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NAASR Mardigian Library Open House ~ Friday, October 13, 2023 ~ In Person

NAASR Mardigian Library Open House ~ Friday, October 13, 2023 ~ In Person

Join us for NAASR's Mardigian Library Open House with special presentations and tours by Library Curator Ani Babaian and Director of Academic Affairs Marc Mamigonian.

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Honoring Christina Maranci, Mashtots Chair in Armenian Studies, Harvard ~ Saturday, May 6, 2023 ~ In-Person Ticketed Event

Honoring Christina Maranci, Mashtots Chair in Armenian Studies, Harvard ~ Saturday, May 6, 2023 ~ In-Person Ticketed Event

NAASR was launched in March 1955 to pursue a bold vision of promoting Armenian Studies by establishing endowed chairs at foremost universities in the United States. NAASR achieved this ambitious goal by establishing the first chair in Armenian Studies, at Harvard University. In 1959 we marked the successful conclusion of our Harvard Chair campaign at a gala in Memorial Hall. The Mashtots Chair was the first at Harvard to be endowed by a community organization.

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NAASR HOSTS PANEL ON “THE BLOCKADE OF ARTSAKH AND GLOBAL INDIFFERENCE” ~ Saturday, January 21, 2023

NAASR HOSTS PANEL ON “THE BLOCKADE OF ARTSAKH AND GLOBAL INDIFFERENCE” ~ Saturday, January 21, 2023

The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will host an online panel discussion on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at 12 noon Eastern / 9 am Pacific, entitled “The Blockade of Artsakh and Global Indifference.” Register on Zoom.

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Response to Margolin’s Paean to Azerbaijan in the Online Magazine The Tablet

Response to Margolin’s Paean to Azerbaijan in the Online Magazine The Tablet

What possessed The Tablet, “a daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture,” to publish filmmaker François Margolin’s ludicrous paean to Azerbaijan, “In the West Bank of the Caucasus”, which has precious little in it that is Jewish, news, ideas, or culture?

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