Lucy Yeghiazaryan, an Armenian jazz vocalist based in New York City, explores the connections between Armenian melodies and American jazz standards in her album, “Beside the Golden Door”, creating a powerful fusion bridging cultural divides while navigating her own identity.
Each season has its "black holes" and the end of August is notorious for its atmosphere of melancholic ennui as we reluctantly bid goodbye to long summer days, holidays and sweaty armpits. However, this is just a minor breather before Yerevan and the rest of the country gear up for the fall season's cultural whirlwind.
The global suppression of free speech is escalating, from U.S. campuses to authoritarian regimes. As dissenting voices are silenced, the importance of defending freedom of expression grows, writes Sheila Paylan, not only to express ourselves, but to echo the voices of those who cannot.
Azerbaijan continues to hold Armenian POWs and detainees, including former high-ranking Artsakh officials. Although Armenian human rights lawyers hope for the release of detainees before the COP29 summit in Baku this November, they doubt that Artsakh officials will be among them.
While in Baku, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Armenia's leadership of "sabotaging" the agreement signed by PM Nikol Pashinyan regarding the unblocking of communications, sparking a war of words with Yerevan. Hovhannes Nazaretyan explains.
Meeting a Nobel laureate is a thrilling experience for any student or young researcher. However, having the chance to encounter not one but 37 laureates at the same time is almost unimaginable, Ruby Davtyan writes about their experience at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
Armenia faces a cancer crisis driven by lifestyle factors and systemic issues in the healthcare system. Despite advancements, cancer rates have tripled since 1999, highlighting the urgent need for improved screening, treatment access and government funding.
In recent years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of asylum seekers in Armenia. Arshaluys Barseghyan looks into what accounts for this trend, which countries Armenia receives the most applications from, and how many are accepted.
With the world’s leading judicial bodies focused on the devastating tragedy unfolding in Gaza, the urgent need to examine the ethical implications of this conflict, including emerging AI technologies in warfare, has never been more critical, writes Davit Khachatryan.
In this evocative essay, Sheila Paylan reflects on Beirut's beauty despite Lebanon's struggles, and writes of the resilient spirit of a nation that shares a deep, storied bond with Armenians, urging a reciprocal compassion and support in times of need.
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