The question is pretty self evident as to what it wants to know. My interest is because I am one of said transgender Armenians.

I'd like to know the community's thoughts because where I live (Los Angeles) it seems that the majority of opinion is severely negative, with the rest being 'ambivalent, but uninterested in associating with'.

Would love to hear opinions (yes, even the shitty ones) but also to hear stories involving trans armenians you know personally, anecdotally or perhaps you even are one yourself.

Is there hope for us to be respected in our culture, or are we forever fated to be pariahs to our own?

Hey there, looking for a Armenian graphic designer to work on a clothing brand project whoever is interested let me know.

Growing up for as long as I can remember Njdeh was intertwined with ARF which was intertwined with the cilician branch of the Armenian Apostolic Church (tashnag” church)….. now I’m hearing that the Armenian Native Faith is claiming Njdeh????? What in the mother of Armenia gives?????

I am an assimilated Turkish Armenian. I want to learn Armenian from 0. Where can I start?

Hey, it's Shahen from h-pem.com

On Friday night, the New York Philharmonic performed a piece dedicated to Artsakh. Composer Mary Kouyoumdjian and photographer Scout Tufankjian teamed up and took a trip to Armenia last year to work on it. That’s where we all met up, on a rainy hike in Lori.

A few weeks ago, we interviewed Mary Kouyoumdjian, discussed her Artsakh piece, her past, future, and beyond. Read it now: https://www.h-pem.com/en/interviews/2024/05/11/interview-exploring-music-and-identity-with-composer-mary-kouyoumdjian/39

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I visited Yerevan back in 2017 and we went to Tavern? restaurant and ordered pork shashlik. It was the absolute best pork I've eaten in my life. If you imagine green lays chips, the spring onion taste. The meat had similar taste to it and the lavash under it was soaked in the meat juice and the herbs and tasted absolutely godlike. I've never had such meat after in my life, I've tried making shashlik myself with all kinds of onions but the taste was never so pronounced. Here in Estonia everyone makes vinegar shashlik, which if done correctly has it's place after some beers but it doesn't even compare to what I had back in Armenia. What are some tips you'd give if you're willing to make absolutely amazing shashlik?

Shnorakalutyun

I'm using a throwaway because I don't want anybody to find me but I really need advice from some people who are familiar with the culture to help me out. I live in the USA currently and my family is pretty "traditional Armenian". I am expected to marry an Armenian man and nothing else is acceptable but I am also really scared. I've seen a lot of Armenian men in my lifetime be incredibly misogynistic towards women and I'm afraid I will have to marry somebody like that.

My dad was never misogynistic to my mom to the extreme lengths that I see sometimes. He expects her to cook and clean and he is the 'leader of the house', but in the event that she isn't home or something happens he is okay with feeding himself and cleaning up after himself and she has told me that she is okay with not being the head of the house.

I have seen a lot of posts on this subreddit about how misogynistic and aggressive Armenian men can be and I'm scared I won't be able to find anybody normal and will have to choose between a miserable life or an alone one. Like how some men think other men to be 'lesser than' for not cheating on their wives or for being affectionate with them.

Please give me hope, are there Armenian men out there who are able to take care of themselves (wouldn't force a woman to do all of the work all the time) and don't think it's 'weird' to be loyal and openly loving? Especially the Armo guys in America. I would be okay with marrying a non-Armenian man as long as he is okay with me involving Armenian culture heavily into my children's lives, but my family would never allow it.

My biggest fear has always been ending up alone, but I don't know what I would do if I had to face the decision of either being alone or being with someone like that.

TLDR: My parents expect me to marry an Armenian man but I have seen a lot of people get stuck with misogynists/abusers and i'm scared that that will be my fate too. How can I avoid this, especially with Armenian culture excusing it so often.

Barev dzez!

Could any of you recommend me a Youtube channel in Armenian with English subtitles?

Bars Media seems to have some of this type of content, but I was looking for a channel more focused on Armenian culture and such things.

I've really enjoyed cultural stories from Georgia with the channel below, and so I wanted to find a similar substitute for the Armenian world: https://youtube.com/@movement1699

Any suggestions?

Shnorhakalutsyun!

Greetings Armenia. I'm planing to visit Yerevan soon. I'm currently in the process of collecting as much info as i can. Including safety, hot spots for tourism, night life, prices in general, etc.

Please, give me all the information you think would be benefitial to a tourist that's never stepped foot into your land.

Շնորհակալություն

I applied for a visa appointment at the German embassy seven months ago and haven't received a response. I've tried contacting them, but they told me to wait. Is there another way to obtain a visa to travel to Sweden within a month?

Do we know where this gesture came from? I do that too and my relatives too. I wonder if there’s a history behind it.

I’ll be spending time in Armenia and Georgia for a while. I’m coming from the United States and belong to an OCA Orthodox Church. At my church men usually wear business casual clothes. We also do our best to hide our tattoos if we have them. Is it the same in Armenia/Georgia? Or is it more relaxed?

... massive congratulations on beating the crap out of us in the Eurovision final! I absolutely adored the Armenian song, and I sent most of my votes your way. I actually thought you deserved an even better result, but top 8 is great, and I love that you did it with a song in your own language! The same didn't work out too well for us 😅

I'd love to visit Armenia one day.

Hi, I'm looking for high resolution scans of Armenian carpets to maybe order a print of. Anyone know of a good source or collection? Thank you!

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##Azerbaijan completely destroys Armenian St. Ascension Church in Berdzor, Karabakh: satellite photo

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##UN Committee Against Torture issues findings on Azerbaijan and mistreatment of Armenians

The UN Committee described the treatment of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians as "totally unacceptable".

The UN Committee noted that it was “alarmed by alleged extra-judicial killings, torture, and ill-treatment of national and ethnic Armenians during armed conflict and anti-terrorism operations, and the perceived lack of investigations and prosecutions of these allegations.”

The Committee also expressed concerns over the continued detention of 23 individuals of Armenian ethnic or national origin.

The UN report also addressed the violations by Azerbaijan against its own population, including allegations of torture and ill-treatment, and the harassment of human rights defenders and journalists.

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##negotiations continue between foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Kazakhstan

Day 1:

The Ministers welcomed the progress on delimitation and agreements reached in this regard. They continued discussions on the provisions of the draft peace agreement. They agreed to continue negotiations on the open issues where differences still exist.

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##Russia arrests and releases a fugitive Armenian politician

Tigran Urikhanyan, a former MP from Gagik Tsarukyan's BHK party and an ally of fugitive gay flamethrower Dog, is wanted by Armenian authorities for alleged corruption. He resides in Russia.

Russian authorities arrested Urikhanyan at the request of Armenian authorities but released him later. "Nikol, I'm coming for you," said Urikhanyan.

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##groups of opposition protesters briefly shut down several streets in Yerevan: VIDEO

Protesters used cars to circle around Gyumri. Dozens of people were detained in Yerevan for ignoring police orders after the opposition churchman Bagrat Galstanyan called for activists to "paralyze" Armenia. Protesters complained about excessive force by police.

PROTESTER (to police): Աղոթում եմ, որ դուք սատկեք, ձեր բալեքը սատկեն. //

SAMVEL BABAYAN (ex-MOD of Nagorno-Karabakh): Armenia must make a strategic choice with its vector. The West wants to take the Turkey-Caucasus-Central Asia logistics and economic zone away from Russia. We must develop the alternative option: the Iran-Armenia-Georgia-Russia link. Which option should we choose? The government and ruling party must resign and announce snap elections to allow the public to choose. Today they say "West", but what exactly does West mean? It means logistics and economic integration of Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Central Asia. If you choose the West's option, you have to decide how to resolve the Azerbaijan-Nakhijevan transit issue, with Kaliningrad or other methods. As for the AM-AZ border demarcation, [Babayan opposes the 1991 Almaty borders] it must be based on the 1925/26 maps that show the size of Armenia when it joined the USSR - 30,948 km^2. //

PETROS GHAZARYAN (H1 host): One of the protest speakers claimed that refugee children from Nagorno-Karabakh are being discriminated against in schools and being seated separately and humiliated. Obviously, no evidence was presented by the speaker. Let's set aside the fact that the state rapidly addressed the refugees' educational needs. It is disgusting propaganda to claim Armenian teachers discriminate against Artsakhtsi children. The goal is to stoke divisions and to promote Azerbaijan's narrative. Հայ Հայրենիք Հայաստան ու Աստվածը լավ է, բայց մի քիչ էլ քթի ծակը չի խանգարի: //

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##President Khachaturyan's U.S. trip continues

In Los Angeles, he met a group of Armenian-Iranians and Armenian-Iraqis. [If you are a diasporan from Iran but you reside in the US, does that make you a double-diasporan? 🤔]

They discussed the AM-AZ delimitation process, reforms in Armenia, the high levels of misinformation in Armenia, and the ongoing assistance programs for Nagorno-Karabakh refugees.

Khachaturyan met the Social-Democrat Hunchakyan Party leaders in Los Angeles to discuss Armenia's internal and external policies, the AM-US and AM-Diaspora cooperation, the diversification of economy and defense, and the efforts to establish relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan.

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##Pashinyan visited provinces to inspect newly built schools and to meet his supporters: VIDEO

During a village trip, Pashinyan noted that the low-quality school infrastructure, which led to the firing of several governors earlier this year, was addressed.

He made an unannounced visit to Gay where a group of residents thanked him for the new infrastructure built with government subsidies. "We supported and continue to support you, Pashinyan jan. Stay strong," said the residents.

In Jrarat they marked the opening ceremony of a sports school named after the decorated weightlifter and an absolute unit Simon Martirosyan. Pashinyan said they plan to build a sports school named after each Olympics winner.

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##Armenia will host the "Americas Competitiveness Exchange" forum to boost commercial ties with Northern and Southern Americas

Economy Minister Papoyan visited Detroit, U.S. for the forum as reported on Thursday to participate in ACE meeting.

The organizers announced that Armenia will host the next ACE forum. Armenia is among 3 countries outside the Americas with the observer status.

Minister Papoyan spoke about the diversification of Armenia's economy and said Armenia wants to strengthen interstate and commercial ties with the Americas.

MINISTRY: After holding the program in Armenia, new business contacts and conditions will be created for the establishment of mutually beneficial economic and commercial relations. This will contribute to the interaction of the public and private sectors, the attraction of capital investments and education.

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##the Angel Investor Club Of Armenia (AICA) will invest in Armenian startup Optimyzee

It's an ad management tool for Google Ads campaigns. It analyzes ad campaigns and uses AI and all that թաշախուստ for process optimization.

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##5.1M earthquake in southern Azerbaijan was felt in southern towns of Armenia

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I loved the show Ladaniva did for Eurovision!!! I don't care what we get because that song amd music was so good that I still want to dance after the two songs following it. Amazing job!!! It was so different from everyone else that I'm sure it’ll stick out for people.

Update: so far it seems like the juries are giving all the points to switzerland😭 this stuff is all political. I'm still waiting for popular votes.

Update 2: we're in 8th place! At least top 10 lol. They're number 1 in my heart!!!