Raw & Unfiltered

For over a decade, there have been attempts by the conservative and even the extreme right to protect Near Eastern Christians and other Eastern minorities, which all too often does a disservice to the cause of the very populations they claim to defend.

While there is enough food produced in the world to feed everyone, almost one third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted. With an almost 30% poverty rate, the issue of food waste in Armenia should become part of the public discourse.

As the lights dim on the stage of the Opera, it’s not difficult to imagine that 136 pieces of shrapnel and bullets have been removed from the bodies of the boys on stage. As they dance, all one sees is their passion to keep living.

The home of Aram Manukyan, widely recognized as the founder of the First Armenian Republic, located on 9 Aram Street in downtown Yerevan, continues to be abandoned and dilapidated and its future uncertain.

Although Russia viewed itself as a European power throughout much of the 19th century, it had to turn eastward due to its distinctive geography and socio-economic dynamics. This article embarks on a journey through 19th-century Russian history culminating with the 1917 October Revolution.

While doulas are still uncommon in Armenia, some women are turning to them to help their birthing process be a more positive and empowering experience. Doulas provide emotional support, knowledge and are a reassuring presence to help women navigate the journey of childbirth.

During any given football match, over 14,000 fans flock to the Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium in Yerevan to watch the game. At the same time, 200 others make their way to the same match but with a different aim –– to turn their backs to the field.

Ilya Putilya came to Yerevan from Luhansk after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Putilya’s war, however, started in 2014. He says he is often taken for a Russian in Armenia; when he says he’s Ukrainian, many, it seems, want to change the subject.

In the 19th century, Armenian women began dismantling stereotypes about them that were being published in the Armenian press of Tbilisi. Sofya Bayanduryants, founder of the first Armenian kindergartens, was among them.

Three years after the tragic explosion in the port of Beirut and 12 years after the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War, Armenian communities in the Middle East seem to be continuing their descent into the abyss. Tigran Yegavian explains.