Ara Sanjian

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN I will start with a story which I have heard a number of times over the years from some of the people directly involved in it. It reportedly occurred in Lebanon in the late 1950s. A young Armenian female schoolteacher had a suitor, the elder brother of one of her students. Encouraged by the favorable comments the younger sister had repeatedly made at home about her schoolteacher, the family had concluded that she might end up being a suitable mate for their elder son....

A few months ago, Ara Krikorian, an Armenian activist campaigning for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the French Senate was invited to speak at the hall of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in Antelias. When he stated that he expected some progress in the following few months, for French politicians usually take positions favorable to the Armenian voters when the election-day approaches, the largely Armenian audience greeted this remark with a loud laughter of approval....

ARMENIAN STATE TELEVISION GIVES UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE TO THE PARIS MEETING OF ARMENIAN AND TURKISH INTELLECTUALS; USES OPPORTUNITY TO ATTACK GERARD J. LIBARIDIAN; ON THE PURSUIT FOR GENOCIDE RECOGNITION AND DIALOGUE REGARDING IT. BEIRUT, LEBANON The First Channel of Armenian State Television, which also broadcasts via satellite to Europe and the Middle East, offered unprecedented and extensive coverage to the June 17, 2000 meeting between a selected number of Armenian and Turkish intellectuals....

Armenia is not a stranger to various kinds of political crises and even political assassinations since she regained her independence over eight years ago. By all standards, however, what happened in the Armenian Parliament building last Wednesday afternoon was undoubtedly both extraordinary and shocking. Eight politicians lost their lives during the terrorist attack, including two of the country’s most famous and most powerful. Others are still in hospital in serious condition....