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Reference Assistance and Contact Information

AMED Reading Room
Room LJ 220
Thomas Jefferson Building
Map showing location


Nearest Metro stop:
Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line)
Union Station (Red Line)

Public Service Hours
Monday - Friday:
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed federal holidays

Telephone Number
Near East Section
Fax: (202) 252-3180

Mailing Address
Near East Section
African and Middle Eastern Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4823
Email: amed@loc.gov

Mary-Jane Deeb Division Chief (202) 707-1221 email: mdee@loc.gov
Christopher Murphy Near East Section Head (Turcica) (202) 707-5676 email: cmur@loc.gov
Levon Avdoyan Area Specialist (Armenia and Georgian) (202) 707-5680 email: lavd@loc.gov
Ibrahim Pourhadi Area Specialist (Iranian World) (202) 707-5675 email: ipou@loc.gov
Fawzi Tadros Area Specialist (Arab World) (202) 707-7311 email: ftad@loc.gov
Hirad Dinavari Reference Librarian (Iranian World) (202) 707-4518 email: hdin@loc.gov
Nawal Kawar Reference Librarian (Near East Collection) (202) 707-4708 email:nkaw@loc.gov
Abdulahi Ahmed Library Technician (Near East Collection) (202) 707-4176 email: aahm@loc.gov
Raymond Ibrahim Library Technician (Near East Collection) (202) 707-4186 email: ribr@loc.gov

Countries of the Near East Section

Services for Researchers offered by the Library of Congress: Here you will find information about reader registration (required before using the AMED reading room), photoduplication, study facilities, links to other reading rooms in the Library, and similar information to facilitate your use of the Library's collections.

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