Arab American National Museum Director Diana Abouali says the facility—which is marking its 20th anniversary in 2025—in Dearborn, Michigan, has aimed to create a home for Arab Americans by preserving and presenting the history, culture and contributions of Arab immigrants as well as their native-born children and grandchildren.

For generations Cartier looked to the patterns, colors and shapes of the Islamic world to create striking jewelry.

Collector Nasreen Askari and her husband, Hasan, have turned their home into Pakistan’s first textile museum.

Until recently few outsiders knew the wooden mosques dotting the highlands of Georgia existed, leaving many of them to deteriorate. The rediscovery of the architectural gems has sparked a movement for their preservation.

In Smorgasbords of Andalusi and Mahgribi Dishes, Arab food historian Nawal Nasrallah breathes new life into an anonymously compiled 13th-century cookbook.

Across the Arabian Gulf, the traditional weaving craft records social heritage.