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THE MANY TRUTHS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

2014-11-18
USC INSTITUTE OF ARMENIAN STUDIES
Harout Ekmanian, a Syrian-Armenian journalist, was the guest of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies and spoke at a lunchtime talk entitled The Many Truths of the Middle East on Wednesday, November 12, 2014.  He was joined in a conversation by USC Annenberg School Professor Sandy Tolan, a radio journalist and author ofThe Lemon Tree.  Ekmanian graduated with a law degree in Syria even as he wrote for various Middle Eastern and Western press outlets. He moved to Armenia prior to the war and has worked for CivilNet.TV as a producer and reporter. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2014
USC INSTITUTE OF ARMENIAN STUDIES
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, USA
Contact: Salpi Ghazarian/Director
213.821.3943             
THE MANY TRUTHS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Harout Ekmanian, a Syrian-Armenian journalist, was the guest of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies and spoke at a lunchtime talk entitled The Many Truths of the Middle East on Wednesday, November 12, 2014.  He was joined in a conversation by USC Annenberg School Professor Sandy Tolan, a radio journalist and author ofThe Lemon Tree. 
Ekmanian graduated with a law degree in Syria even as he wrote for various Middle Eastern and Western press outlets. He moved to Armenia prior to the war and has worked for CivilNet.TV as a producer and reporter. 
Ekmanian spoke about the challenges of writing about the Middle East when public discourse has become so aligned along sectarian lines.  He described his trip to Vakif, Turkey, one of the villages of the historic Musa Dagh, and the last remaining Armenian village in Turkey. From there, he reported on the Armenians who had been transported there immediately following the fighting over Kesab, the last remaining Armenian village in Syria, just across the border from Vakif.
Ekmanian’s talk was the third in a series initiated by the USC Institute of Armenian Studies. The first featured Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian, President of Haigazian University, in conversation with USC Professor Laurie Brand, head of the Middle East Studies Program.  The second featured Dr. Fatma Müge Göçek of the University of Michigan, author of the recently published – Denial of Violence:  Ottoman Past, Turkish Present, and Collective Violence against the Armenians 1789-2009. USC Professor Donald Miller moderated that discussion. The community is invited to attend these public events, which are aimed at the USC community of students and faculty.
Established in 2005, the USC Institute of Armenian Studies supports multidisciplinary scholarship to re-define, explore and study the complex issues that make up the contemporary Armenian experience — from post-Genocide to the developing Republic of Armenia to the evolving Diaspora. The Institute encourages research, publications and public service, and benefits from communication technologies to link together the global academic and Armenian communities. 

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