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.

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.

A lifelong egg aversion softens through a recipe by Jeff Koehler for a simple Spanish tortilla and the quiet resourcefulness it shares with Pakistani kitchens.

Uzbekistan’s inaugural biennial reactivates an ancient stop on the Silk Road through artworks jointly created by international and Uzbek artists.

Fusion-music ensemble Boom.Diwan honors the historical Arabian Gulf way of life with a blend of traditional rhythms and vocals with jazz improvisation.

The cultivation methods, crops and dishes that Arabs introduced in Sicily not only survive but thrive today through foods that are integral and widely celebrated.

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

Preservation efforts have protected the historical design and cultural legacy of the Ali Pasha-gifted Imaret of Kavala—one of most important Ottoman landmarks in Greece.

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

Architect Mariam Issoufou grew up amid the captivating mud-brick structures of the famed West African city of Agadez, Niger.

Chole masala is a popular breakfast dish of chickpeas.

Nurul Yazid reveals an underwater world few get to see up close in Anilao, Philippines.