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After decades of decline under communist rule, food enthusiasts—including brother chef and baker Bledar and Nikolin Kola—are pioneering the return of the country’s traditional dishes. Chefs and other culinary aficionados are drawing on Albania’s 500-plus years of culinary heritage to reinterpret the foods of their ancestors. Their efforts are re-establishing traditions that were feared lost.
Fatimah Al-Nemer: Art Beyond Esthetics
Saudi Arabian visual artist Fatimah Al-Nemer's contemporary pieces place women at the center of an exploration of identity and heritage.
Guarding George Town: One Voice Keeping Penang’s Past Alive
Heritage advocate Loh-Lim Lin Lee helps people connect to George Town, a port city in Malaysia with a comingled Indian, Malay, Chinese, Arab and European past.
Spotlight on Photography: Beneath the Cherry Blossoms in Japan
Arts
Japanese culture reveres the springtime blooms as a symbol of renewal.
Marag Simach-Matfi-Aromatic Fish Stew
Food
This popular fish stew is served in honor of special guests.
For Pure Bliss, Master Mashkhoul, a Gulf Fragrant White Rice Dish
Food
Mashkhoul, an aromatic white rice dish, offers a flavorful accompaniment to stews and meats or can be enjoyed on its own.
Conversation With Karim Wasfi, Chief Conductor of Iraqi Orchestra
Arts
Through his leadership of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra, cellist-turned-conductor Karim Wasfi has broadened the range of musical compositions that audiences hear.
A Quiet Path Through Recipes: A Conversation With Jeff Koehler
Arts
Culture
Jeff Koehler approaches food as a vessel for storytelling, for geography and cultural identity.
At New York’s Oldest Mosque, Tatar Memory Endures
Founded by Lithuanian Lipka Tatars, Brooklyn’s Powers Street Mosque remains a quiet anchor for faith, culture and belonging.
Celebrating Antoni Gaudí, Visionary Architect, 100 Years Later
Spain has designated 2026 as the Year of Gaudí to mark a century since the death of the visionary Catalan architect who drew on Islamic design elements..jpg?cx=0.36&cy=0.38&cw=480&ch=360)
From Shimla to Chittagong: How a Fish Dish Helped Me Remember
Food
A writer prepares cookbook author-restaurateur Asma Khan’s recipe for Shimla Mirch Machli in her London kitchen—and is transported to the places of her grandparents’ birth.
How Gulf's New Museums Are Championing Cultural Memory and Heritage
Arts
The result of decades of planning, new facilities in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Arabian Gulf reflect the region's cultural renaissance and effort to preserve its heritage.
What It Takes to Feel Ramadan Again
Arts
Creative minds rebuild Ramadan traditions through deliberate acts of memory and care.