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From the Archives

A return to washing and cooking

Rarities from the Aramco Archives.

Rym Tina Al-Ghazal

10 minutes read

April 20, 2020

Rarities from the Aramco Archives.

March 1963

A lesson in cooking and health: Fatimah is reminding women to 'wash their hands' and shares cooking recipes.

Letter from the editor

The First Issue

A letter on isolation and the unexpected pause — featuring Saudi artist Tagreed Al-Bagshi's powerful art on Corona's age. Ithraeyat. Read the full story.

By Rym Tina Al-Ghazal

April 20, 2020

Special Feature

Home: The return

By Rym Tina Al-Ghazal

April 20, 2020

Ithra Curiosities

A board game

From backgammon to chess, a board game carries centuries of human meaning. Explore play, isolation, and connection in this Ithraeyat story. Read more.

By Rym Tina Al-Ghazal

April 20, 2020

From the Shelves

Five books to discover from the Arab world’s award winners

Ithraeyat presents five celebrated Arabic books by Mahfouz, Raja'a Alem, AlGosaibi and more that are worth rediscovering. Read more.

By Rym Tina Al-Ghazal

April 20, 2020

From the Vault

Creations in Isolation

Ithraeyat surfaces art made in isolation by Saudi artist Manal Al Dowayan and Vincent Van Gogh, showing how solitude fuels vision. Read more.

By Rym Tina Al-Ghazal

April 20, 2020

Arabic Treasures

A poem from Al Muallaqat

Ithraeyat's Isolation edition revisits the Mu'allaqat, the great pre-Islamic odes, through a verse by the poet Tarafa and Kufic art. Read the full story.

By Rym Tina Al-Ghazal

April 20, 2020