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The Bridge of Meanings
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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.
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On the resilience of handicrafts in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Arts & Culture
The backstreets of Sarajevo’s old town are alive with the repetitive thud of metalworking. In this European capital, with its contemporary high-rise buildings and modern brands, you can still hear the heartbeat of tradition.
Celebrating 75 Years of Connection Stories and Culture
Arts & Culture
History
Since its origins in 1949 as a company newsletter for Aramco, AramcoWorld has evolved to focus on global cultural bridge-building across the Arab and Muslim world and beyond.
2025 Calendar - Textiles from the Islamic World
Arts & Culture
A simple strand of cotton or wool becomes a woven treasure by the hands of a textile artist. This calendar shares 12 months of forms, designs and shapes that reflect the artists' interest and culture.
Covering 75 Years of Arts & Culture
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Sharing connections in the arts and cultural heritage is reflected in AramcoWorld's cover stories about architecture, visual arts, photography, music, literature and more.
The Resilience of Craft - Three Exhibitions at Venice Biennale Uphold Legacy of Traditional Arts
Arts & Culture
The Venice Biennale sheds light on lesser-known narratives outside of the international art world.
The Bridge of Meanings
History
Arts & Culture
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.
Vibrant Portraits: A Conversation With Maliha Abidi
Arts & Culture
History
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.
Latino Muslims - Reclaiming a New World
Arts & Culture
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.
On Their Own Terms
Arts & Culture
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.
FirstLook - A blistering triumph for the back-street boys
Arts & Culture
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.
Cultural Canvas: Henna Inks Its Rise in the West
Arts & Culture
The smell of eucalyptus and lavender oil mingles with the earthy aroma of henna paste lingering in the room. Jaya Robbins’s hands, already stained with henna on the tips, carefully pour a freshly made paste into a plastic pastry bag atop a large cup covered with a single pantyhose sock.
Finding Structure: A Conversation with Eric Broug
Arts & Culture
As a boy living in Jakarta, where his Dutch father worked as a civil engineer in the early 1970s, Eric Broug grew fascinated with Islamic culture. By the 1990s, after having begun studies in Middle Eastern politics at the University of Amsterdam, Broug turned his interest to Islamic geometric design and joined the master’s program at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies in Islamic art and archeology.