THE ARMENIA PROJECT

The Armenia Project (TAP) supports and develops how Armenia communicates

TAP is an educational non-profit that bridges the communications gap between Armenia and the international community.

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In Armenia, ancient history and modern cool coexist in one fascinating destination

On a recent trip to Armenia, as my plane descends into the capital of Yerevan, and Mount Ararat rises outside the window, the tales come rushing back to me.

The Passion of Artsakh, by Sohrab Ahmari

"Artsakh, the spiritual heartland of the Armenian people, is now all but devoid of Armenians. The sturdy Karabakhi Armenians are exiled, likely never to return to their ancestral land". This is an 8,000-word account of the disappearance of a lifeworld, as told by six of its women.

The Armenia Project Hosts Panel on Conflict Coverage in Modern Era

With war raging at multiple flashpoints around the world, the Armenia Project hosted a webinar on modern conflict coverage attended by a global audience including students from the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and the American University of Armenia.

The Armenia Project is calling on the world community to treat with urgency Azerbaijan’s aggression on Nagorno-Karabakh, and urges global media to apply a critical filter to false narratives being disseminated by the assailants in Baku.

TAP calls on world community to force end to Azerbaijani aggression

Frontline view of war in the South Caucasus by a Tulsan

I knew Armenia had experienced on again, off-again conflict with Azerbaijan, its neighbor to the east, over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. But I did not expect all hell to break loose precisely as I was packing to go there on a journalistic internship. 

Despite historic mistrust, Armenia welcomes Ukrainian war refugees

Yet with frustration growing over the Kremlin’s recent failure to protect Armenia from its archenemy, Azerbaijan, anger toward Russia is on the rise here, along with public sympathy for the plight of Ukrainians devastated by Putin’s widely condemned onslaught.

7 Wine Regions To Watch In 2024, According To Sommeliers

While Armenia is home to the world’s oldest known winery, the industry crumbled under Soviet rule (Georgia was designated the winemaking hub, while Armenia got brandy). Over the last two decades, a dedicated wave of producers are reviving the region’s winemaking culture.

Armenia, world’s oldest centre of winemaking, learns how to produce wine in ways ancient and modern

Mount Ararat is the national symbol of Armenia, but of particular importance to the country’s winemakers. Legend has it that as the biblical flood receded, Noah’s ark made landfall atop the cone of this extinct volcano, and Noah eventually descended to plant the first grapevines.

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