Languages Arabic French Norwegian Armenian German Spanish English Japanese Turkish Finnish Mandarin Arabic Blessed Benefit(Inshallah Estafadit) Directed by Mahmoud Al Massad (Jordan, 2016, 83 min.) In this sly comedy,
Rising death rates from opioid abuse are chipping away at Americans’ life spans, a U.S. government study finds. Between 2000 and 2015, researchers found that U.S. life expectancy increased overall
For many Americans, the Middle East is often more associated with conflict and complexity than culture and creativity. But two powerful exhibitions of Arab art at the American University Museum
Indira Gumarova’s business card reads “wife of the Ambassador and more.” It’s a unique description of a singular woman who is indeed more than the wife of an ambassador. Gumarova,
Germany’s federal election at the end of September, in which Chancellor Angela Merkel won a historic fourth term, became a larger contest about Germany’s role in the world, the enduring
The first impression when you enter someone’s home is the living room. The first glimpse of whether a store’s collection looks promising is through its window displays. And for hotels,
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Editorial Update: In September, after this story went to press, President Trump struck a deal with Democrats to fund the government and extend the debt ceiling until December as part
A nonprofit organization inside a magnificent, stately 18th-century home aims to be a “creativity well in the middle of Georgetown, just rippling out through D.C. and the world,” according to
In the Hirshhorn Museum, lifeless Lego portraits of 176 human rights activists have been spread across the floor in a misguided exhibition that feels like an unintended insult rather than
While most of us saunter through museum exhibitions, perhaps pausing at works of particular interest, Dana Tai Soon Burgess dances among art — literally. Juggling jobs as the Smithsonian’s first
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In mid-June, Stanley Kao tossed a baseball — and ended up sparking a diplomatic incident. Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in an Atlanta Braves game against the Miami Marlins,
Redeat Gebeyehu grew up in Ethiopia where her parents spent most of their savings so that their children could attend the best schools they could afford. Her dedication to learning
