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Event Videos — #NAASR

Armenian Cultural Heritage: Past, Present, and Future ~ Saturday, February 8, 2025

Armenian Cultural Heritage: Past, Present, and Future ~ Saturday, February 8, 2025

Full-day conference that brings together a diverse group of experts to delve into the rich Armenian cultural heritage of the South Caucasus and Eastern Turkey.

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An Analytical-Discursive Tripod: The Armenian 'Mahmet', Pax Islamica, and 'Ghuran' ~ Thursday, November 21, 2024

An Analytical-Discursive Tripod: The Armenian 'Mahmet', Pax Islamica, and 'Ghuran' ~ Thursday, November 21, 2024

These are documented accounts of the known, less known and hitherto unknown authors and texts – such as translations of the Qur'ān and polemical side-scripts – about Islam, the Prophet, the Muslims, also terms of relations with the Muslim state and peoples, from the seventh century to the present. 

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Recreating Home in Exile: The Armenian Memory Book (Houshamadean) as Artifact and Road Map ~ Thursday, November 14, 2024

Recreating Home in Exile: The Armenian Memory Book (Houshamadean) as Artifact and Road Map ~ Thursday, November 14, 2024

In this illustrated talk, Dr. Khatchig Mouradian explored the memorial book as a literary genre, art, and artifact.

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Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908 ~ Monday, November 4, 2024

Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908 ~ Monday, November 4, 2024

İlkay Yılmaz reconsiders the history of two political issues, the Armenian and Macedonian questions, approaching both through the lens of mobility restrictions during the late Ottoman Empire from 1876 to 1908 in her book Ottoman Passports.

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'The Very Limit of Our Endurance': Rev. Hovhannes Eskijian and His Network of Resisters During the Armenian Genocide ~ Friday, October 18, 2024

'The Very Limit of Our Endurance': Rev. Hovhannes Eskijian and His Network of Resisters During the Armenian Genocide ~ Friday, October 18, 2024

This talk explores the role of Reverend Hovhannes Eskijian and his associates in the underground network of humanitarians, missionaries, and diplomats who resisted the destruction of the Armenian people during World War I.

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