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Hakawati is a social justice vehicle that uses the art of storytelling to heal while preserving cultural heritage.
Day three and the final day of Refugee Illuminated Memory Lab by Hakawati
focused on the upcoming phase of research with the Karagöz shadow puppet collection of Armenian Genocide survivor Abkar Knadjian. We reflected on the work ahead, grounding our learning in care, responsibility, and shared memory.
Thank you to Dr. Anthoula Chotzakoglou, Dr. Hala Qasqas, Dr. Tamar Hayrapetyan, Dr. Talin Suciyan, Tamar Sarkissian, Dr. Tigran Amiryan and Ayhan Hulagu for joining us on this journey.
Stay tuned as we share more from this meaningful and beautiful workshop.
24/11/2025
Raffi Niziblian and Winslow Martin were guests on Aravot Luso, talking about “Love Letter to Armenia”
Առավոտ լուսո. Րաֆֆի Նիզիբլյան, ՈՒինսլոու Մարտին Public TV Company of Armenia 2025Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArmPublicTVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ArmPublicTV #ԱռաջինԱլիք
22/11/2025
HAKAWATI: MEMORY LAB
We’ve begun the delicate work of archiving and digitizing Abkar Knadjian’s 120-year-old Karagöz puppets; survivor objects (from pre-1915 Urfa to mid-1900s Aleppo).
Led by photographer and archivist Tamar Sarkissian, with Raffi Niziblian and Sona Tatoyan building the temporary catalogue, this phase prepares us for an unprecedented international workshop in Yerevan bringing together scholars from Greece, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia ... a first of its kind.
We can’t wait to share the stories of collaboration, dialogue, and shared cultural memory that emerge from this living archive.
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