WE ARE INDEED FORTUNATE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARMENIA!
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly With a history that dates back thousands of years and an affinity for traditional remembrances, the calendar of the Armenian nation is full…
Have we forgotten our inheritance? [Part 2]
BY Stepan Piligian I have always felt this magnetic affinity for classic architecture. It is based less on technical knowledge and more on a connection between what my eyes see…
Have we forgotten our inheritance? [Part 1]
The human loss of the Armenian Genocide remains a painful void in the lives of all Armenians. It is a crime where the victim’s family knows the perpetrator but justice…
Wait…aren’t we supposed to be at Olympics?
By Stepan Piligian | The Armenian Weekly For the first time in generations, thousands of Armenians in the US and Canada have an open date this weekend. Labor Day in…
Franklin has always been Haiastan
By Stepan Piligian | The Armenian Weekly In this year of no summer camps, Franklin is still home to “the best place on earth” as generations have long described Camp…
THE BULLY IS RUNNING WILD
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly The name of the entity has changed from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey. The names of the leaders have changed…
We all have a special place in our hearts for Lebanon
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly The events in Lebanon in the last year, especially the devastating economic and political crises, have severely tested once again the resiliency of…
STRENGTHENING THE POSITION OF ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly Historically Armenians are a peaceful people. Most, if not all the wars they have fought are defensive in nature. In other words, someone…
Our Border Villages: The Soul of Armenia
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly How many times have you heard, “I love Yerevan. The people are warm. The city is very European, but if you want to…
WE BUILD. THEY DESTROY!
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly Nothing sums up the contrast in contributions to our global society of Armenia and Azerbaijan more than this phrase. It is borrowed from…