Science & Nature

The Promises and Challenges of AI for Arabic

Written by Rebecca Anne Proctor // Illustrated by Mujahid Almalki via AI generator

Advancing AI’s accessibility and application.

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Deep Dive With Eric Hanauer

Written by Waleed Dashash // Photographed by Eric Hanauer

Framing the rich marine life of the Red Sea.

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History

Reflections of Knowledge

Written by J. Trevor Williams // Photographed by Ryan Huddle

Pushing boundaries of present-day knowledge.

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Places

A Researcher Chisels New Perspectives on Ancient Art

Written by Lee Lawrence

New perspectives in the histories of art and archaeology.

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Science & Nature

Can Fig Trees Help Us Adapt To A Changing Climate?

Written and photographed by Rebecca Marshall

Resilient figs provide hints about thriving in arid ecosystems

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A Personal Exploration of the `ud: A Conversation With Rachel Beckles Willson

Written by Kay Hardy Campbell

Entranced by sound and history

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Creatives

Adel Abidin Preserves Historical Memory

Telling the tale of the fragility of history.

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FirstLook: Ramadan’s Lanterns

Photograph by John Feeney

An illuminating walk through the streets of Cairo.

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History in Objects: Jeweled Bracelet, an Emblem of an Empire

Written by Suzanne Garofalo

A 1,500-year-old gem-encrusted Byzantine...

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2024 Calendar

Making positive connections for 75 years.

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Our stories increase cross-cultural understanding by broadening knowledge of the people, cultures, histories and geography of the Arab and Muslim worlds and their global connections.

Science & Nature

The Promises and Challenges of AI for Arabic

Written by Rebecca Anne Proctor
Illustrated by Mujahid Almalki via AI generator

While artificial intelligence tools can enhance efficiency, customer engagement and communications, many specialists find AI lacking when they need to converse in languages with multiple dialects, such as Arabic. With public and private sectors alike requiring Arabic, efforts are underway to advance AI’s accessibility and application.

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History

Reflections of Knowledge

Written by J. Trevor Williams
Photographed by Ryan Huddle

Part 3 of our series celebrating AramcoWorld’s 75th anniversary highlights the magazine’s emphasis on experts and institutions that push the boundaries of present-day knowledge while paying homage to historical figures and writings that paved their way.

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Tastes

Flavors: Date, Orange and Olive Oil Cake

Recipe by Shane Delia
Photograph by Rob Palmer

On one of famed chef Shane Delia's many trips to Morocco, some Bedouin men showed him how warming dates in olive oil before placing them in a tangine brings out the flavor of the caramel in the date, leading Delia to this recipe.

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Deep Dive With Eric Hanauer

Written by Waleed Dashash
Photographed by Eric Hanauer

Underwater photographer and writer Eric Hanauer’s work for AramcoWorld exposed an entirely new audience to the rich marine life of the Red Sea. From his home in California, he reflects on his four-plus-decade career.

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Tastes

Khobez Timur: A Date-and-Fig Recipe for Better Living

By Dianna Wray

A take on this date-and-fig bread-loaf recipe from the recent 10th-anniversary reissue of Sally Butcher’s New Middle Eastern Street Food does more than just satiate our sweet tooth. It offers a guide for savoring the simpler things in life.

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Creatives

Nass El Ghiwane, the Voice of Morocco

Written and Photographed by Banning Eyre

This group of five young folk musicians became the voice of Morocco in the 1960s and beyond. Martin Scorsese called them “the Rolling Stones of North Africa,” but to Moroccans they were the sound of an entire generation in a charged moment of global pop culture.

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