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California State University, Fresno
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Tel: 559-278-2669
Fax: 559-278-2129
'Armenians in the Midst of Civil Wars: Lebanon and Syria Compared'
by Dr. Ara Sanjian
Dr. Ara Sanjian, Director of the Armenian Research Center at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn will give a presentation on `
Armenians in the Midst of Civil Wars: Lebanon and Syria Compared ' at
7:30PM on Tuesday, December 2, in the University Business Center,
Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus.
The lecture is part of the Fall Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies
Program, supported by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
During the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1990, Armenians adopted the
policy of positive neutrality. Most Armenians in Lebanon and Syria
today think that this was a wise choice and that it helped to minimize
somewhat the heavy toll of civil war for the Armenian community in
Lebanon. Why has it not been possible to adopt a similar attitude
during the Syrian crisis since 2011? In what ways are the Lebanese and
Syrian civil wars different from one another? How do these differences
affect the Armenians suffering in Syria today?
Dr. Ara Sanjian is Associate Professor of Armenian and Middle Eastern
History and the Director of the Armenian Research Center at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn. From 1991 to 1994 he did his PhD in
modern history of the Middle East at the School of Oriental and
African Studies, the University of London.
>From 1996 to 2005 he was the Chairman of the Department of Armenian
Studies, History and Political Science at Haigazian University in
Beirut. In fall 2003, he was the Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting
Professor in Armenian Studies at California State University,
Fresno. His research interests focus on the post-World War I history
of Armenia, Turkey and the Arab states of Western Asia.
Dr. Sanjian is the author of Turkey and Her Arab Neighbors, 1953-1958:
A Study in the Origins and Failure of the Baghdad Pact (2001), as well
as a monograph and a number of scholarly articles. He is currently
working on a book-length project on the Armenian quest for Mountainous
Karabagh under Soviet rule in 1923-1987.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Free parking is available,
with a parking code 273502, after 7:00PM at Fresno State Lots P5 and
P6, near the University Business Center.
For more information about the lecture please contact the Armenian
Studies Program at 278-2669, or visit our website at
www.fresnostate.edu/armenianstudies.
California State University, Fresno
Armenian Studies Program
5245 N Backer Ave PB4
Fresno, CA 93740-8001
Tel: 559-278-2669
Fax: 559-278-2129
'Armenians in the Midst of Civil Wars: Lebanon and Syria Compared'
by Dr. Ara Sanjian
Dr. Ara Sanjian, Director of the Armenian Research Center at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn will give a presentation on `
Armenians in the Midst of Civil Wars: Lebanon and Syria Compared ' at
7:30PM on Tuesday, December 2, in the University Business Center,
Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus.
The lecture is part of the Fall Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies
Program, supported by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.
During the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1990, Armenians adopted the
policy of positive neutrality. Most Armenians in Lebanon and Syria
today think that this was a wise choice and that it helped to minimize
somewhat the heavy toll of civil war for the Armenian community in
Lebanon. Why has it not been possible to adopt a similar attitude
during the Syrian crisis since 2011? In what ways are the Lebanese and
Syrian civil wars different from one another? How do these differences
affect the Armenians suffering in Syria today?
Dr. Ara Sanjian is Associate Professor of Armenian and Middle Eastern
History and the Director of the Armenian Research Center at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn. From 1991 to 1994 he did his PhD in
modern history of the Middle East at the School of Oriental and
African Studies, the University of London.
>From 1996 to 2005 he was the Chairman of the Department of Armenian
Studies, History and Political Science at Haigazian University in
Beirut. In fall 2003, he was the Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting
Professor in Armenian Studies at California State University,
Fresno. His research interests focus on the post-World War I history
of Armenia, Turkey and the Arab states of Western Asia.
Dr. Sanjian is the author of Turkey and Her Arab Neighbors, 1953-1958:
A Study in the Origins and Failure of the Baghdad Pact (2001), as well
as a monograph and a number of scholarly articles. He is currently
working on a book-length project on the Armenian quest for Mountainous
Karabagh under Soviet rule in 1923-1987.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Free parking is available,
with a parking code 273502, after 7:00PM at Fresno State Lots P5 and
P6, near the University Business Center.
For more information about the lecture please contact the Armenian
Studies Program at 278-2669, or visit our website at
www.fresnostate.edu/armenianstudies.