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Prior Years

12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARMENIAN LINGUISTICS ~ Wednesday - Friday, May 31-June 2, 2023 ~ On Zoom

12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARMENIAN LINGUISTICS ~ Wednesday - Friday, May 31-June 2, 2023 ~ On Zoom

The 12th International Conference  on Armenian Linguistics (ICAL XII) will feature scholars from around the world participating in person and via Zoom. This conference offers an opportunity to researchers working on various aspects of the Armenian language to share their work and thoughts, whatever their theoretical or methodological approaches may be.

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THE HAMIDIAN MASSACRES OF 1894-97: Challenging Traditional Perspectives ~ Wednesday, May 31, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE HAMIDIAN MASSACRES OF 1894-97: Challenging Traditional Perspectives ~ Wednesday, May 31, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Dr. Owen Miller, the author of a thesis and several research articles on the Sasun massacre of 1894 and its background, will discuss with Dr. Jelle Verheij his findings and the need for revision of the traditional perspectives, touching on many of the key issues and players: the death toll, characteristics and motivation of the perpetrators, the roles of the Ottoman authorities, foreign powers and Armenian revolutionary parties.

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Hampartsoum / Համբարձում ~ A NAASR Youth / Family Event ages 12+ ~ Thursday, May 18, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

Hampartsoum / Համբարձում ~ A NAASR Youth / Family Event ages 12+ ~ Thursday, May 18, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

Hampartsoum / Համբարձում  ~ A NAASR Youth / Family Event ages 12+

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THE BALAYANS: Ottoman Architecture and Balyan Archive ~ Thursday, May 18, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE BALAYANS: Ottoman Architecture and Balyan Archive ~ Thursday, May 18, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

 In 2021, Büke Uras published his most comprehensive publication to date, “Balyans, Ottoman Architecture and Balyan Archive.” The Mayor of Istanbul financed the 3rd and 4th editions of the book and decided it to be the official diplomatic gift of Istanbul Municipality, a first in Republic’s history for an item of Armenian subject.

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LITERARY LIGHTS: American Wildflowers ~ Wednesday, May 17, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

LITERARY LIGHTS: American Wildflowers ~ Wednesday, May 17, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

Literary Lights is a monthly reading series organized by the International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA), NAASR, and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center. The series, which launched in February 2023, will be held through November 2023, in a mixed online and in-person format.

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