"Right-Handed" Christian Education, a lecture in NEST
Jewellary Shops in Bourj Hammoud
Sancak (Sanjakh) Camp Being Demolished
Sancak (Sanjak or Sanjakh) Camp
For More Information and Pictures of the Camp Read: Sanjak Camp in Lebanon
Related Article by Dr. Elyse Semerdjian:
From Sancak to ‘St. Jacques’: The Armenians of Sancak Camp Fall Victim to Gentrification
Facts about Armenia
OUR ARMENIA - SOME FACTS
The Official Name of the Country
Republic of Armenia
The Official Name of the CountryRepublic of Armenia
The Capital of Armenia
Yerevan
Official Language
Armenian; Russian is also spoken
Location
Armenia is located between Europe and Asia in a region known as the Transcaucasus. North of Armenia is Georgia. To the South is Iran. To the East and Southwest is Azerbaijan, and to the West, Turkey.
Size of Armenia
The area of Armenia is Approximately 11,490 square miles. Estimated population is approximately 3.8 million people.
Products of Armenia
Some products are grains, tuf stone, fruit, brandy, minerals, livestock, chemicals, and synthetic rubber.
Money used in Armenia
Dram, it replaced the Russian Ruble in 1993.
Hotels in Armenia
Some hotels are, Hotel Armenia, Hotel Ani, Hotel Dvin, The Bass Hotel, The Arma, The Aviatrans, and HyBusiness Suites.
Major Religion
Christian, Armenian Apostolic; approximately 95% of the Armenians belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Holy Cathedral of Etchmiadzin is where the Catholicos of all Armenians is located.
The Armenian Flag
Horizontal Tricolor--- Red on top; Blue in the middle; and Orange on the bottom. The red color represents the blood that was shed over centuries under foreign rule. The blue represents the sky, and the orange the ripened wheat fields across the countryside.
The National Anthem
Mer Hairenik (Our Fatherland)
Form of Government
Armenia became an independent state on September 23, 1991, and the Government has Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches.
Mass Wedding in Artsakh
Facebook is sending viruses and spam through your friends
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New Genocide Photo Uncovered
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)--The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) recently revealed a rare photograph that documents the massacres of the Armenian population of Mush, one of the many historic Armenian provinces decimated during Ottoman Turkey's Genocide of the Armenians in 1915-1923.
The photo, acquired by the AGMI recently, was taken by Russian soldiers on the Caucasus front in 1915. It portrays the remains of the Armenian villagers who were burned alive during the massacres of Mush.
The one of a kind photo is well preserved and was found in a photo album of genocide refugees, published in Tiflis in 1917. The album contains 62 unique photos that document the Armenian Genocide. Only a few of the original 62 have survived and most of them are in dire conditions, with the Mush photo being surprisingly well preserved.
On the back of the picture is a quote in Russian that says: “Armenians burnt alive in Sheykhalan by Turkish soldiers.” The photo is also marked with the number 74, which indicates the existence of a larger collection of photographs captured by Russian soldiers during World War I.
The AGMI has been collecting and cataloging photos documenting the Armenian Genocide with the aim of constructing a complete picture of the first genocide of the 20th century.
Asbarez
What kind of challenges do the youth face in the 21st century?
On 16 August, Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian, the president of Haigazian University lectured in the youth seminar, organized by the Armenian Orthodox Catholicosate.
He talked about the different obstacles that the youth face in this century, specially with the changing of the world and the many different decisions that a young person has to make. Today's youth has a problem with decision-making, because of the vast amount of choices that are available in front of him. Only when he passes this level, is he ready to go to the second level, which is making the best decision, and choosing the right one. This is a sign of progress, yet at the same time is full of danger.
Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian added that information is very much available today and everywhere. And the information that anyone takes will leave its effect on the mind, even when one rejects it. He talked about the decline of morality, which he ascribed to everything being permissible and anyone being able to attain anything he wants today. He also said that the moral convictions have been shaken, because to some extent science was able to give answers to some of the behaviors.
The pastor pointed out 4 different reactions and the stand that the youth take:
- Escape from the issues and surrender to drugs and opium.
- Show indifference and criticism, specially towards those who teach about morality and towards the institutions like the Church and the Christians.
- Live in doubt and deceit, without being able to discern as to what is right and what is wrong.
- Encourage a negative self and personality, cynical and rejecting of others; and delve into an emotional religion, and enjoy those aspects that are mostly emotional.
Translated by Raffi Chilingirian
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A Prayer for Changing Times
IN A TIME WHEN SO MUCH IS CHANGING, SURROUND YOURSELF & THOSE YOU LOVE WITH BEAUTIFUL REMINDERS THAT WHAT MATTERS MOST STAYS THE SAME.
Lord, There is so much happening in our world right now.
In the midst of it all, it's so good to know You're in control,
Your love is never-ending, and You provide for us.
As the trees turn colors, and the nights grow cooler,
may we be reminded that every season of our lives is a part of Your loving plan.
Amen.
Holley Gerth, DaySpring Writer
"For I Know the plan I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
JEREMIAH 29:11 NIV
Lord, There is so much happening in our world right now.
In the midst of it all, it's so good to know You're in control,
Your love is never-ending, and You provide for us.
As the trees turn colors, and the nights grow cooler,
may we be reminded that every season of our lives is a part of Your loving plan.
Amen.
Holley Gerth, DaySpring Writer
"For I Know the plan I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
JEREMIAH 29:11 NIV
After 20+ years, Sylva Lousinian-Jemjemian Visits her School and Church
From Left: Mr. Raffi Chilingirian, Mr. Sebouh Svajian, Rev. Hovannes Svajian, Mrs. Sylva Lousinian-Jemjemian, Ms. Shake Goecherian, Mr. Manoug Chilingirian
She visited her school, Torosian school, where she also taught for years, her church, her friends, her classmates and remembered her good-old-days. She quenched her thirst for missing those days and took them back with her to the US.