July 4th, 2008
March 2008 (Under State of Emergency)—It has been nearly four months since we last reported on Armenia. Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisyan had been elected on Feb. 19 in a hotly disputed presidential election. Sarkisyan was the handpicked …
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July 4th, 2008
During the 3 days of the conference (25-27 June, 2008) an exhibition-fair “Idea Market†presented NGO’s of Armenia, Artsakh and Javakhk, and also those governmental and international organizations whose activities interact with the …
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July 4th, 2008
We held our Independence Day singing at my apartment, the last singing I will host until September. I made a different kind of peppermint cookie, one that uses fresh chopped-up mint and kind of looks like a pot cookie but isn’t, …
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July 4th, 2008
Is Armenia doing fine, or is it time for the education policy makers to review the secondary school curricula. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) proposes an answer to these questions. …
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July 4th, 2008
Unzipped reports and comments on news that opposition MP Zaruhi Postanjian has been awarded the title of Best European in Armenia. The blog says that even if the choice of previous recipients raised a few eyebrows the award is well …
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July 3rd, 2008
The committee is working on its preparations for the benefit reception we are hosting for the Armenia Youth Career Trail Project. If you haven’t already done so, check out the information about this project located under AGBU-UN …
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July 2nd, 2008
If the contemporary Armenian composers wish, and they must wish to contribute towards the being and becoming of the Armenian music and its musical idiom, they ought to know Komitas inside out. (In a personal letter, dated 14th Oct 1967, …
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July 2nd, 2008
A presentation on “Survey Data Assessment: Methodology and Techniques” organized by CRRC-Armenia, in partnership with MCA-Armenia will be conducted by Dr. Fritz Scheuren (USA). Date: Monday, July 7, 2008Time: 15.00-17.00 Location: 52 …
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July 2nd, 2008
YEREVAN (Armenpress)–An exhibition entitled ldquo;William Saroyan and Armeniardquo; opened Tuesday at Armenia’s National Archives building. It is dedicated to the centennial of the prominent Armeni… Read Complete Article!
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July 2nd, 2008
WATERTOWN–Virginia Ohanian is one of Armenia Tree Project’s most active ambassadors. Whenever a birthday or holiday comes around, she asks friends and family to direct gifts to ATP to plant trees in … Read Complete Article!
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