Meline Toumani
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M.A., Cultural Reporting and Criticism, New York University
Meline Toumani | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 50–51)[notes 1] Tehran, Iran |
| Education | B.A., English and public policy, University of California, Berkeley M.A., Cultural Reporting and Criticism, New York University |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable work | There Was and There Was Not: A Journey Through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond |
| Website | melinetoumani |
Meline Toumani (born 1975) is an American author and journalist. Her memoir There Was and There Was Not: A Journey Through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography and 2015 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019, she joined the faculty at Bard College to teach in their Globalization and International Affairs program.
Toumani was born to Iranian-Armenian parents in Tehran, Iran, although her family moved to North America by the time she turned two.[2] She grew up in an Armenian community in New Jersey[3] and attended Camp Armenia in Massachusetts where she learned Genocide doctrines.[clarification needed][4] One of the focuses of the camp was to teach hatred of Turkish natives and when she grew older, she used their various newsletters in her memoir.[5]
Toumani graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and public policy, before enrolling in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism Program at New York University.[6]
