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…
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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…
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…
Could be
By Sargon Yousefian Dezag Tekkie Assimilation as Erasure. I’ve spent a good chunk Of my life not understanding What happened…
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…
Չեմպիոն համայնքներ․ ինչպես ֆուտբոլն օգնեց Արցախի շուրջ միջազգային համերաշխության ձևավորմանը
Բուսանի Սիբինդին Արցախյան երկրորդ պատերազմի մասին լուրերին հետևում էր Զիմբաբվեի Մատաբելելենդի շրջանում գտնվող հայրենի Բուլավայո քաղաքից։ Այս տարածաշրջանում խնդիրների պակաս…
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…
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.
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.
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.