The End of Syria’s Multiculturalism? A Panel with Activists and Scholars from Minority Backgrounds - Friday, April 08, 2016 – 6:30 PM Room 9205 Ethnic and religious groups lived in the Levant for centuries, but the civil war in Syria was devastating consequences for these communities. A multicultural society is disappearing and new lines of division are being drawn in the region, forcing populations into exile, displacement, dispossession and trauma. Three young Syrian men from minority communities will discuss the power dynamics in Syria after 2011 and the issues of identity and dominance in the region. Harout Ekmanian is a journalist, trained as a lawyer in Aleppo. He was a fellow at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights of Columbia University in 2015. He has worked in media and development in the Republic of Armenia in various capacities at the Civilitas Foundation and Hetq Online. His pieces are featured in Voice of America, Tagesspiegel, O Globo, Near East Quarterl