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21. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism

... which was funded by and operated under the supervision of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Mesrobuhi Tankaranian, author of an unpublished volume called History of Armenian Schools in Bulgaria writes, ...

22. Dividing Jerusalem : Armenians on the line of confrontation

... children's education. Community leaders are concerned that such an eventuality could lead parents to send their children to non-Armenian schools, putting the viability of the Armenian school in Jerusalem ...

23. A Noble Cause: Violinist Levon Chilingirian

... concerts a year around the world. For the last 12 years, the Chilingirian Quartet has been a resident quartet at the Royal College of Music, one of the best music schools in Europe and Chilingirian's alma ...

24. Medieval Lobbyists

...  While there are different schools of thought and controversies related to these “very interesting” times, Armenian historians “tend to want to create harmony in the collective history of the nation,” ...

25. Haigazian University in Lebanon

... is much more affordable than other universities.” Having gone through the university program herself, Mekhdjian introduces Haigazian to various Armenian and non-Armenian high schools in Lebanon and talks ...

26. The Armenian Evangelical Union of the Near East

... schools in Zahleh and Tripoli due to lack of students and one school in Beirut was closed due to difficult financial conditions. But the community continues to educate some 1,600 students in three secondary, ...

27. The Armenian Evangelical School in Anjar

... at the school, 80 percent of whom come from troubled families, the majority of them in Beirut. But the school’s student body is mixed. Unlike orphanages or other “special” schools, this school also caters ...

28. The Evangelicals in Armenia: On the Road to Pluralism

... and schools. School buildings are renovated, various schools are sponsored, with every need from repairs to textbooks covered by the AMAA, 6,000 undernourished children and orphans from Armenia and Karabakh ...

29. When Small is Big: Armenian Evangelicals

... of schools is part of the Armenian Evangelical “culture.” The fact that most of their students come from non-Evangelical families has been a factor in the improvement of relations between the Evangelical ...

30. Integration: The Point of No Return

... protected nature. Public schools have instituted environmental awareness programs, but Nazarian points that adults should learn first. “While the children are teaching the adults, the government needs ...

31. The Historical Present

... themselves. To be refugees, spread all over the world, is not a matter of pride. It means that your home country was unstable. There are two schools of thought on this. Some say, proudly, that Armenians ...

32. Catholicosal Elections in Armenia

... Church in Armenia should be restored properly," Hovsepian explained. "For example, the issue of religious education in public schools has not been resolved. This is the duty and responsibility of the Armenian ...

33. Back In Karabakh: Church Celebrates 10th Anniversary

... institute Christian education in all schools as a required subject in the state curriculum. Thus, one-hour weekly Armenian Church studies are included in the school curriculum for first to 10th grades. ...

34. A Devastating Earthquake Shakes the Land, People and Government of Turkey

... of the sanctuary fell down damaging the roof of the ancient church’s nave. Nine other Armenian churches in Istanbul and a number of Armenian schools were damaged, in addition to the building complex of ...

35. Instilling the Armenian Spirit

... Saudi Arabia for five years, then Oman and later Kuwait. They came to Abu Dhabi in 1983. While parents pay a small nominal fee for registration for books and teaching material, both schools' annual budgets ...

36. Crisis Without Borders: Armenian Media in the Middle East

... schools. Even the so-called community leaders do not send their kids to Armenian schools. There is a whole generation of Armenians who do not speak Armenian.” The Lebanese-born Aghbashian, who is a graduate ...

37. The People's Choice

... schools, and the lack of sufficient number of priests to staff Istanbul's 33 Armenian churches. "Our top priority will be to train priests and nuns," said Mutafyan. Mutafyan's election opens a new era ...

38. Playing with Tigers

... state high schools nationwide through the use of the Internet; Government Information Network, the establishment of a network connecting government organizations; the Information Superhighway testbed, ...

39. Religious discourse and the church in Mountainous Karabakh

... its rich cultural heritage, has a long religious history. For centuries, it has been a region with vibrant religious institutions, hundreds of churches, monasteries and church schools.  The historic ...

40. Nagorno Karabakh: transition and the elite

... of Armenian culture and identity. For example, on the order of the government in Baku, the teaching of Armenian history was removed from the curriculum of the schools. Armenian culture, language and ...