Marie Grigoryan

Jun 6, 2024 | chaikhana.media | Marie Grigoryan

Alvard, 19, had to convince her parents that she could make a career for herself as a mathematician. “They hoped I would become a teacher of Armenian language and literature. My father believed a girl should focus on raising children and teaching. I was disheartened because I had a passion for science, especially physics and math,” she says. "I was always told I had a natural talent for math.

Apr 25, 2024 | chaikhana.media | Marie Grigoryan |Sona Hovsepyan

There was a glimmer of hope after the war, when the release of Armenian captives was announced. Lilit raced to Erebuni military airport in Yerevan, Armenia’s capital, in the hopes of seeing her husband. But there was no sign of him. “It’s hard to deal with emotionally for my son. Every day he asked ‘When will my dad come back home?’,” she told Chai Khana.

Oct 30, 2023 | chaikhana.media | Ella Kanegarian |Marie Grigoryan

“They're genociding us again!” My morning started with this text, sent by a friend from the USA to our “emergency” group chat. The unexpected burst of panic catapulted me out of bed as if my house was being bombed. But it was just my half asleep mind, trying to save me at 4 AM because that's obviously not how one should start the day. As others from around the world joined the conversation to understand what was happening, my friend sent the picture that had triggered her fears.