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Nanore Barsoumian is the Investigations Editor at The Armenian Weekly and a Boston-based writer and researcher. She is also a research fellow at New York University’s Global Institute for Advanced Studies, where she works on the Armenian Genocide Denial project, focusing on denial at the United Nations. She previously served as editor of The Armenian Weekly (2014–2016) and assistant editor (2010–2014), reporting from Armenia, Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh, Javakhk and Turkey. Her writing covers politics, books and human rights, and her scholarly work examines genocide memorialization and denial. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and English and a master’s degree in conflict resolution. Her research appears in After the Ottomans: Genocide’s Long Shadow and Armenian Resilience (I.B. Tauris, 2023). She is currently working on her debut novel exploring themes of belonging and self-invention. Find her on social media or at www.nanorebarsoumian.com.