My good friend, Joe Faissal, was born 90 years ago in a sleepy village in Lebanon. After arriving in the U.S. in 1956, he married and went on to earn a degree in math and physics from the University ...

It doesn’t take much for Joe Faissal to wax eloquent on favorite subjects like family, faith and food, for example. (Trump, taxes and his beloved Nissan electric car also rank high on the list). He ...

For Mary-Kate Wilson ’25, learning a language is about prioritizing communication over perfection. Since she began studying Arabic in middle school, Wilson has discovered that learning (and loving) ...

Please check your inbox for your confirmation. It’s a little past 10 a.m. and Samira Alhamwi leads a group of nine elementary school-aged children in a jazzy ...

A San Francisco correspondent’s telephone rang. “This,” said a cultured voice in perfect English, “is the Lebanese delegation. I wonder if you could help me. I’m supposed to be press relations officer ...

ROMAINVILLE, France — Early on Sunday mornings, Habiba Hatem, 9, prepares her own breakfast, grabs her flashy pink school bag and jumps into her father’s car — bound for Arabic lessons at her local ...