page_title: Ara Sarafian
hierarchical_section_title: Ara Sarafian
caption_attribution_description: English: Ara Sarafian chairs UK parliamentary event on Turkish politics
context_page_description: Ara Sarafian is a British historian of Armenian origin. He is the founding director of the Gomidas Institute in London, which sponsors and carries out research and publishes books on modern Armenian and regional studies.
context_section_description: Ara Sarafian (Armenian: Արա Սարաֆեան) is a British historian of Armenian origin.  He is the founding director of the Gomidas Institute in London, which sponsors and carries out research and publishes books on modern Armenian and regional studies.
caption: Sarafian at a meeting on Turkish politics in the UK parliament
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