The Armenian Reporter back issues from March 2003:
Peter Schieder, Council of Europe Assembly President, Calls for Free and Fair Second Round of Armenian Presidential Election
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Peter Schieder today called on the Armenian authorities and the opposition to calm the political climate in the country in the run-up to the second round of the presidential ...
ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY'S STATEMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT IN ARMENIA; OSCE Observers Cite Serious Irregularities; Assembly Asks Government to Address Allegations Before Runoff Election
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 The Armenian Assembly of America issued the following statement about the presidential elections of February 19. Reports from Armenia indicate that incumbent President Robert Kocharian and opposition leader Stepan Demirchian topped the ...
Geghamian Campaigners Want Election Results Invalidated
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 "We demand that the results of the presidential elections be invalidated and free, fair and legitimate elections be held," the campaign headquarters of the presidential candidate, Chairman of the "National Unity" Party Artashes Geghamian ...
"The Contribution of the Armenian Church to the Christian Witness in the Middle East" Conference Papers Published in Book Form
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 On May 25-26, 2001, on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the proclamation of Christianity in Armenia, the Armenian Catholicate of Cilicia organized an international conference here. The theme of this conference was The Contribution ...
Ara Sarafian to Lecture on 1915 Van and Armenian Genocide
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 In preparation for the commemoration of the 88th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Canadian Central Board of Directors of the Armenian World Alliance (AWA) has decided to invite a young and internationally recognized scholar, an ...
BBC's Program on the Genocide Attracts Large Audience, Response
Mar 01, 2003; ... Kevorkian, Andrew Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 With the uncredited cooperation of a few Armenians and with the cooperation of the Armenian National Institute (ANI), in Washington, the BBC presented a program on the Armenian Genocide, calling it "Armenia: The ...
Armenian-American Women of Fresno to Observe 2003 World Day of Prayer
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Women from the Armenian churches of Fresno will gather as ecumenical sisters of faith in observance of the World Day of Prayer 2003. A service of prayer and worship will be held from noon until 1 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2003 at the ...
A Stronger Voice in 2003 for ARMENPAC; POISED TO DEVELOP NATIONWIDE GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZATION
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 ARMENPAC, the Armenian-American Political Action Committee established in 1999, added to their membership rolls in 2002 as the result of a national mail campaign. With new strength, the PAC will increase efforts to develop a large ...
"Out of Stone" Photographers Conclude US Tour; Upcoming Exhibits in Montreal Will Be Final Shows For 2003
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 The photographers and travel writers who produced the Armenia coffee table book "Out of Stone" concluded their US tour recently with a trio of exhibitions and book signings here. The photographers, Robert Kurkjian and Matthew Karanian, ...
Primate Ordains Acolytes into Detroit Parish Family, Acknowledges Priestly Anniversary
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 It takes a lot of personal strength for adults to stand in the spotlight before a large group of people. It takes even more for little kids to do so. And even more strength is needed for the kids to stand before the members of their church ...
Congressmen Pallone and Knollenberg Congratulate NKR on Freedom Movement's 15th Anniversary
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 The two Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Congressmen Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) publicly congratulated the people of Nagorno Karabagh on the 15th Anniversary of the Karabagh Freedom Movement ...
ARMENIAN CAUCUS MEMBERSHIP GROWS TO 118; Representatives McCotter, Nunes and Van Hollen Pledge to Work on Behalf of Armenian-Americans
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 The Armenian Assembly welcomed the news that Congressmen Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have officially joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, bringing the total to 118 ...
Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC) Statement
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 The Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commision (TARC) requested that the International Center for Transitional Justice facilitate an independent legal study on the applicability of the 1948 Genocide Convention to events which occurred during ...
Simon Payaslian to Lecture at ALMA on "The Role of Intellectuals in the Armenian Community"
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Dr. Simon Payaslian, Clark University chair of Genocide Studies, will deliver a lecture entitled "The Role of Intellectuals in the Armenian Community" on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 7:30 p.m., in the 3rd-floor gallery of the Armenian Library ...
Sisters Academy of Lexington Puts on the Ritz
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 The Armenian Sisters Academy of Lexington celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala concert at Boston Marriott Hotel in Newton on February 8. The event's master of ceremonies was Peter Koutoujian, former City Clerk of Waltham and ...
Updates from Hayr Soorp's Caf? Team
Mar 01, 2003; ... Kalishian, Sylvia, Cetin, Lynn Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 On November 30, 2002, Hayr Soorp's Cafe met once again to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday together as a Christian group, to give thanks to God for bringing us together in this very unique union. Hayr Soorp's ...
Urologist from Armenia Doing Advanced Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Here
Mar 01, 2003; ... Boghosian, Edward K. Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 A current visitor to this country is Dr. Ruben H. Hovhannisyan, a prominent urologist affiliated with the Urology Department of Armenia's National Institute of Health. Dr. Hovhannisyan is to become acquainted with ...
NEWS FROM THE HOVNANIAN SCHOOL; A VERY SUCCESSFUL OPEN HOUSE
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, the Hovnanian School of New Jersey opened its doors even wider than usual. Its Open House, both in the morning and the evening, attracted a good number of families who came to get acquainted with the ...
Raffi Hovannisian Receives Flag Officers of the US National Defense University
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Raffi K. Hovannisian, Armenia's first Minister of Foreign Affairs and founder of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS), last week met at ACNIS headquarters with a delegation of 16 generals and other high-ranking ...
IT'S TIME FOR MR. KOCHARIAN TO GO!
Mar 08, 2003; ... Jermakyan, Martin Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 We are outraged by the massive scale of vote rigging and widespread repressions, by the violations of Human Rights and Human Dignity in the 2003 Presidential Elections in the Republic of Armenia. The fact that these ...
Armenian Government to Sponsor Int'l Piano Competition in November
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 The Government of the Republic of Armenia, under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharian and First Lady Mrs. Bella Kocharian, is organizing the Aram Khachaturian International Piano Competition, to be held ...
FIVE NEW PRIESTS ORDAINED ON THE FEAST OF VARTANANTS IN HOLY ETCHMIADZIN
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 On February 27, the Feast of Saint Vartan the Commander and His Companions was commemorated in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. As in all Armenian churches throughout the world, a solemn Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Cathedral of ...
"War Against Iraq Is Unacceptable," Says H.H. Aram I
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 On March 3, His Holiness Aram I denounced the notion that aggressive war is a means to achieving justice, peace and democracy; He said: "We hoped that the third millennium would bring justice, peace and reconciliation. We hoped that mutual ...
GLOBETROTTING DIVA COMES HOME
Mar 08, 2003; ... Knelman, Martin Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Over the past six years, one of the most thrilling stories witnessed by Toronto audiences has been the transformation of Isabel Bayrakdarian from graduating student in biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto into ...
Genocide-Related Books Pouring Out From Gomidas Institute, Sterndale Classics
Mar 08, 2003; ... Kevorkian, Andrew Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 More important than the two books that he has just published, Ara Saralian told a launch audience, was the fact that the Genocide-recognition effort was being supported by yet two more eyewitness accounts by ...
Armenian Tourism Development Agency Presents Armenia at Berlin Tourism Exchange
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Pursuing the strategy of showcasing Armenia as a new destination in the international tourism marketplace, the Armenian Tourism Development Agency (ATDA) participated for the third lime in the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) 2003 held ...
Secretary of State Gar Knutson Joins M.P. Assadourian and Members of the Canadian Armenian Business Community at CABC Event
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Sarkis Assadourian, Member of the Canadian Parliament (Lib. - Brampton Centre), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, was joined by Secretary of State, Hon. Gar Knutson (Central and Eastern Europe and ...
STATE REWARDS ARARAT HOME PERSONNEL
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Ararat Home's two nursing facilities, the Skilled Nursing Facility in Mission Hills and Convalescent Hospital in Eagle Rock, were two of only 21 nursing facilities in California that received cash awards for their performance in caring for ...
Distance Learning Courses Offered by Mashdots College
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Mashdots College will offer the following 17 courses (3 units each) for the Spring Semester 2003 through Distance Learning: Elementary Modern Armenian, Intermediate Modern Armenian, Advanced Modern Armenian, History of the Armenian People ...
Detroit ARA to Award $10,000 in Scholarships
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 The Armenian Renaissance Association's Sophia Chapter of Greater Detroit will award five $2,000 education scholarships in the fall of 2003, as follows: Undergraduate awards: Barkey and Satenie Aranosian Education Merit ...
Ararat: An Art or a Propaganda Film?
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 The following is an editorial written by Mahmut Esat Ozan in the Turkish Forum, published by the Federation of Canadian Turkish Associations. The editorial carries the tide of "The 'Rat' in Egoyan's 'Ararat' has been finally ...
Baritone Oshin Gregorian on Stage at the Huntington Theater
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Baritone Oshin Gregorian was featured in the role of Demetrius at the Boston University Opera Institute's sold-out productions of Benjamin Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from February 13-17 at the Huntington Theater in Boston, MA ....
Preparations for 2004 Philadelphia Armenian Nor Daree - PAND - Already Underway
Mar 08, 2003; ... Terhanian, George Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 For the past twenty years, PAND has embodied the City of Brotherly Love's ideals in promoting harmony, regardless of religious or political affiliations. PAND recognizes that the Armenian culture's strength and survival is ...
Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) Opens Photography Exhibit "Motherland: Veero Derkarabetian, Kids of Armenia and Winslow Martin, A Work in Progress"
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 On Sunday, March 16, 2003 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) will host an opening reception for MOTHERLAND: Veero Derkarabetian, Kids of Armenia and Winslow Martin, A Work in Progress. The exhibit ...
Costumes and Carpets at Armenian Museum
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 On Sunday afternoon, March 9, the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) will open a new exhibit celebrating two of the finest textile traditions in Armenian culture. Rugs and Regalia: Armenian Carpets and Wedding Dress offers the ...
ILL-FATED R.I. CLUB OWNED BY TWO ARMENIAN BROTHERS
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 The Derderian brothers, Michael, 41, and Jeffrey, 36, are listed as the owners of the The Station, a club that went up in flames on Thursday night, February 20-21, 2003, causing the death of 97 people and injuring 187. The incident ...
Tellalian Designs Veterans Memorial
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 The Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC has recently approved the design of a new Veterans' Memorial Cemetery being developed in Winchendon, Massachusetts. Donald J. Tellalian, AIA and David S. Storeygard, AIA, Principals in ...
New Chairman at Armenia Fund USA
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 With a successful 2002 year-end fundraising campaign, Armenia Fund USA starts 2003 with a new leadership and an ambitious agenda. On January 1, 2003 Mr. Kevork Toroyan began his term as the new Chairman of the Armenia Fund USA. Mr ....
Can The Young Be Fascinated By Baruyr Sevak?
Mar 08, 2003; ... Hajakian, Yeghishe Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 "Forty years ago, the Tekeyan Cultural Association had wished to invite poets and artists to Beirut, Lebanon from Armenia, and the authorities had replied that anyone would be allowed to leave the country for a visit, ...
AGBU President Berge Setrakian Attends Weekend Activities: $3,600 Raised for AGBU Children's Centers in Armenia
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Hundreds of Armenian young professionals from across the United States and as far away as Canada gathered in San Francisco from Friday, February 7, through Sunday, February 9, for an activity-packed weekend that raised $3,600 for AGBU's ...
President Setrakian Heads Mini-Convention in Lyon
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Building on the momentum of the 82nd General Assembly and Convention of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) in New York in October 2002, focus groups throughout the various regions where the AGBU is active have launched a series of ...
AGBU FOCUS Chooses Montreal as Next Host City
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Building on the success of FOCUS 2001, the Armenian General Benevolent Union's major youth programs have come together once again for what promises to be a most remarkable weekend event full of diverse activities oriented toward young ...
SAINT SARKIS DAY CELEBRATION
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Prospects of 24 inches of snow, gale-strength winds and winter storm warnings did not deter a dedicated crowd of over 100 friends and parishioners from enjoying what has become an annual rite of spring at Saint Sarkis Church here. On ...
Nancy Kricorian Comes Out with Second Novel, "Dreams of Bread and Fire"
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 In her critically acclaimed debut novel Zabelle, Nancy Kricorian captured the immigrant experience and put a human face on one of the 20th century's greatest tragedies - The Armenian Massacres of 1915. Now in her second novel. Dreams of ...
New Book Features Little-Known Facts About Armenia and Armenians
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 For many years, readers of the Armenian-American newspapers have been fascinated by brief sketches about the exploits of little-known individuals, as reported by the late bibliophile Mark A. Kalustian in his popular column "Did You Know ...
Armenian-born Author Patricia Sarrafian Ward Confronts Conflict of Lebanese Past in Debut Novel, "The Bullet Collection"
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Graywolf Press proudly presents The Bullet Collection, a debut novel by Armenian-born author, Patricia Sarrafian Ward, in which a Lebanese immigrant must reconcile her new life in America with a deeply rooted love for her childhood in ...
Armenian-Related Issues and Turkish Establishments - Part XII of XII
Mar 01, 2003; ... Acemoglu, Murat Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 14) ARMENIA'S FOREIGN POLICY Prof. Kamer Kasim from Abant Izzet University's Department of International Relations, reviews Armenia's foreign policy priorities, under both former President Levon Ter-Petrossian and current ...
Creation is the Focus of AREC Seminar
Mar 01, 2003; ... Mooradian, Moorad Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Deacon Shant Kazanjian, Director of the Eastern Prelacy's Armenian Religious Educational Council (AREC) led a seminar for Sunday School teachers in the New England area entitled "Creation: Interpretation of Genesis 1-2." In ...
Armenia - Onslaught Upon Nationalism
Mar 01, 2003; ... Avakian, Ardavast Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Attacks upon nationhood and patriotism nave-been raging over many years and on many fronts. The culmination of those attacks is today having disastrous effects upon the nation of Armenia. It has been the dream of man to ...
1700 Thanks
Mar 01, 2003; ... Dorian, Nubar Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Armenians all over the world will celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the consecration of the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin this year. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, will ...
That Other Genocide
Mar 01, 2003; ... Mooradian, Moorad Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a true scholar, an actively involved friend of truth and the Armenian nation, Prof. Yair Auron. That previous article was written before I learned about a new introduction that he ...
Presidential Elections in Armenia
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 There is ample evidence that President Robert Kocharian, the incumbent president, almost "stole" another election on February 19 from the candidates of the opposition. This election marks the second time in the last five years that ...
LESSONS OF POLITICAL MATHEMATICS
Mar 01, 2003; ... Petrosyan, David Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) is known to have stated on February 16 that the total number of eligible voters included in the voter lists for the February 19 presidential elections was 2,295,330. Meanwhile, ...
Egoyan's "Ararat" to Be Shown in Turkey, Says Distributor
Mar 01, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-01-2003 Turkish moviegoers are to get a chance to see a film by the Canadian director Atom Egoyan about the controversial massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule in the early 20th century, the work's Turkish distributor said Tuesday, adding that ...
Analysis of the 2003 Presidential Elections in Armenia and Suggested Course of Action
Mar 15, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-15-2003 The second round of the 2003 presidential elections in Armenia has been marred by excessive violations on a mass scale. The current Armenian government has undermined the democratic process of the republic and suppressed the free will of ...
Opposition Refuses to Admit Defeat in Armenia, Protests Continue
Mar 15, 2003; ... Vartanian, Nicole Armenian Reporter, The 03-15-2003 During Armenia's presidential campaign, incumbent Robert Kocharian cast himself as the best custodian of the country's stability. Now, in the aftermath of the country's contentious presidential vote, Kocharian finds himself ...
Observers Disappointed That Armenian Election Falls Short of International Standards
Mar 15, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-15-2003 Voting and counting in yesterday's second-round presidential election in Armenia were marked by serious irregularities. The overall election process fell short of international standards. This is the conclusion of the 200-strong ...
Appeal from Rector of Yerevan State University for Tax-Deductible Contributions to Support First Int'l Congress on Armenology
Mar 15, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-15-2003 The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan State University will hold a "First International Congress on Armenology" in September 2003 under the auspices of the President of the Republic ...
The Toronto Star Illustrator Raffi Anderian Does It Again
Mar 15, 2003; ... Yeramian, Hagop Armenian Reporter, The 03-15-2003 The Toronto Star, Canada's largest circulation daily, garnered 12 International Awards from the Society for News Design. The Society, founded in 1979, has more than 2,500 members in 50 countries. In the illustration ...
"Atom Egoyan & Arsinee Khanjian Fund" at Zoryan Institute to Support Genocide & Human Rights University Program
Mar 15, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-15-2003 The "Atom Egoyan and Arsinee Khanjian Fund" has been launched to support the Zoryan Institute's Genocide and Human Rights University Program. This new fund will help underwrite part of the cost of the course and make it affordable for ...
Armenian Cultural Festival 2003 Breaks Drought, Not Spirit
Mar 15, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-15-2003 Rain failed to fizzle out the festive spirit at the inaugural Armenian Cultural Festival on Sunday, February 23, at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, overlooking Sydney's beautiful Harbour foreshore. Organized by the Sydney-based ...
Musical Armenia to Present 20th Anniversary Concert
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Musical Armenia is delighted to present its 20th-anniversary concert, a magnificent joint recital featuring baritone Rodion Pogossov, accompanied by Ken Noda, and violinist Mikhail Simonyan, accompanied by Alexei Podkorytov. These two young ...
Descendants of Noah: Stories of Armenian Apostolic Faith and Heritage
Mar 08, 2003; ... Kochakian, Miriam Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 Descendants of Noah: Stories of Armenian Apostolic Faith and Heritage. Compiled and edited by Barbara Ghazarian (Mayreni Publishing, 2002, 168 pages, 6 x 9 trade paperback, ISBN #1-931834-04-0) Descendants of Noah is a ...
TURKISH BAZAAR
Mar 08, 2003; ... Mooradian, Moorad Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 One of the greatest contributions that the Armenian government could make to the US government would be to teach them how to shop in their region. As we all know by now, representatives of the US government went shopping ...
His Holiness Karekin II Declares 2003 as Year of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mar 08, 2003 ... Armenian Reporter, The 03-08-2003 On Sunday, February 2, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, during the celebration of Divine Liturgy in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Pontifical Encyclical of His ...