Tag: Armenian community

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem warns it is at risk of losing properties to the Jerusalem municipality. While unrelated to the Cow’s Garden dispute, the case highlights broader threats to the Armenian community’s survival and the Christian presence in the city.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Armenian nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. This trend speaks to the urgency and desperation of those leaving a country plagued by conflict. Maral Tavitian’s investigation.

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.

In the early 1920s, 148 orphans of the Armenian Genocide were brought to Canada to begin a new life. They were known as the Georgetown boys and girls and their legacy forms the basis of the Canadian-Armenian story.

As Ukraine’s western city comes under Russian missile attack, the Armenian community is wrapping its treasures, but preparing to stay.

2022 was proclaimed the Year of the Armenian Diaspora by Aram I, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. Tigran Yegavian writes that while this may be an opportunity for candid self-reflection, certain points need to be explored further.

Why did Armenia not take more proactive measures when it knew that Moscow was actively developing its military-political dialogue with Baku? In this analysis, Areg Galstyan looks at the complex relationships in the South Caucasus and policies that Russia implements with both Armenia and Azerbaijan.