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From left: Namak co-founders Astrig Agopian and Maral Tavitian.

Astrig Agopian is a French-Armenian freelance journalist based in Paris. She covers current affairs and explores the intersection between geopolitics, territory, marginality and memory. She freelances as a reporter, photojournalist and camerawoman. Her work has been published in various media outlets: France Télévisions, Agence France-Presse, Radio Télévision Suisse, L’Orient-Le Jour, Hetq, The Guardian and others. Born and raised in Marseille, she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in journalism and international affairs from Sciences Po Paris. When she is not running around with her camera, she enjoys watching Italian films, kickboxing or cooking a feast for her friends. She is a jingyalov hats connoisseur.

Maral Tavitian is an American-Armenian journalist based in Los Angeles. A native Angeleno, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a law degree from USC Gould School of Law. As a member of the USC Immigration Clinic, she provided pro bono legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees, and now works with domestic violence survivors. She previously worked as a reporter at CivilNet in Yerevan, wrote about the relationship between food and culture for LA Weekly and contributed to a cookbook at Food & Wine. She loves exploring hole-in-the-wall restaurants and is still on a quest to find the best baklava in her hometown.

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