Behind Bride Kidnapping: Interview with Lara Aharonian
This article is Part 3 in a series on Bride Kidnapping. Read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. In…
A Letter to an Old Friend
by Alexa Gris Thinking about you happens often, without my permission, but it happens. I don’t want to miss you,…
borders are
borders are 1. invisible margins 2. like a necklace with a clasp too tight 3. traffic lights pulsating the color…
Behind Bride Kidnapping: Interview with Chris Edling
This article is Part 2 in a series on Bride Kidnapping. Read the first part here. CW: Sexual Assault When…
Ode to My Daughter’s Other Half
by Maryam Dilakian Mama, can you please tell meSome stories about Armenia?My daughter asksNo doubt perplexedAs alwaysBy all she knows…
I remember that girl
By Maria Kjdrian Content Warning: sexual assault, childhood trauma I remember that child, that happy, go-lucky child. I have pictures…
Could be
By Sargon Yousefian Dezag Tekkie Assimilation as Erasure. I’ve spent a good chunk Of my life not understanding What happened…
Small Business Owners: Sonya Ohanjanyan
With a profound passion for both art and Armenia, Sonya was determined to combine them both and create her own…
Champion Communities: How Football Created International Solidarity for Artsakh
As the Artsakh War of 2020 raged, Busani Sibindi read the updates in his hometown of Bulawayo, in the Matabeleland…
Queer Armenian Voices: Hagop Najarian
The relationship between Armenian parents and their LGBTQ+ children often ends with a strained relationship or complete loss of family. …
Reflections on being a Queer Armenian
By: Alexandria Kazandjian To openly say I am a queer Armenian is a privilege I never thought I would have.…
A Free Palestine Means a Borderless SWANA Region: Interview with Nancy Bartekian
When I first met Nancy Bartekian, the idea for her anti-colonial, transnational collective SWANA Chicago was in its infancy. In…
Movie Review: Promising Young Woman
The rape-revenge trope has permeated through Hollywood over the years, especially in horror, gaining notoriety with the infamous I Spit…
Queer Armenian Voices: Aren Adamian
It’s rare to meet fellow Armenians, let alone fellow Queer Armenians (I call us Quarmos). Although I’m proud of my…
Diaspora Strong
When Armenia cries, the Diaspora will always answer. That’s just how it is and will always be. Staff writer Gareen Simone spoke to three business owners used their creativity to support Armenia during the 2020 Artsakh War.
Queer Armenian Voices: Rachel Keteyian
My experience growing up queer and Armenian is a set of parallel lines. The first line is my Armenian life:…
Bride Kidnapping: Crime, Culture and Everything in Between
If you grew up in Armenia or in an Armenian community, you might have played a game called Aghjik Pakhtsnotsi as a kid. Even if you have not played the game, you have likely heard the term aghjik pakhtsnel, which refers to the practice of bride kidnapping.
Eyes On Artsakh: The Aftermath of War and Displacement
After 45 days of war, the latest stage of the three-decade long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan culminated in a peace deal that forced thousands of Artsakh families to be uprooted from their homes and seek refuge in Armenia.
Social Media and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War
In an interview with Dr. Karena Avedissian, a political scientist and a very reputable Armenian figure on Twitter, especially during the Nagorno-Karabakh 2020 War, Azad Archives discussed the effect of social media on the war, the aftermath of the war, and where Armenians stand now.