By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Neither sleet, nor rain, nor gloom of night … okay, there wasn’t any sleet or gloom of night, but stormy skies and intermittent rain didn’t put a damper on Mexico’s Diplomatic Wives Association’s (ACD) first-ever haute couture garage sale on Wednesday, June 22. In fact, the response was so great that by the end of the second
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS For Muslims, there is no more sacred time of year than the holy month of Ramadan. This ninth month of the Islamic calendar (the exact date it starts varies from year to year since there is a discrepancy between the Islamic and Gregorian calendars) is believed to be the time when all holy scriptures (from the scrolls
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The Diplomatic Wives Association (ACD) hosted a charity bazaar of artisan handicrafts and international foods at the Indian Embassy Residence on Thursday, April 29. More than 30 stands, selling everything from handcrafted jewelry and Panama hats to Thai curry and artisan beer produced by French monks in Mexico, participated in the one-day fair. There was also a
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS With the exception of a tour of the Nabataean stone city of Petra and a trek through the red sand dunes of Wadi Rum’s red desert landscape, Huda Tal, wife of Jordanian Ambassador to Mexico Mohammad Mustafa Cyel Mustafa Wahbi Tal, managed to transform the garden of her Lomas de Chapultepec home into a whirlwind magic carpet
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