THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Concern for the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing by the day. It is imperative that our community prepares itself for this pandemic on one hand and embarks on a programme of caring for the elderly and the vulnerable. Particularly those who may be living on their […]
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ACC UK – Community response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dear Community Member, At The Armenian Community Council the health and safety of our community is our top priority. With that in mind, we want to give you an insight into the steps we are taking, to be extra vigilant amid growing concerns around the actual and projected effects of COVID-19 Coronavirus. Everyday our Council’s […]
Commemoration of the 28th Anniversary of Armenia’s Independence in London
The great hall of St. Yeghishe Armenian Church in Cranley Gardens was packed last Saturday night, the 21st of September, for the event to celebrate the 28th Anniversary of the Independence of the modern Republic of Armenia. The event organized by the British Armenian Community Council (ACC) through its Executive Committee was under the auspices […]
A Mother’s Call! Restoration of the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
The Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, the birthplace of Armenian Christianity, has been undergoing extensive and much-needed major renovations for the last few years. The Cathedral was built by the patron saint of the Armenians, St. Gregory the Illuminator in the early 4th century and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over the 1700 years […]
70th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession by General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) of 9 December 1948 Today is the 70th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This is […]
Armenia and Artsakh Attend World Travel Market Exhibition in Excel London
Armenia and Artsakh participated at the World Travel Market in London On 5-7 November the city of London hosted the famous World Travel Market, where many countries and more than 50.000 representatives of tourism sector participated and advertised their programs and destinations. With the support and participation of the Armenian Tourism Development Foundation, the Armenian […]
Charles Aznavour, Enduring French-Armenian Singer of Global Fame, Dies Aged 94
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we must announce the sad news of the passing of Charles Aznavour – legendary French-Armenian singer-songwriter and actor, National Hero of Armenia and commander of France’s prestigious Officier de la Legion d’honneur. He passed peacefully today at his home in Alpilles, southeastern France, at the […]
Queen Elizabeth II Among Leaders Congratulating Armenia’s Independence
Queen Elizabeth II: My best wishes for happiness of Armenian people On the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia, Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II has extended a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The message reads: “It gives me great pleasure to send to Your Excellency my congratulations on the celebration of […]
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian visits NATO meeting in Brussels
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan started his visit to Brussels on July 11. We have put together the key moments of Pashinyan’s meetings and speeches in Belgium, based on the reports of the Armenian Government’s press office. Revolution through overcoming of fear :: Nikol Pashinyan spoke about the “velvet” revolution in Armenia at the meeting […]
Prince William visits Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Prince William Receives Cross from Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem JERUSALEM—On June 28, His Royal Highness Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, where he met with leaders of Jerusalem’s three Christian communities. His Eminence Archbishop Sevan Gharibian represented the Armenian […]
Flag of Armenia Sent to International Space Station
:: Flag of Armenia Sent to International Space Station to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of the First Armenian Republic :: Ahead of the 100th anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia and the 2,800 anniversary of Yerevan, the national flag of Armenia and the flag of Yerevan, Armenia’s capital city have been […]
President Armen Sarkissian Says 2018 Will Be Historic Year For Armenia
:: President Armen Sarkissian Says 2018 Will Be Historic Year For Armenia :: In his speech at the 27th meeting of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the president highlighted particularly the initiatives aiming to promote development and progress in different regions of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). “The projects implemented through this foundation are the result […]
WESTERN ARMENIA FOOTBALL TEAM IN CONIFA WORL CUP FINALS TO BE HELD IN LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES MAY 31 to JUNE 9
There is a very important football tournament taking place in London next week. This is the CONIFA (www.conifa.org) tournament which is held every two years. There are 2 Armenian members of CONIFA – Arsthak and Western Armenia. The team of Western Armenia has qualified for the finals of the tournament in London. Their first match […]
Raffi Edgarian – In Memoriam
In memory of our beloved Raffi Edgarian :: On 3rd May 2018, our beloved friend, Raffi Edgarian parted ways from us and joined the heavens above. Raffi, born in Tehran 19.03.1962 was named after his father’s school ‘Raffi’ which he attended up to age of thirteen and thereafter he went to Moorat Raphael Boarding School […]
President Sarkissian: We have started creating new Armenia
President Sarkissian Says “We have started creating a new Armenia” ::03 May 2018 By Siranush Ghazanchyan:: Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has commended the people’s movement led by Nikol Pashinyan, the political forces represented in the Parliament for their responsible stance. The President said that statements issued by involved political forces after a day of substantial […]
WORLD’s OLDEST WINERY FOUND IN ARENI – ARMENIA
Source: http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/earliest-known-winery-found-in-armenian-cave.aspx :: As if making the oldest known leather shoe wasn’t enough, a prehistoric people in what’s now Armenia also built the world’s oldest known winery, a new study says. Undertaken at a burial site, their winemaking may have been dedicated to the dead—and it likely required the removal of any fancy footwear. Near the […]
Article by Harut Sassounian about Kirk Kirkorian’s Biography ::
Biography of Kirk Kerkorian Published :: Article by Harut Sassounian :: William Rempel, a veteran investigative reporter, recently wrote a comprehensive biography of industrialist and philanthropist Kirk Kerkorian published by Harper Collins. The book is titled The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History. The cover of Rempel’s […]
Ambassador Armen Sarkissian Elected President of Armenia ::
Dr Armen Sarkissian, Armenia’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Elected President of Armenia :: The Armenian Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to select Dr. Armen Sarkissian as the new president of Armenia, in a move that was widely anticipated given that since his nomination in January, he was endorsed by three out of the four […]
France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, Places Armenian Genocide Day (April 24) on Official French Calendar.
Armenian Genocide Day to be Commemorated Every Year by French Government :: President Macron Promises to Re-Introduce Criminalisation of Denial of the Armenian Genocide :: French President Emmanuel Macron fulfills his pledge to add April 24 in the French calendar as the day of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide victims. Macron’s decision was announced on […]
Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorated in the City of Derby
Derby City Council Commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 Mention Made of the Armenian Genocide On January 25, 2018, Holocaust Memorial Day was commemorated in Derby City by the Right Worshipful, the Mayor of the City of Derby, Councillor John Whitby. In his welcome statement, the Mayor spoke of the significance of the hour, and stressed […]
Article About The Armenians in Turkey Published by Hratch Tchilingirian
Oxford University scholar Hratch Tchilingirian has published an article entitled:
“The ‘Other’ Citizens: Armenians in Turkey Between Isolation and (Dis)integration.”
Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic, state discrimination against the Armenian community – and generally the non-Muslim minorities – has been institutionalized and systematically used towards the detriment of the target minorities. Hratch Tchilingirian’s newly published research article on the Armenians in Turkey provides a new perspective and analysis of the contemporary life of the community in the last five decades and offers new insight into this segment of the Armenian nation.
The article comes at a time when Armenians in Turkey are in the process of getting ready to elect a new Patriarch. Tchilingirian analyses the internal dynamics of the community and highlights several sociological concepts that are useful to the understanding and analysis of the Turkish state’s and society’s treatment of the Armenians today. He pays particular attention to state policies and public discourses that shed light on the current unenviable situation of the community.
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