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Behind Bride Kidnapping: Interview with Chris Edling

This article is Part 2 in a series on Bride Kidnapping. Read the first part here.  CW: Sexual Assault When…

12 September 2021 | Mariam Avagyan

Ode to My Daughter’s Other Half

by Maryam Dilakian Mama, can you please tell meSome stories about Armenia?My daughter asksNo doubt perplexedAs alwaysBy all she knows…

02 September 2021 | Azad Archives

I remember that girl

By Maria Kjdrian  Content Warning: sexual assault, childhood trauma I remember that child, that happy, go-lucky child. I have pictures…

25 August 2021 | Maria Kjdrian

Could be

By Sargon Yousefian Dezag Tekkie Assimilation as  Erasure.  I’ve spent a good chunk  Of my life not understanding  What happened…

18 August 2021 | Sargon Yousefian Dezag Tekkie

Small Business Owners: Sonya Ohanjanyan

With a profound passion for both art and Armenia, Sonya was determined to combine them both and create her own…

06 August 2021 | Hena Aposhian

Champion Communities: How Football Created International Solidarity for Artsakh

As the Artsakh War of 2020 raged, Busani Sibindi read the updates in his hometown of Bulawayo, in the Matabeleland…

05 August 2021 | Araxie Cass

Diaspora Strong

When Armenia cries, the Diaspora will always answer. That’s just how it is and will always be. Staff writer Gareen Simone spoke to three business owners used their creativity to support Armenia during the 2020 Artsakh War.

01 June 2021 | Gareen Simone

Bride Kidnapping: Crime, Culture and Everything in Between

If you grew up in Armenia or in an Armenian community, you might have played a game called Aghjik Pakhtsnotsi as a kid. Even if you have not played the game, you have likely heard the term aghjik pakhtsnel, which refers to the practice of bride kidnapping.

12 May 2021 | Mariam Avagyan

Eyes On Artsakh: The Aftermath of War and Displacement

After 45 days of war, the latest stage of the three-decade long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan culminated in a peace deal that forced thousands of Artsakh families to be uprooted from their homes and seek refuge in Armenia.

08 May 2021 | Alique Derderian

Social Media and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War

In an interview with Dr. Karena Avedissian, a political scientist and a very reputable Armenian figure on Twitter, especially during the Nagorno-Karabakh 2020 War, Azad Archives discussed the effect of social media on the war, the aftermath of the war, and where Armenians stand now.

07 May 2021 | Hena Aposhian