintetés Vazken Ier, Catholicos de tous les Arméniens et Karekin II, Catholicos de la Grande Maison de Cilicie, “proposent que les travaux de préparation à la canonisation des victimes (du Génocide) reprennent.” En effet, l’idée d’une commémoration religieuse des victimes
NEWS REPORT: Ecumenical Service dedicated to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide at Westminster Abbey on 28 October 2015, in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales, President of Armenia, Catholicos of All Armenians, the Bishop of London, dignitaries and more than 2000 people.
... that the martyrs of the Genocide will be formally declared saints on 23 April 2015. The solemn ceremony took place in Holy Etchmiadzin on the centenary of the Genocide, where the newest saints of ...
Constructing Reality: scholarship and policy on post-independence Caucasus
Hratch Tchilingirian | 12 November 2013
This observation of an Abkhaz social worker captures the general frustration of "outsiders" with the Caucasus. I would add that the "frustration" is not only or necessarily on the empirical level, but about the changing shades of the "picture" formulated about the region by outsiders.
... the new Primate’s qualities and underlined: “Bishop Hovakim brings with him the warmest spirit of Armenia and Holy Etchmiadzin, extensive engagement in the Ecumenical world and pastoral experience ...
... rather curious 1901 advertisement for “cigarette paper” produced by the Surp Pirgic [Holy Saviour] Armenian hospital in Istanbul (Constantinople) to augment the income of the hospital.* Today, it would ...
Հրաչ Չիլինգիրյան (2015) «Միջին Արեվելքի Հայկական Համայնքները Պարտադրված և Անորոշ Ապագայի Միջեվ», Վերլուծական տեղեկագիր, հ. 7 Երեվանի Պետական Համալսարան, Քաղաքակրթական և մշակութային հետազոտությունների կենտրոն, էջ 217-248: [Hratch Tchilingirian (2015) "Armenian Communities in the Middle East", Analytical Journal, No. 7. Yerevan State University, Centre for Civilisation and Cultural Studies, pp. 217-248.]
The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation hosted a unique two-day seminar for Armenian leaders to discuss future scenarios. The gathering was a high-level forum where forward-looking strategic discussions took place in a private, invitation-only environment. It was held on 13-14 October 2014.
Hratch Tchilingirian made a presentation on the prospects of the Armenian communities in the Middle East, entitled "To Stay or Not to Stay? The Question of the Century for Armenian communities in the Middle East".
... is not a formal, legal process, but rather recognition by the church of a person’s sanctity, he said. And the qualifications include being a martyr, performing miracles, living a holy life, or being an ...
... in Manchester at the Holy Trinity Church. Prof. van Lint discussed the connections of the themes of death and grace in Grigor Narekatsi's (11th c.) Book of Lamentation and John Donne's ...
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN - New York Times - October 4, 2013 - p.A6
ECHMIADZIN, Armenia - In this ancient city, tucked in a valley that has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, King Tiridates III converted to Christianity and declared Armenia to be the world's first Christian state. The year was 301, more than a decade before the Emperor Constantine put Rome on a similar path.
"... [the] agenda seemed to ignore tough issues in favor of safe topics," said Hratch Tchilingirian, an expert on the church who teaches at Oxford University's Oriental Institute.
Anoosh Chakelian examines the struggles of an emerging player in the Caucasian circle as it takes its first steps into western markets
"... Dr Hratch Tchilingirian, Associate Faculty at Oxford University’s Oriental Institute, who organises these events, infers that Armenia’s status..."
... was not a satellite of the Roman Church. Thus, remaining faithful to the traditions of their forefathers, Armenians have continued to celebrate Christmas on January 6th until today.
In the Holy Land: ...
U.S. Embassy Report by Robert P. Skinner on Deportations of Armenians in Turkey, 1934
Ankara, March 2, 1934: "I have the honor to bring to the Department's attention such details as have reached the Embassy from several sources concerning the recent deportations of Armenians from the interior of Anatolia to Istanbul."
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Zoryan Institute Acquires Genocide Archives Unknown for Almost a Century
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 08 Aug 1997: 13.
Recently, the Zoryan Institute acquired a large collection of archives related to the Armenian Genocide. The collection was unknown to the world for almost a century.
The archival collection of Royal and Lizzie Cole, American missionaries in Turkish Armenia and Kurdistan in the years 1868-1908, documents events and developments in Turkish Armenia spanning over four extraordinary decades, presents accounts and stories never heard before, and provides additional details for the history of the Armenian massacres.
The Cole Collection was purchased for $100,000. The initial steps to acquire the archives were led by Kourken Sarkissian, President of Zoryan Institute Canada, who, together with Prof. Vahakn Dadrian, went to Portland, Oregon, in May, to see and evaluate the collection. Prof. Saul Negoghosian of the University of Toronto was instrumental in introducing the holder of the archives to the Institute. In early June, Zoryan's new Director Hratch Tchilingirian joined the negotiation process. On June 28, the acquisition of the Collection was finalized and the archives were brought to the Zoryan Institute.
... and Bishop Sahak. Their number also included three other priests, two deacons and the "Holy Mogbed" or Chief Mage of the city of Nushabuh (their former torturer) who, when he saw the faith and tenacity ...
An exercise in disinformation: linking Kurds to NKR
Armenian Reporter [Paramus, NJ] 02 Aug 2008: A4-A5.
Yelena Osipova & Emil Sanamyan
WASHINGTON - Turkish and Azerbaijani officials have frequently sought to link Armenians to the Kurdish resistance in Turkey, typically referred to as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (pkk). But they have provided little to no evidence to substantiate such linkages. These allegations made a comeback between last October and earlier this year at a fairly high level and with all the hallmarks of an organized disinformation campaign. This analysis seeks to deconstruct the chronology of this effort aimed against Armenia.
"Pursuit of 'terrorists' or the presence of terrorists in a given territory has been used as pretext by states around the world for military operations," Hratch Tchilingirian of the University of Cambridge told the Armenian Reporter via e-mail.