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SAIS faculty David Ellwood illuminates lessons from the novel The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil.

Theatre festivals, art exhibits and cultural exchanges are among this week's headlines.

February 24, 2017

A Hawaiian mural festival and a Venice art exhibit are among this week's examples of art diplomacy

An international dance festival and fashion show are featured in this week's roundup

Sagy, a former pilot with the Israeli Air Force made the switch to commercial brewing in 2008, although he says he had been home brewing for about 30 years. “Now I’m trying to make peace in another way,” he said, with a smile. “Through beer.” Eitan Weiss, head of public diplomacy at the Embassy of Israel, matched Sagy with Fournier, who founded the craft beer festival, as a means of bridging cultures through beer.

How an annual Indian festival is forging permanent friendships in Egypt.

November 25, 2012

The famous China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra made its India debut to a thunderous applause from a housefull audience at Mumbai’s Ravindra Natya Mandir on Friday. The performance, as part of the India-China Music Festival 2012, will be repeated at the Siri Fort auditorium in Delhi on November 27.

The European Film Festival activities were launched yesterday at a press conference hosted at the European Union Delegation. The festival brings together more than 14 countries with 20 films from England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden, Holland, Italy, Poland, Austria and Sudan.

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