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Soothing Power of Kazakhstan’s Kurak Patchwork
Arts
Rising demand for hand-crafted textiles has brought about a reinvention of the kurak craft in Kazakhstan, where the cultural symbolism behind each motif goes deeper.
Enduring Skills, Enduring Stories
Arts
“In Praise of the Artisan,” an exhibition at Ithra in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, aims to showcase Islamic arts-and-crafts heritage and inspire the next generation to keep traditions alive.
The Bard and the Bazaar
Arts
History
Shakespeare’s works are woven into the cultural fabric of the Arab world, but so, too, were his plays shaped in part by Islamic storytelling traditions and political realities of his day.
The Ni‘matnāma
Food
A sultan’s 500-year-old cookbook still ripples across South Asia, from kitchens to street stalls to celebratory tables, preserving centuries of technique and taste.
Recipe: Papri Chaat
Food
One of India’s most popular street foods, papri are crispy chips of fried wheat dough, topped with spoonfuls of zesty chickpea salad, drizzled with sweet tamarind sauce and finished with the crunchy Bombay mix of your choice (I like sev, the crunchy little noodles made with chickpea flour) and a dusting of chaat masala seasoning.
FirstLook: Drinking In a Surrealist Brew
Arts
Q&A - Found in Translation
1,001 Arabic Proverbs With English Translation is a comprehensive collection of wise sayings extending over 14 centuries, from classical Arabic to nearly a dozen major modern dialects.
Delving Into Senegal’s Past: A Conversation With Giulia Paoletti
Cairo Hums Her Name: The Eternal Voice of Umm Kulthum
The late singer known as Kawkab al-Sharq—the Star of the East—was a national treasure of Egypt who lives in history books, diasporic memory and musical reinvention.
Learning Center Resource: For the Teacher's Desk
Five Classroom Activities From AramcoWorld to Build Empathy
Help students build empathy and community for the academic year with AramcoWorld's stories and Learning Center lessons.
Chole masala is a popular breakfast dish of chickpeas.
Nurul Yazid reveals an underwater world few get to see up close in Anilao, Philippines.
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Bienal de Sao Paolo
Through January 11, 2025
Bienal de São Paolo’s 36th edition encourages reflection on humanity and nature under the theme “Not All Travellers Walk Roads—Of Humanity as Practice.”
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