UCI to host conference on “Armenian Identity Through the Ages”April 4, 2015 - 10:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The University of California, Irvine will host a conference on “Armenian Identity Through the Ages” featuring international scholars involved in the field of Armenian studies. According to Asbarez, the two-day event will take place on April 6 and 7. The purpose of the conference is to explore Armenian identity from the remote past to the present. The conference will touch upon issues that have faced Armenians and how they have affected Armenian identity through the ages — how a small kingdom and people have been able to keep their cultural independence and survive. Armenian identity has gone through many changes, and the conference’s discussions will touch upon not only elements of continuity, but also rupture. The papers from the conference will be edited by Touraj Daryaee and published by Mazda Publishers, an academic publisher since the 1980s which deals with the Iranian and Armenian world. The scheduled publication is in 2016. The conference is supported by the Vahe and Armine Meghrouni Lecture Series and the UCI School of Humanities. 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 | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |