Zarchka has an interesting post on love, sex and marriage over at Life Around Me. So interesting was it that the forum page which resulted in Zara posting has since been taken down. So much for open discussion, but one thing’s for sure, her post had an impact and if discussion was censored and actually […]
Kanayq Hayots, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
As I recently posted, an albeit small action to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as well as raise awareness of the arguably regressing role of women in peace-building and society in general in the South Caucasus, was […]
The backbone of Armenia is her women. The Armenian woman must be one of the most industrious creatures on Earth. As I go from meeting to meeting, I am very happy when I find a member of the meeting group to be female. The reason for this is that with a woman […]
Via The Armenian Odar, news of “an online global exhibit featuring art, photographs, essays and film by young women in their 20s and 30s…” Myrthe points out that only one Armenian woman based in Moscow is participating so far, so head over to her blog for more details. I know a friend of Nessuna’s might […]
Nessuna at di cavoli e di re has another interesting post this week, but this time about the benefits of speaking a foreign language in Armenia. As is customary among local males, kerb crawling is the norm here, even when you don’t have a car. That is, many guys here think that there’s a good […]
After Marcella’s debut on di cavoli e di re last week, the Italian student who recently visited Armenia has another post. This time she offers her observations on gender and expectations of women in what many people still consider to be a deeply patriarchal society.
Exposed long legs, beautiful thin ankles, and small feet encapsulated […]
Well, it looks like Marcella’s post over di cavoli e di re has pushed other bloggers to write about the issue of marriage and virginity in Armenia. A day after Marcella’s post, which surprisingly wasn’t linked to by Global Voices, Ani at New Eurasia writes about the tradition of Garmir Khndzor (Red Apple).
Times […]
HIV/AIDS Awareness Class, School No. 43, Erebuni, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / UNICEF 2005
Following on from Marcella’s post on di cavoli e di re where she mentioned how some young Armenian adults believe there are no cases of HIV/AIDS in Armenia, Yerevan’s Center for the illness paints a different picture. Moreover, […]
Last night saw us say goodbye to Marcella, an Italian friend of Nessuna’s over at di cavoli e di re. Sitting at a cafe off Republic Square drinking beer and vodka, Marcella said that she had written something to post on Nessuna’s site about sex and gender in Armenia. Today, the first post on sex […]
As more and more immigrants from the South Caucasus, and especially Armenians, fall victim to skinheads in Russia, it’s ironic to discover that white supremacy is rearing its ugly head in Yerevan. Last night I met up with Nessuna along with a few other friends, and she showed me a leaflet that is obviously aimed […]
