Headlines
  • Despite claims of shortages, US President Donald Trump maintains that the country has "massive amounts of munitions" and expects the Iran war will wrap up "pretty soon."
  • After both sides agreed on the coordinates of routes through the vital waterway, Iran claims that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is "on the verge of being finalized" with Oman.
  • At least 11 civilians were injured in what it described as a Houthi strike on the southern Saudi border region of Najran, according to the Saudi-led military coalition that supports Yemen's internationally recognized government.
  • After the Supreme Court's decision to strike down his last executive order that sought to abolish birthright citizenship, President Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in an attempt to deny citizenship to some American-born children.
  • Farhad N. was given a life sentence by a German court for murder and attempted murder in connection with the deadly car attack on a Verdi trade union demonstration in Munich in February 2025.
  • In a Syrian town with Druze and Christian communities near the capital Damascus, a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday, leaving at least two dead and thirteen injured.

Tag: Mask Maker

May 26, 2019

Preserving Mongolian Culture

We talk to Gankhuyag Natag, a mask maker and visual artist who came to the U.S. from Mongolia in 2002. Learn the story behind why he wanted to create 108 masks – a sacred number in Buddhism – and the different creative outlets he’s using to introduce Mongolian culture to the world

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