The Venice Biennale sheds light on lesser-known narratives outside of the international art world.

After growing up in Karachi, Pakistan, and moving to California as a teenager, artist and author Maliha Abidi found it difficult to find stories of women who looked like her or with whom she felt she could identify.

My aunt is famous for hers—particularly during Ramadan when she ladles it out daily to scores of relatives and fast-breakers. The tradition is to start with a date (regulate blood-sugar levels after the long, daily fast) and follow with a restorative bowl of dal. 

Amid the roar of racers zooming toward the finish line in London during the 1980 Grand Prix, longtime auto-racing photographer and renowned artist Michael Turner trained his lens on a Saudia-Williams FW 07.

In Houston, Texas, IslamInSpanish serves as a home for Latino Muslims, a distinct minority within a minority in the United States. The growing demographic group maintains the unique traits of cultures that make up Latin America while embracing the influences of language, food and hospitality found in the practice of Islam in the Old World.

There is no truer symbol of Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, than its Old Bridge. The magnificent icon of Balkan Islamic architecture was destroyed during the 1992–’95 war—but not for long. Like the multicultural workforce that produced the original hundreds of years earlier, a broad team of architects, engineers and others came together immediately to plan its reconstruction. This summer marked the 20th anniversary of the bridge’s reopening.

The United Kingdom is experiencing a surge in demand for contemporary art of African origin. For artists of the African diaspora, the UK represents a new arena in which to showcase their messages through unique techniques and mediums. Interest in their work follows mounting pressure on museums, universities and other institutions to “decolonize” their curricula and collections.

In its 75-year history, AramcoWorld has enlightened readers with stories about people throughout history and the modern world who have made an impact. Part 5 of our anniversary series examines the magazine’s positive portrayals of explorers, teachers, scientists and others to fulfill a mission of cultural bridge-building.

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