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Through his leadership of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra, cellist-turned-conductor Karim Wasfi has broadened the range of musical compositions that audiences hear.
A Quiet Path Through Recipes: A Conversation With Jeff Koehler
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At New York’s Oldest Mosque, Tatar Memory Endures
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Celebrating Antoni Gaudí, Visionary Architect, 100 Years Later
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From Shimla to Chittagong: How a Fish Dish Helped Me Remember
Food
A writer prepares cookbook author-restaurateur Asma Khan’s recipe for Shimla Mirch Machli in her London kitchen—and is transported to the places of her grandparents’ birth.
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Cairo Across America: What Postcards Reveal
Discover how postcards shaped the stories of five American towns named after the Egyptian capital, and what their deeper histories tell us about place and belonging.
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Marag Simach-Matfi-Aromatic Fish Stew
This popular fish stew is served in honor of special guests.
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