International Faces

New Zealand

2009-01-12T20:14:00.000-08:00

A pensive Maori man gazes at the ocean.

Nepal

2009-01-08T20:42:00.000-08:00

A man from Katmandu

Netherlands

2008-01-10T21:58:00.000-08:00

A girl in traditional dutch dress mostly worn on special occasions.

Nauru

2007-11-17T09:37:00.000-08:00

A young Nauruan woman holding the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton.

Namibia

2007-11-16T18:26:00.000-08:00

Herero woman from Namibia

Mozambique

2007-11-15T09:21:00.000-08:00

A Mozambique woman with her child

Moracco

2007-11-13T21:17:00.000-08:00

The eyes of a Moroccan woman

Mongolia

2007-11-11T17:43:00.000-08:00

A traditional Mongolian musician playing Morin Khuur.

Monaco

2007-11-10T18:28:00.000-08:00

Louis II, Prince of Monaco from June 26, 1922-May 9, 1949

Micronesia

2006-05-13T18:33:00.000-07:00

A Micronesian woman

Mexico

2006-04-27T20:38:00.000-07:00

Alejandro Fernandez, mariachi superstar

Mauritius

2006-04-26T18:50:00.000-07:00

A woman carries a sambo of milk at the Cavadee Festival.

Mauritania

2006-04-25T20:08:00.000-07:00

A Mauritanian woman

Marshall Islands

2006-04-24T21:03:00.000-07:00

Alson Kelen is a Majuro boat-builder who specializes in traditional Marshallese canoes.

Malta

2006-04-23T19:55:00.000-07:00

A young woman from Marsaxlokk displays her lace veil.

A Maltese woman at her doorway

Mali

2006-04-19T19:10:00.000-07:00

A Touareg man from Mali

Maldives

2006-04-18T20:04:00.000-07:00

A group of Maldive women at a Bazaar, 1959

Malaysia

2006-04-13T07:29:00.000-07:00

A young woman in native costume with her cell phone

Malawi

2006-04-10T07:14:00.000-07:00

Baha'i women from Lilongwe

Madagascar

2006-04-04T19:48:00.000-07:00

This vintage postcard features a beautiful Malagasy woman.

Macedonia

2006-04-02T19:27:00.000-07:00

This group of young Macedonians reconnect with their traditional heritage through dance.

Luxembourg

2006-03-30T18:44:00.000-08:00

A young Luxembourger enjoys a festival.

Lithuania

2006-03-28T19:01:00.000-08:00

Gintaras Karosas, Lithuanian sculptor

Each region weaves their traditional dress in a specific pattern, color, and style.

Liechtenstein

2006-03-25T18:45:00.000-08:00

A Liechtenstein farmer

Libya

2006-03-24T17:06:00.000-08:00

A Libyan woman (National Geographic, 1925)

Liberia

2006-03-22T18:53:00.000-08:00

A group of determined girls overcome the aftermath of civil war in Liberia.

Lesotho

2006-03-20T19:50:00.000-08:00

A horseman of Lesotho

Lebannon

2006-03-12T18:43:00.000-08:00

Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer

Latvia

2006-03-09T19:31:00.000-08:00

A Latvian fan enjoys a soccer match.

Laos

2006-03-02T18:19:00.000-08:00

Laotian women in a quiet moment

Kyrgyzstan

2006-02-26T17:39:00.000-08:00

A Kyrgyz man in traditional dress

Kuwait

2006-02-16T19:12:00.000-08:00

Tabla player at the 8th International Music Festival in Kuwait

Korea

2006-01-10T18:05:00.000-08:00

Park Kwang-su, Korean film maker

Korean fan dancers

Kiribati

2006-01-05T17:08:00.000-08:00

Kiribati dancers

Kenya

2005-12-28T14:02:00.000-08:00

Man in traditional Kenyan costume

Kazakhstan

2005-12-27T17:02:00.000-08:00

Young Kazakh dancers

Jordan

2005-12-21T21:59:00.000-08:00

A woman embroiders intricate designs.

Japan

2005-12-19T16:54:00.000-08:00

Rena Tanaka, Japanese actress and model

Jamaica

2005-12-16T20:52:00.000-08:00

Beenie Man, Jamaican dancehall star

Italy

2005-12-11T19:53:00.000-08:00

Delia Scala, Italian ballerina

Israel

2005-12-07T20:41:00.000-08:00

Mili Avital, popular Israeli actress

Ireland

2005-12-02T16:38:00.000-08:00

George Bernard Shaw won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.

Iraq

2005-11-30T14:46:00.000-08:00

Kazem Al Sahir is the top-selling singer in the Arab world today.

Iran

2005-11-29T20:35:00.000-08:00

Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Persian model

Indonesia

2005-11-28T19:35:00.000-08:00

Sapardi Djoko Damono, famous Indonesian poet known for his beautiful lyric poems.

India

2005-11-27T12:36:00.000-08:00

Aishwarya Rai is considered one of India's most famous Bollywood actresses.

Iceland

2005-11-26T12:30:00.000-08:00

Einar Benediktsson (1864-1940) was an Icelandic poet and entrepreneur. He published five volumes of poetry, which remains widely revered in Iceland, including these lines :
"Through deeds invent, Will's monument, For will is all it takes."

Hungary

2005-11-25T09:41:00.000-08:00

Eva Gabor (February 11, 1919-July 4, 1995) was a Hungarian-born actress.

Honduras

2005-11-24T19:36:00.000-08:00

Guillermo Anderson, singer-songwriter

Haiti

2005-11-23T19:30:00.000-08:00

Tyrone Edmond, Haitian super model.

Guyana

2005-11-22T19:28:00.000-08:00

With 19 albums and over 200 songs to his credit, Terry Gajraj has recorded more songs than any other Guyanese singer.

Guatemala

2005-11-21T18:17:00.000-08:00

Ricardo Arjona is an acclaimed singer incorporating political and social satire.

A Mayan girl

Grenada

2005-11-20T19:13:00.000-08:00

Born and raised in Grenada, Janice Charles has found success in her intepretation of Gospel music.

Greece

2005-11-19T17:07:00.000-08:00

Helena Paparizou, winner of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest

Ghana

2005-11-18T19:04:00.000-08:00

Kwame Anthony Appiah, philosopher and novelist

Germany

2005-11-17T18:58:00.000-08:00

Paul van Dyk is one of the world's leading trance DJs and producers.

Georgia

2005-11-17T15:33:00.000-08:00

Nino Ananiashvili, Georgian ballerina

Gambia

2005-11-16T17:49:00.000-08:00

After enjoying success with their popular music in the 1960's, Ifang Bondi returned to their roots and integrate traditional sounds in their songs.

Gabon

2005-11-15T18:30:00.000-08:00

Blind guitarist and singer Pierre Akendengue has contributed to Gabon's modern music world.

France

2005-11-14T17:29:00.000-08:00

Renee Adoree (September 30, 1898-October 5, 1933) was a French actress who successfully crossed over to films with sound.

Finland

2005-11-13T18:26:00.000-08:00

Darude (Ville Virtanen), electronic dance music producer and DJ

Fiji

2005-11-12T18:42:00.000-08:00

Adi Koila Mara Nailatikau, Fijian politician

Ethiopia

2005-11-11T16:16:00.000-08:00

Gigi, Ethiopian singer/songwriter

Estonia

2005-11-10T18:09:00.000-08:00

Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian musician

Eritrea

2005-11-09T14:01:00.000-08:00

Abeba Haile, Eritrean singer

El Salvador

2005-11-08T17:58:00.000-08:00

As Miss El Salvador, Irma Dimas wears an intricate headdress.

Cienfuegos, soccer player

Egypt

2005-11-07T14:53:00.000-08:00

Sherihan, Egyptian actress and singer

Equatorial Guinea

2005-11-06T19:31:00.000-08:00

Alpha Yaya Diallo incorporates traditional rhythms and melodies into his original compositions.

Ecuador

2005-11-05T15:44:00.000-08:00

Eduardo Kingman, respected artist

East Timor

2005-11-04T16:39:00.000-08:00

In East Timor there is a strong tradition of poetry - President Xanana Gusmão is a distinguished poet.

Dominican Republic

2005-11-03T17:35:00.000-08:00

A Dominican couple dances the Merengue.

Back From Hiatus

2005-11-02T18:03:00.000-08:00

Dominica

2005-08-12T19:25:00.000-07:00

Jean Rhys (August 24, 1890 - May 14, 1979) was a novelist in the mid 20th century.

Djibouti

2005-08-11T18:19:00.000-07:00

Mouna-Hodan, author of Les Enfants du Khat

Denmark

2005-08-10T13:24:00.000-07:00

Asta Nielsen, also known as Die Asta, was a Danish actress, mostly appearing in German silent films during the 1910s and 1920s. She was nicknamed The Silent Muse.

Czech Republic

2005-08-09T22:20:00.000-07:00

Stella Zazvorkova, Czech film and theatre actress

Cyprus

2005-08-08T21:10:00.000-07:00

Constantinos Christoforou represented Cyprus at the 50th Eurovision Song Contest.

Cuba

2005-08-07T11:28:00.000-07:00

Cesar Evora, Cuban actor

Croatia

2005-08-06T11:24:00.000-07:00

Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer

Côte d'Ivoire

2005-08-05T16:34:00.000-07:00

Hanny Tchelley, Ivoirien actress

Costa Rica

2005-08-04T18:26:00.000-07:00

Franklin Chang Diaz is a living legend in Costa Rica. Not only is he the first Costa Rican astronaut, but he's also one of the most prominent astronauts and scientists in the world. His success in space missions equals his accomplishments and discoveries in the laboratory.

Leonora Jimenez Monge, a student/model from Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Congo

2005-08-03T17:14:00.000-07:00

Mbilia Bel, Congolese singer

Comoros

2005-08-02T15:06:00.000-07:00

Professor Lubaina Himid, Zanzibar-born painter

Colombia

2005-08-01T21:01:00.000-07:00

Carlos Vives, a Colombian singer and guitarist, began performing a local style known as Vallenato, successfully touring his native country and South America. He has become an international sensation creating his own label, called Gaira, to promote and give an incentive to local artists.

China

2005-07-31T12:04:00.000-07:00

Yuan-tseh won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

A woman wears a traditional "cheongsam," meaning simply "long dress"

(in Beijing it is known as "qipao").

Chile

2005-07-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

Actor Juan Pablo Saez in the slightly two-dimensional Chilean immorality tale "El Leyton"

Chad

2005-07-29T10:49:00.000-07:00

Jacqueline Moudeina, Chadian lawyer and human rights campaigner

Central African Republic

2005-07-28T23:39:00.000-07:00

Headmistress Mrs. Pakossa with her students, EDDI Scholar recipients

Cape Verde

2005-07-27T07:00:00.000-07:00

Cesari Evora, Cape Verdean musician - Nicknamed 'the barefoot diva', she is one of the superstars of African music and one of the few world music artists to have won a large cross-over mainstream following. In France she sells CDs by the hundreds of thousands and can fill venues normally reserved for top rock/pop acts. Interestingly, she never left Cape Verde until she was in her forties.

Canada

2005-07-26T21:16:00.000-07:00

Margaret Atwood, award-winning writer

Cameroon

2005-07-25T20:11:00.000-07:00

Calixthe Beyala, highly-acclaimed novelist considered one of the leading Francophile African poets

Cambodia

2005-07-24T22:05:00.000-07:00

Nob Bayarith, Cambodian musician

Cambodian dancers perform traditional Khmer dance

Burundi

2005-07-23T21:53:00.000-07:00

Esther Kamatari, a top fashion model and exiled Burundian princess, announced she was running for president of Burundi in 2004.

Burma

2005-07-22T21:46:00.000-07:00

Su Pan Htwar, Myanmar film actress and dancer

Burkina Faso

2005-07-21T13:19:00.000-07:00

Aminata Diallo-Glez, Burkinabe actress and theater director

Bulgaria

2005-07-20T19:30:00.000-07:00

Kremena Stancheva is a living legend among Bulgarian folk singers.

Brunei

2005-07-15T08:03:00.000-07:00

A girl in traditional Brunei dress

Brazil

2005-07-14T11:50:00.000-07:00

Fabio Assuncao, Brazilian actor

Botswana

2005-07-13T19:23:00.000-07:00

This Botswanan woman is wearing a dress made of many pieces of fabric sewn together. Some of the designs on the patches are made in the traditional Batik method but this dress is contemporary.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

2005-07-12T10:12:00.000-07:00

Njegica Balorda is a student from Sarajevo