Arda Aghazarian

Writer/Editor, Jerusalem Story

Arda Aghazarian is a communications consultant with ample experience in creative and professional writing, and has also worked in audiovisual production—including film and radio. Arda has delivered training, public speaking, and mentoring at key global events, mostly on issues related to women and conflict, identity, language, and narrative.

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Blog Post The Third Annual Jerusalem Arab Film Festival Held in Summer 2023

An annual festival of Arab cinema in Jerusalem presents an expanded program for its third edition, bringing the Arab world to the city. 

Personal Story “These Are Our Homes”: Visiting West Jerusalem’s Neighborhoods with Mounir Kleibo

Mounir Kleibo, former ILO Special Representative, tells the story of his mother’s family home in Lower Baq‘a in today’s West Jerusalem.

Personal Story “These Are Our Homes”: Visiting West Jerusalem’s Neighborhoods with Huda Imam

Huda Imam is banned from entering the home her father built in Qatamon before 1948, but that does not stop her from standing outside it weekly.

Feature Story “These Are Our Homes”: Visiting West Jerusalem’s Neighborhoods with Ibrahim Matar

Ibrahim Matar has made it his mission to record the history of the Palestinian properties in West Jerusalem, as he recently shared with friends on a walk there.

Feature Story Questionable Secret Land Lease Deal Threatens Historic Armenian Community Land and Property in Old City

The Armenian community responds to a shadowy land deal that could remove a fourth of the Armenian Quarter.

Blog Post The Palestine Festival of Literature Hosts a Unique Conversation on “Surviving Colonialism” in Jerusalem

The Palestine Festival of Literature returns after a four-year hiatus.

Blog Post A Grandmother Realizes Her Dream, Becoming the First Female Bus Driver in East Jerusalem

Meet Samia Abu ‘Alqam, a Palestinian grandmother who turned her love of driving into a paid job, driving the Shu‘fat–Beit Hanina bus

Blog Post Juggling with Life in Jerusalem

Street circus artist Ahmad Ju‘beh opens up about how he came to find his calling and what it means to him.

Blog Post Newly Renovated, the Armenian Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City Reopens

A newly renovated museum in Jerusalem’s Old City explores 3,000 years of Armenian art, culture, and history.