 Istanbul conference sheds light on Armenian identity in 21st Century October 13, 2016 - 12:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A conference titled “Critical Approaches to Armenian Identity in the 21st Century: Vulnerability, Resilience, and Transformation” organized by the Hrant Dink Foundation and the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society was held in Istanbul on October 7-8. Hülya Adak (Turkey),Aida Boudjikanian (Canada),Khatchik DerGhougassian (Argentina),Ferhat Kentel (Turkey),Ohannes Kılıçdağı (Turkey),Haroutiun Kurkjian (Greece),Lalai Manjikian (Canada),Ardaşes Margosyan (Turkey),Khatchig Mouradian (USA),Anna Ohannessian-Charpin (France),Günay Göksu Özdoğan (Turkey),Razmik Panossian (Portugal),Rubina Peroomian (USA),Vahé Tachjian (Germany),Arman Yeghiazaryan (Armenia) and Arus Yumul (Turkey) participated in the conference and were included in the scientific committee. The conference was organized with the purpose of studying the various approaches to Armenian identity today and the ways these approaches connect to identity studies.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
