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- 161. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
- ... new generation, are coming around and integrating with us, especially through the Armenian school." The large community of Plovdiv’s Armenian newcomers is made up of middle class traders in open-air ...
- 162. Creating New Cultural Scripts
- ... Sarkissian, 38. “The motifs in my paintings are both from the Far and the Middle East. Living in the West, in Europe, I look to the East and try to bridge the two. In the West, we’ve lost much of our philosophy ...
- 163. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
- ... new generation, are coming around and integrating with us, especially through the Armenian school." The large community of Plovdiv’s Armenian newcomers is made up of middle class traders in open-air ...
- 164. Celebration of Faith: 1700th Anniversary
- ... in the Armenian Church with roots in pre-Christian Armenian history and one that continues to be widely accepted, especially in Armenia and throughout the Middle East. Through such practices, the Armenian ...
- 165. Catholicos Visits John Paul II
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) November 2000 Vol. 11, No. 11
Catholicos Visits John Paul II
Heads of 'Sister' Churches Renew TiesBy HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
The heads of the Armenian and Roman Catholic Churches met in the Vatican during Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II's official three-day visit to Rome.
2000-11-01 - 166. Dividing Jerusalem : Armenians on the line of confrontation
- ... the Old City; and the final status talks (about the one-square-kilometer plot of land that has become the most complex and contentious issue in the Middle East for over 50 years) are very important for ...
- 167. Council of Europe Votes In favor of Armenia’s membership
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) July 2000, Volume 11, No. 7, pp. 44-45.
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Votes In favor of Armenia’s membershipBy Hratch Tchilingirian
On June 28 the Coucil of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) voted unanimously to approve Armenia’s bid to join the 41-member organization. Armenia is set to become a full member of Council of Europe (CE) when its Committee of Ministers meet in September. Azerbaijan’s bid was also overwhelmingly accepted, with just one vote against.
2000-07-01 - 168. A Noble Cause: Violinist Levon Chilingirian
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) Vol. 11, No. 6, June 2000, pp. 50-51
A Noble Cause
Violinist Levon Chilingirian Crusades for Armenia’s MusiciansBy Hratch Tchilingirian
With all the pomp and regalia of royal ritual, Queen Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, has bestowed upon Violinist Levon Chilingirian, 52, the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his "contribution to music" during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in February. OBE, established by King George V in 1917, is awarded to British subjects for their "outstanding work."
2000-06-01 - 169. Witness of His Time: Krikor Norikian
- ... Painters of the Middle East" exhibition. Subsequently, his works were exhibited in Canada, Germany, Argentina, France, and the US. In 1994 a collection of his works of the last two decades was published ...
- 170. Pomp and Circumstance Greet President in Lebanon
- ... while Armenia could serve as Lebanon’s and the Middle East’s gateway to the CIS. During a state ceremony, President Lahoud awarded Kocharian with the highest Lebanese Medal for Special Services, and ...
- 171. Medieval Lobbyists
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) February 2000, Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 54-56
Medieval Lobbyists
AUB Professor Explores Armenian-Moslem Relations in the Middle East
By HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
The political and cultural history of the Armenians in the Near East is one of the least explored areas within traditional Armenian Studies. But Seta Dadoyan, Professor of Cultural Studies, Philosophy and Art at the American University of Beirut (AUB), has created a new interest in the subject — with a particular focus on its contemporary significance.
2000-02-01 - 172. Jubilee in the Holy Land
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) February 2000, Volume 11, No. 2
FOCUS OF THE MONTH
Jubilee in the Holy Land
Pilgrimage of the Century Includes Top Government, Religious LeadersBy HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
early 1000 Armenians from around the world gathered in the Holy Land during the week of January 17-24 to celebrate the bi-millennial jubilee of Christ’s Nativity in Bethlehem. The celebrations were headed by the top leadership of the Armenian Apostolic Church with the participation of Armenian President Robert Kocharian, who led a 30-member state delegation to Palestine and Israel for the occasion.
2000-02-01 - 173. Haigazian University in Lebanon
- ... at Haigazian. “We attract the middle-class which is economically hit the hardest,” Mekhjian continues. “We’re into the second semester this year and have some 300 students who have not paid their full ...
- 174. The Armenian Evangelical Union of the Near East
- ... of over two dozen churches and congregations in seven countries in the Middle East and one church in Australia, as the origin of the Sydney church is traced back to Lebanon and Syria. ::/introtext:: ...
- 175. The Armenian Evangelical School in Anjar
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Armenian International Magazine AIM Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2000, pp. 52-53
The Armenian Evangelical School in Anjar
Providing a brighter future
Hratch Tchilingirian
Ara (not his real name) was four years old when a social worker brought him to the Armenian Evangelical boarding school in Anjar, the Armenian village in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. The school was already in session and the principal insisted that Ara should come at the beginning of the following year. But the social worker could not take Ara back. “You wouldn’t send him away if I told you where this child comes from,” pleaded the desperate social worker. Ara was very quiet and looked disturbed, says Rev. Nersess Balabanian, 40, who is in charge of the school. “The child’s father is a drug addict, his mother is a prostitute and he lives in a tiny room with two other little siblings,” explains Balabanian, “we couldn’t possibly return this child to that place.” They took him in.
2000-01-01 - 176. The Evangelicals in Armenia: On the Road to Pluralism
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Armenian International Magazine AIM Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2000, pp. 52-53
The Evangelicals in Armenia: On the Road to Pluralism
By Hratch Tchilingirian
Reverend Movses Janbazian of the Armenian Missionary Association of America reminisces about his various relief missions to Armenia.
2000-01-01 - 177. When Small is Big: Armenian Evangelicals
- ... between our ‘Armenian’ and ‘Evangelical’ identity was more emphasized in the Middle East by the Apostolics,” says Zaven Khanjian, a Southern California real estate broker who is active within and ...
- 178. Integration: The Point of No Return
- ... its better days, considered the “Paris of the Middle East,” Lebanon attracted thousands of tourists from around the world. The Mediterranean coastline spreading north to south on the country’s east and ...
- 179. The Historical Present
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) December 1999 Volume 10, No. 12, pp. 42-45
The Historical Present
Two Scholars See the Present in the Annals of Ancient TimesBy Hratch Tchilingirian
Putting together the dismembered body parts of gods — discarded in museum warehouses around the world — is not an easy job. But for archeologist and Egyptologist Hourig Sourouzian, 51, it is a professional passion. Painstakingly searching, identifying and matching pieces of heads, torsoes and legs of ancient statues has made Sourouzian one of the most sought-after experts of Egyptian art.
1999-12-01 - 180. Catholics Elect New Patriarch
- ... in Europe, the Middle East, the US, South America and Armenia. The new leader will be known as Patriarch Nerses-Bedros XIX. ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::Armenian International Magazine (AIM) November 1999, ...