For more than 5 years before the Artsakh Social Developments and Projects Fund (ASDPF) was created, its founders worked in […]

28 June 2024 | Béatrice Denise Chahine

In New York City on April 24, 2024, Armenians gathered at St. Illuminator’s Church in Murray Hill for a candlelight […]

29 April 2024 | Ella Chakarian

Growing up in the Armenian Apostolic Church was a sensory delight, with its flickering candles, rich colors, sparkling gold, and […]

07 February 2024 | Melissa Rodgers

Probably the most frequent and difficult questions I’ve been asked are about where I’m from… I have an indefinable accent, […]

14 November 2023 | Yon Nersessian

After nine months of an illegal and deadly blockade, Azerbaijan launched major attacks against Artsakh, bombing civilian targets and forcing […]

28 September 2023 | Azad Archives

by Hailey Eisman and Araxie Cass While folk practices are often associated with the past and older ways of life, […]

23 July 2023 | Hailey Eisman

CW: This article includes descriptions of anti-LGBTQ+ violence and hate speech.  This article is part of Azad Sparks: Critical Conversations […]

01 February 2023 | Araxie Cass

Consent has been the center of a lot of discussion lately, both within the Armenian community and outside of it. Though legal definitions of sexual consent vary from country to country, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “giv[ing] assent or approval.”

Simple enough, right? Not exactly.

10 January 2023 | Alexa Gris

Victoria Gevorgyan was the first victim of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. She was nine years old. Reading her name on […]

27 September 2022 | Ella Chakarian

This article is part of Azad Sparks: Critical Conversations for the Armenian Community. Azad Sparks is an interview series dedicated […]

02 August 2022 | Araxie Cass