Demir Sonmez is of Kurdish and Armenian descent, originally from Turkey. He has been living in Geneva, Switzerland since the 1990s, where he is known as “the photographer of the oppressed”. When the 2020 Karabakh War started, the freelance photographer felt the need to be on the ground, with “his people”, as he told us. In… Continue reading The Wounded Eaglet: A Photo Story of Karabakh
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Gifting books on Saint Sarkis Day, the Armenian Valentine’s Day
Armenians will celebrate lovers day before February 14. But, that special day is not Saint Valentine’s Day, it’s Saint Sarkis day. This year, it will take place on February 12. On that day, popular traditions are observed. For example, young people eat a very salty patty on the eve of the holiday. In their dream,… Continue reading Gifting books on Saint Sarkis Day, the Armenian Valentine’s Day
Former EU Ambassador Recommends the EU to Pay More Attention to Armenia and the EAP Region
Ambassador Piotr Switalski, former head of the European Union Delegation in Armenia who served between 2015 and 2019 has written a book entitled “The Armenian Revolution. An Unfinished Cable,” published by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Little Armenias” Throughout the World
Robin Koulaksezian in the author and editor of a guide book entitled “Little Armenias”. The book takes the reader through 94 countries where one can find Armenian communities, churches, cross-stones and shops. Robin Koulaksezian talks to CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan about the presence of multicultural Armenian communities that he met while traveling,and that led to the… Continue reading “Little Armenias” Throughout the World
Landscapes of Memory with Matthew Karanian
Matthew Karanian, photographer and author of THE ARMENIAN HIGHLAND, was one of the more than dozen speakers at Innovate Armenia, a festival of ideas and innovation that took place at the University of Southern California on May 18. Karanian spoke about his journey to trace memory and identity through photography in present day Turkey. Innovate… Continue reading Landscapes of Memory with Matthew Karanian
Medieval Manuscripts as Art, Sacred Objects, and Cultural Heritage
Scholars, policymakers and officials from Armenia’s government participated in Innovate Armenia – a festival of ideas and action that took place at the University of Southern California on May 18. During the program, Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh, Professor of Art History at the University of California, Davis, talked about the Zeytun Gospels and the significance of… Continue reading Medieval Manuscripts as Art, Sacred Objects, and Cultural Heritage
Metsamor, a Timeless Town
Katharina Roters is a photographer based in Budapest, Hungary. Together with Sarhat Petrosyan, she has co-edited the book “Utopia and Collapse: Rethinking Metsamor – The Armenian Atomic City”, published in 2018. CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan talks with Katharina Roters about the rise and fall of the city of Metsamor.