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My sister Gina Ayvazian and I cannot pinpoint whether this is year 30, 31, or 32 that we have organized a gathering in downtown Northampton on April 24 to mark the beginning of the Armenian genocide ...

We have made it to the end of another working week and what better way to celebrate than with a pub quiz. This week, we have ...

Vance, however, has blown right past all such minor examples and has now seized the top seat in the Death of Expertise Hall ...

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he history of warfare has typically been depicted as the result of the combined efforts of accomplished generals and ...

And those present populations continue to understand the occupiers and interferers of their lands as Crusaders. The Crusader issue is far from being an issue confined to the Middle Ages. We can think ...

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