Crafty Bastards Fair is back at Union Market in Washington D.C. for its 11th year on the weekend of September 26th and 27th.  Vendors from all over the country gather to sell funky items from handmade leather goods to jewelry, ceramics and original artwork.

Crafty Bastards Fair

Pope Francis visits DC on his first ever trip to the US.  Excited crowds of hundreds gathered for hours to catch a glimpse of him.

Revised Pope Story

For the past three years, local Mount Pleasant artists have set up a completely volunteer organized Dia de los Muertos celebration in Lamont Park.  The holiday celebrates the dead and recognizes death as a part of the cycle of life.

Day of the Dead

In the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of D.C., local artists are keeping a three thousand year old Latin American tradition alive.

Day Of The Dead

An almost 500 year old traditional Bolivian liquor is being introduced to the U.S. market for the first time.  This move could mean a huge market boom for the small, poor country.

Singani in D.C.

WORLD FOCUS IS NOW ON THE WORST REFUGEE CRISIS SINCE WORLD WAR TWO, AS SYRIANS, IRAQIS AND AFGHANS FLEE THEIR WORN-TORN COUNTRIES.
	BUT HISTORY DOES REPEAT ITSELF.
	NINA ZAFAR INTRODUCES US TO A REFUGEE FROM THE 1980 IRAN-IRAQ WAR AND HER NEW LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES.

A Refugee's Story

Simulated live remote about Kurdish victory over ISIS in Sinjar, Iraq, in November 2015.  Written and recorded by Nina Zafar for the graduate level Digital Audio Production class at American University.

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