Homenmen
Homenmen (Armenian: Հայ Մարմնամարզական Միութիւն (Հ.Մ.Մ.) English: Armenian Sports Union) is a pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization established in 1921 in Aleppo, Syria. Its sports include football, basketball, table tennis, cycling, athletics and many other sports.
It has wide presence in the Armenian diaspora.[citation needed] Homenmen has established chapters in the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait), Europe (London, Paris), Australia, North and South Americas and more recently a presence in the Republic of Armenia.
Although not officially admitted, it is considered to be affiliated with the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party and its sports and Scouting wing. Its emblem, taken from the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party newspaper Hunchak, meaning "bell" in English, is taken by members to represent "awakening, enlightenment, and freedom."
Homenmen Syria
Homenmen -Damascus, Syria- is still active to this day regardless the tough situations in Syria's capital city Damascus. The football team was active until 2014. The Dance group "Meghri Dance Group" is still active to this day.
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