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Aurora's Sunrise Inna Sahakyan

Aurora’s Sunrise

Sevara Pan / March 17, 2023

ARMENIA: A harrowing, engrossing story of Aurora Mardiganian who finds herself in the throes of the Armenian genocide.

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Turning national sentiments into business

Willemien Sanders / March 4, 2019

The landmark of the WWI battle of Gallipoli in Turkey and the idolising of individual heroism has become the backbone for nationalist and populist sentiments – and for business.

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