Maria Armoudian is a

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senior

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at the

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. She is also a published author, radio broadcaster, musician, and journalist. Her three books are Lawyers Beyond Borders: Advancing International Human Rights through Local Laws and Courts; Reporting from the Danger Zone: Frontline Journalists, Their Jobs and an Increasingly Perilous Future (Routledge), and Kill the Messenger: The Media's Role in the Fate of the World (Prometheus Books). Armoudian is of

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descent and is the host and producer of the Scholars' Circle on

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. Prior to moving to New Zealand, Armoudian worked as both a city commissioner in

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for six years and the

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for eight years. In addition to her academic work, Armoudian has written for several media publications including the Washington Post, Psychology Today, the ''

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syndicate'', the ''

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syndicate'', Columbia Journalism Review, the ''

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'', the ''

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'', ''

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'',

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, and ''Salon''. Maria's CD is titled "Life in the New World."

Notable works

*Armoudian, Maria. Lawyers Beyond Borders: Advancing International Human Rights through Local Laws and Courts. https://press.umich.edu/Books/L/Lawyers-Beyond-Borders2. * *

References

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