Souren Sarafyan (class'75) originally from Kyrenia on the northern coast of Cyprus.
Moved to the UK due to the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974 and the consequential loss of his families house and properties there.
Has a degree in Psychology from Reading University.

Currently is  Development Director at Mettoni (www.mettoni.com) a company specialising in computer telephony integration

Souren and his family have a long history with Melkonian Educational Institute.  Souren can be contacted regarding all matters, but he is specifically in charge of the Photos, Registration for news-updates and our DIARY section - the daily updates that you receive by e-mail (if you've signed up).  Souren is the sponsor of this website, and also, thanks to him we've got the Melkonian Deed professionally translated.  

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souren@sarafyan.com

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Haik Nazarian (class'97) is from Armenia, but has roots in Cyprus as well. He is a 2nd generation Melkoniantsi.
Haik is the IT Manager at British Council Armenia, and  also our main webmaster.  He received his degree in Information Systems Managment from University of Indianapolis.  After travelling and living in different countries for a decade he settled down in Armenia. The main reason for his repatriation is to share his knowledge for the development of our fatherland as well to live in the country where he believes every Armenian belongs to.

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haig@savemelkonian.org

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Dr. Garen Karapetyan (class'97) was born in Yerevan; grew up in Moscow; lived in Greece; was schooled in Cyprus; studied Economics (BA) in England, and is now in Wales, where he has recently completed and successfully defended his PhD in International Politics and Political Philosophy (Department of International Politics - University of Wales, Aberystwyth).  

Garen's research interests include State-reification; Simulacral constitution of political Reality; Existential Psychoanalysis and Analytic of Finitude; Anarchism; contemporary continental philosophy; phenomenology; hermeneutics; post-anarchist thought; post-metaphysical, post-positivist and psychoanalytic approaches to Sovereignty and State-fetishism

Garen's main influences are Guy Debord and Internationale Situationniste , Stirner, Baudrillard, Lyotard, Deleuze, Foucault, Sartre, classical Anarchist thinkers, obviously Nietzsche and the Davedevils of Sassoun, as well as many activist experiences, including, the student revolt in Melkonian Educational Institute in 1996.

Garen was nearly expelled from the MEI in 1996, but was eventually allowed to graduate due to his achievements in arts, and an outstanding academic performance. 

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situationist@SaveMelkonian.org

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Telephone in UK: ++44 (0) 1970 636884