  Evening dedicated to 140th anniversary of Tumanyan held in BelgiumOctober 27, 2009 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Evening dedicated to 140th anniversary of a great Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanyan held in Belgian city Antwerp, organized by the Cultural Union Nuard. Participants presented Tumanyan's photos, copies of documents and recently published books. The chairman of Nuard, chief editor of "Lragir" Gevorg Minasyan delivered a speech. Lena Beglaryan performed songs written with the wording of the poet. The event was also attended by great-grandchildren of Tumanyan Sophia Tumanyan and Ruben Kankaryan.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial  Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial.Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north.“He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |
