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Item Anxiety, Depression, and Persistent Complex Bereavement Among the Families of the Enforced Disappeared and Deceased during the Lebanese Civil War. "Dealing with the Past, Memory for the Future Studies"(2022) Rehimi, ReemThe purpose of this quantitative research was to study mental health implications, specifically symptoms of depression, anxiety, and persistent complex bereavement among the families of the deceased and forced disappeared during the Lebanese Civil War. The research aim was to compare the families of the deceased with the families of the forced disappeared on the following variables: symptoms of anxiety, symptoms of depression and symptoms of persistent complex bereavement. A purposeful and convenient sample of 26 Lebanese individuals who had lost a core family member in the Lebanese civil war participated in the study, 13 of whom had lost a family member to death, and 13 others who had lost a family member to forced disappearance. Data were collected using a survey that included a demographic questionnaire, the "Beck Anxiety Inventory", the "Beck Depression Inventory", and the "Inventory of Complicated Grief". Between-subjects tests were used to test the hypotheses. As hypothesized, the results showed that individuals who had lost a core family member to enforced disappearance scored significantly higher on symptoms of anxiety, symptoms of depression, and symptoms of complicated grief than those who had lost a family member to death during the same time period in the Lebanese civil war. It is recommended to use clinical interventions that focus on psychoeducation, methods of narrative therapy that are based on storytelling for finding more positive meaning as well as approaches that increase the individuals' tolerance for ambiguity.Item Հ.Բ.Ը.Միութեան Հաճընի Որբանոցը, 1919-1920(2020) Dakessian, AntranikThis volume chronicles the odyssey of both the Hadjin orphanage and the city itself, reflecting the broader journey of all Armenian towns, villages, and their people. Through photos and portraits, it tells the stories of dreams and hopes for a future that never came to pass, capturing the enduring resilience of a community shaped by hardship and loss.Item The Symbolism of Water in Religion, Proceedings of an Interreligious Conference on Water and Religion(2019) van Saane, W.This book delves into the intersection of water, religion, and environmental stewardship in the context of the Middle East, particularly Lebanon. It stems from a conference held at Haigazian University on March 2, 2018, titled "The Symbolism of Water in Religion," which aimed to explore not only the pragmatic contributions of religious groups to water conservation but also the deeper symbolic meanings of water within various faiths, notably Christianity and Islam. The volume is structured to reflect the conference’s agenda, beginning with an urgent exploration of the water crisis in the Middle East. This is followed by analyses of water symbolism in sacred texts and rituals, a presentation of faith-based conservation projects, and a panel discussion on the role of faith-based organizations in addressing water issues. Additionally, the book includes a chapter on the biblical symbolism of water, added post-conference to complement the discussions on the Quran. Aimed at providing fresh perspectives on the relevance of religion in education and contemporary concerns such as environmental care, peacebuilding, and relief efforts, this book is the first in a series addressing these pressing issues. It acknowledges the significant contributions of various individuals to the conference and this publication, while also paying tribute to the late Chris and Susanna Naylor, whose impactful work in Lebanon exemplifies the potential of faith-based conservation efforts.Item Նամակներ Կիլիկիայէն (Օրագրութիւն)(2020) Klark, Alice KeepAfter a peaceful year of reconstruction, Hadjin was besieged by the Turks. The orphanage, which was some half a mile outside the limits of the city, maintained neutrality and hoisted the American flag, which prevented the attacking Turks from controlling it. Isolated in a sea of Turkish forces, the orphanage precariously continued its educational mission and maintained a relationship dictated by circumstances with the Turkish military commanders. Eventually, it was attacked and came under the control of Armenian defenders, who evacuated the orphans and the staff then abandoned it. After reoccupying the orphanage, the Turks pillaged it, burnt it down and sent the six foreign missionaries back to their central office in Constantinople. During her stay in the orphanage Clark sent letters to her parents. These letters and the diary she kept during her stay in the orphanage constituted the core raw material of her book, Letters from Cilicia, an extremely touching, emotional narrative. It describes in frank terms the life of the orphans and the struggle of the caretakers to pull these poor children out of their misery and give them hope for a better life. The book is the genuine account of a missionary witnessing the psychological changes of the orphans from hopeless creatures to poor boys and girls who start believing that the desperate years have gone for good and that they will be given the chance to work for a better life. Unfortunately, though, this little light of hope is brutally butchered by the marauding Turks. Indeed, than a dozen of these orphans.Item عام على الإبادة الأرمنية: 100 شهادة عربية (بمناسبة الذكرى المئوية للإبادة الأرمنية)(2015) Arissian, NoraItem Լիբանանահայ Խմբերգային Արուեստը 1920-2020(2023) Artinian, RoubinaThe book provides an in-depth exploration of a century-long musical tradition that has significantly influenced the Lebanese-Armenian community. Drawing on an extensive array of published materials, archival documents, interviews, and personal narratives, the book offers a comprehensive account of the choir's evolution over the past hundred years. Roubina Alahaydoyan-Artinian offers a thorough examination of the choir’s historical development and its impact on both the community and the broader cultural landscape.Item The Story of My Life(2023) Khatchadourian, EfroniaBetween 1978 and 1982, from age 84 to 88, Efronia Khatchadourian put words to her tortuous life history, which starts with the axing of her father in Armenian-populated Aintab in 1894. Efronia writes extensively on her daring love story with an Iranian boy, then elaborates aspects of the life of those Armenians who were not deported during the Armenian Genocide but were daily in terror of being kidnapped and forcefully married to Turks. Next the memoirs describe some aspects of Armenian socio-cultural life in Iskenderun between 1920 and 1939, before it was acceded to Turkey by the French, and episodes of Efronia's life in Beirut, before her move to the USA. The book, translated by her son, Dr. Herant Katchadourian, offers contemporary accounts of extended family support, family networks and relations, community habits and traditions as well as the self-deceiving perceptions and experiences of Efronia's husband, Aram, with a number of high ranking Turkish military officers, which eventually lead to the loss of Aram's wealth and fortune in Iskenderun. In this regard, the book is a personal account of confiscation of Armenian property by the state of Turkey.Item Վահան Թէքէեան, Արեւի Խմբագրականներ (1915-1945)(2022) Dakessian, Antranik, Torossian, BedrosVahan Tekeyan's editorials serve as a comprehensive chronicle of contemporary issues, encompassing global, national, political, party, and social matters. His perspectives reflect a deep concern for current events and an enthusiastic commitment to future developments.Item Armenian Ethnic Identity in Context: Empirical and Psychological Perspective(2017) Der-Karabetian, AghopItem Բարսեղ Կանաչեան (1885-1967). Կեանքի Մը Երաժշտացումը(2017) Dakessian, AntranikNo sooner had the Lebanese-Armenian composer and conductor Parsegh Ganachian (1885-1967) settled in Beirut in 1933 than he organized his choir, Kusan, and gave his first Lebanese concert that same year. A group of devoted supporters surrounded him and took over the organizational and administrative tasks of the choir. For a quarter of a century, Kusan gave annual concerts in Beirut, Tripoli, Zahle, Latakia, Aleppo and Damascus, shaping the musical taste of the Armenians reconstructing their lives in Middle Eastern hostlands. These concerts were attended by presidents Emile Eddé and Camille Chamoun, PM Riad Solh, ministers, MPs and French mandatory officials. Ganachian, a student of Gomidas, was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. During WWI he served in the military hospitals of Dardanelles and the army brass brand on the Eastern front of Erzurum. He was exiled to Diyarbekir, and finally to Aleppo, where he organized a choir and gave a concert in the presence of Amir Faysal. Ganachian's concerts and studies took him to Adana (Cilicia), Istanbul, Paris, Cairo, Aleppo, Cyprus and Beirut. The Kusan choir triggered Ganachian to resume composing. He composed some 30 Armenian songs, an opera in 1939 and 19 children's songs. Ganachian transformed several Lebanese folk songs (Ala Dal'una, Zahle Arous, Zahle Ya Dar El Salam, Debek-Debek, etc.) into four-part harmony choir songs, which became a part of Kusan's repertoire. These endeavors brough him state recognition. Ganachian was awarded the "Ordre de Palme Academique" by the French Mandatory authorities in 1936 and the Ordre National de Cèdre in 1955 by President Chamoun. The book provides an extensive panorama of Ganachian's musical life. It comprises his biography and education, around one hundred letters he and his classmate exchanged for almost half a century, his five analytical articles on his compositions a list of his compositions, a chronology of his choir performances and a list of songs performed by the choir Kusan, newspaper reviews on Kusan's performances; four interviews, memoirs of his wife, daughter, students, and choir members; reviews of his compositions; documents; photos, book covers, and local newspaper announcements.Item Իմ Ընտանիքիս Պատմութիւնը(2016) Dakessian, AntranikOn the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide the Haigazian University Society of Armenian Studies (HUSAS) embarked on a book project. They called upon the 9th to 12th grade students of the Armenian Schools in Lebanon to research and write about their family history. With no limitations of any sort the students were challenged to write about their family life in the decades preceding the Genocide, the perilous years their families faced during the Genocide, and the aftermath. HUSAS members visited the schools, where they showed a documentary film on the topic, distributed road-mad leaflets to the students and asked the support of the school administration and teachers. Both the administration and the Armenian teaching staff of the schools welcomed the idea. They encouraged their students to write and explained the advantages of such an undertaking. Soon the compositions started flowing in from all the Lebanese Armenian schools. HUSAS members selected 100 compositions, slightly edited the texts, and asked for photos from the authors. This book is the compilation of those one hundred school children's compositions, which tell the stories of decimation and survival of 100 Armenian families who faced the Genocide.Item Armenians of Lebanon: From Past Princesses and Refugees to Present-day Community(2009) Boudjikanian, Aida"Armenians of Lebanon" presents papers given at the September 2005 conference “Armenians of Past and Present,” held on the occasion of Haigazian University’s 50th anniversary. The volume was edited with an introduction by Dr. Aida Boudjikanian, originally from Lebanon and presently living in Montreal, and contains papers in English, French, and Armenian. The conference was organized by Dr. Ara Sanjian, the then-director of the department of Armenian studies at Haigazian.Item Քննադատական մտածողութիւնը լիբանանահայ վարժարաններու մէջ(2016) Yacoubian, HagopThe central purpose of this book is twofold: (1) To report on a research study that involves teachers’ and principals’ pedagogical content knowledge of critical thinking at the Armenian schools in Lebanon; (2) to present a number of central issues related to the theme of the research study, drawing upon relevant body of research literature. Academic jargon and the use of technical language are avoided as much as possible in order to make the book accessible to educational practitioners. The research aimed at investigating teachers’ and principals’ understanding of what critical thinking is and how to teach (for) it. One particular focus was on exploring how teachers and principals guide their students as they internalize Armenian values, what they believe the role of critical thinking is in the teaching and learning of those values, and to what extent do they teach them critically. The study utilized a mixed method approach. The participants were 235 teachers and 19 principals from 24 Armenian schools in Lebanon.