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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This piece was first published on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Due to a technical error, it was republished on our website on Nov. 16, resulting in a new but inaccurate timestamp. The piece ...

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 ...