AGBU Magazine |December 2019

Armenia: Now Trending

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A chef at Pandok Yerevan serves up a delicious dish.

Free-Market Gastronomics

How Armenia’s booming restaurant industry is gaining prestige, patrons, and power

By Gevorg Mnatsakanyan
The hair and shoulders of a woman, with her face in darkness.

Voice and Visibility

Removing the shackles of shame and silence for victims of domestic violence and human rights abuse 

By Carolina Gazal with Raffi Joe Wartanian
Conference chairs in bottom of frame, with screen in background as focal point with text "Today Armenia is the Center."

Tech-tonic Shift

Armenia’s tech industry is poised for a tipping point as an innovation destination 

BY PAUL VARTAN SOOKIASIAN
Armenian seminary students connect to a world of theological and general knowledge online, augmenting their coursework at the Gevorgyan Seminary of the Mother See in Etchmiadzin

Worldly is Wise

Real world exposure empowers a new class of clergy to lead in the digital age 

By Laura L. Constantine
Grisha Khachatryan, Mikayel Sahakyan, and Hovhannes Margaryan, employees of the Aregak Bakery and Café in Gyumri.

From Margins to Mainstream

Integrating persons with disabilities into Armenia’s society

By Laura L. Constantine