/* Meet the Middle East — static archive of the 2015 site (Brooklyn theme build by 4N Pictures).
   Shared by every page. 2026-10-26: readability pass — darker grays, near-black text on the brand
   orange (white on #e29338 is 2.4:1), larger buttons, visible keyboard focus, reduced motion. */
:root{
  --orange:#e29338;
  --orange-rgb:226,147,56;
  --orange-text:#a35a0c;   /* orange for text on white: 5.2:1 */
  --dark:#1f1f1f;
  --ink:#2e2e2e;
  --body:#4a4a4a;          /* paragraph gray: 8.9:1 */
  --muted:#5f5f5f;         /* small print: 6.4:1 */
  --light:#f5f5f5;
  --line:#dcdcdc;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  font-family:'Raleway',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;line-height:1.75;font-size:17px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden;background:#fff;
}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 25px}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-weight:400;color:var(--dark);line-height:1.25}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid currentColor;outline-offset:3px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;background:#fff;color:var(--dark);padding:10px 16px;z-index:2000;font-weight:600}
.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn{
  display:inline-block;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;
  padding:16px 32px;border:2px solid transparent;transition:.25s ease;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit;line-height:1.4;
}
.btn-orange{background:var(--orange);color:var(--dark);border-color:var(--orange)}
.btn-orange:hover{background:var(--dark);border-color:var(--dark);color:#fff}
.btn-dark{background:var(--dark);color:#fff;border-color:var(--dark)}
.btn-dark:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--dark)}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:#fff}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--dark)}
.btn-ghost-dark{background:transparent;color:var(--dark);border-color:var(--dark)}
.btn-ghost-dark:hover{background:var(--dark);color:#fff}

/* ---------- Section title ---------- */
.section-title{text-align:center;margin-bottom:18px}
.section-title h2,.section-title h1{font-size:30px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.5px}
.divider{width:40px;height:2px;background:var(--orange);margin:18px auto 0}
.divider.dark{background:var(--dark)}
.divider.white{background:#fff}
section{padding:90px 0}

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
header.site{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;width:100%;z-index:1000;transition:.3s ease;padding:22px 0}
header.site .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:30px;max-width:1360px}
.logo img{height:48px;width:auto;transition:.3s}
.logo .logo-dark{display:none}
nav ul{list-style:none;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px}
nav a{font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:1.1px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;color:#fff;transition:.2s;padding:4px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;white-space:nowrap}
nav a:hover,nav a[aria-current="page"]{border-bottom-color:var(--orange)}
header.site.scrolled{background:#fff;box-shadow:0 2px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.08);padding:14px 0}
header.site.scrolled .logo .logo-white{display:none}
header.site.scrolled .logo .logo-dark{display:block}
header.site.scrolled .logo img{height:42px}
header.site.scrolled nav a{color:var(--dark)}
.menu-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;padding:8px}
.menu-toggle span{display:block;width:26px;height:2px;background:#fff;transition:.3s}
header.site.scrolled .menu-toggle span{background:var(--dark)}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero{
  min-height:100vh;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;
  background:linear-gradient(rgba(15,15,15,.62),rgba(15,15,15,.7)),url("../images/20100608-Israel-2-2009-061_edited-1-12.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
  background-attachment:fixed;color:#fff;padding:120px 20px;
}
.hero h1{color:#fff;font-weight:300;font-size:54px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1.3;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto 38px}
.hero .btn{margin-top:8px}
.hero .kicker{display:block;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:16px}
.hero.hero-media{min-height:78vh;background:linear-gradient(rgba(15,15,15,.6),rgba(15,15,15,.68)),url("../images/20070425-846398_30620682.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;background-attachment:fixed}
.hero.hero-media h1{text-transform:none;letter-spacing:1px;font-size:58px;margin-bottom:18px}
.hero.hero-media h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--orange)}

/* ---------- About ---------- */
#about{background:#fff}
.about-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.95fr 1.05fr;gap:60px;align-items:start}
.journey-eyes{text-align:center}
.video-embed{position:relative;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;background:#000;margin-bottom:30px}
.video-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}
.journey-eyes h2{font-size:30px;margin-bottom:6px}
.small-div{width:40px;height:2px;background:var(--orange);margin:16px 0 24px}
.journey-eyes .small-div{width:30px;margin:16px auto 18px}
.journey-eyes .short-film{font-style:italic;color:var(--muted);font-size:16px;margin-bottom:26px}
.journey-eyes p{color:var(--body);font-size:16px;margin-bottom:4px}
.journey-eyes p a,.text-link{color:var(--orange-text);font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.journey-eyes .apply-btn{margin:14px 0 28px}
.about-text h2{font-size:30px;margin-bottom:6px}
.about-text p{color:var(--body);font-size:16.5px;margin-bottom:18px}
.about-text .btn{margin-top:10px}

/* ---------- Quote (orange band: near-black text) ---------- */
.quote{
  text-align:center;color:var(--dark);position:relative;
  background:linear-gradient(rgba(var(--orange-rgb),.9),rgba(var(--orange-rgb),.9)),url("../images/20100616-sadkfhkjsd_edited-1-32.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
  background-attachment:fixed;padding:110px 20px;
}
.quote blockquote{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;font-size:30px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5;color:var(--dark)}
.quote .qmark{font-size:46px;line-height:0;vertical-align:-6px}
.quote .qname{display:block;margin:28px 0 34px;font-size:13.5px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700}

/* ---------- Journey / cards ---------- */
#journey{background:#fff;text-align:center}
.journey-intro{max-width:980px;margin:0 auto 50px}
.journey-intro p{color:var(--body);font-size:16.5px;margin-bottom:18px}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.card{overflow:hidden;display:block}
.card .thumb{overflow:hidden;position:relative}
.card .thumb img{width:100%;height:230px;object-fit:cover;transition:.5s ease}
a.card:hover .thumb img{transform:scale(1.05)}
.card .label{padding:20px 10px;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:1px;color:var(--dark);font-weight:600}

/* ---------- Middle East Experience band ---------- */
.me-exp{
  text-align:center;color:#fff;
  background:linear-gradient(rgba(20,20,20,.76),rgba(20,20,20,.8)),url("../images/20070425-846398_30620682.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
  background-attachment:fixed;padding:110px 20px;
}
.me-exp h2{color:#fff;font-size:30px}
.me-exp p{max-width:880px;margin:26px auto 34px;color:#f2f2f2;font-size:16.5px}

/* ---------- Classes (split) ---------- */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;min-height:520px}
.split-text{background:var(--light);display:flex;align-items:center}
.split-text .inner{max-width:520px;margin-left:auto;padding:70px 60px}
.split-text h2{font-size:30px;margin-bottom:6px}
.split-text p{color:var(--body);font-size:16.5px;margin-bottom:26px}
.split-img{background:url("../images/20100703-IMG_4335-copy31.jpg") center/cover no-repeat}
.classes-wrap{padding:0}

/* ---------- Expertise (orange: near-black text) ---------- */
.expertise{background:var(--orange);color:var(--dark);text-align:center}
.expertise .lead{max-width:760px;margin:24px auto 56px;font-size:17px}
.exp-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:40px}
.exp-col{padding:0 12px}
.exp-icon{width:74px;height:74px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--dark);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 auto 26px}
.exp-icon svg{width:32px;height:32px;fill:#fff}
.exp-col h3{font-size:16px;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:16px}
.exp-col p{font-size:16px}

/* ---------- Inner page head ---------- */
.page-head{padding:170px 0 30px;text-align:center}
.page-head h1{font-size:32px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase}
.page-head .lead{max-width:760px;margin:24px auto 0;color:var(--body);font-size:17px}
.page-head .btn{margin-top:30px}

/* ---------- Classes & events grid ---------- */
.filters{display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:10px 0 40px}
.filters button{font:600 13px/1 'Raleway',sans-serif;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;background:none;border:2px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);padding:11px 18px;cursor:pointer}
.filters button[aria-pressed="true"]{background:var(--orange);border-color:var(--orange);color:var(--dark)}
.events{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:24px;list-style:none}
.event{background:var(--light);display:flex;flex-direction:column;border-top:4px solid var(--orange);padding:26px 22px 26px}
.event .cal{width:30px;height:30px;fill:var(--dark);margin-bottom:18px}
.event .meta{padding:0}
.event .cat{display:block;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--orange-text);margin-bottom:6px}
.event h2{font-size:17px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4}
.event[hidden]{display:none}

/* ---------- Support ---------- */
.donate-split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:60px;align-items:center}
.donate-split img{width:100%;height:auto}
.donate-split h2{font-size:26px;margin-bottom:6px}
.donate-split p{color:var(--body);font-size:16.5px;margin-bottom:26px}
.bars{list-style:none}
.bars li{margin-bottom:18px}
.bars .row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:6px}
.bars .track{height:10px;background:#e8e8e8}
.bars .fill{height:100%;background:var(--orange)}
.give{background:var(--light)}
.give-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:36px;text-align:center;margin-top:46px}
.give-grid .exp-icon{background:var(--orange)}
.give-grid .exp-icon svg{fill:var(--dark)}
.give-grid h3{font-size:16px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:10px}
.give-grid p{color:var(--body);font-size:15.5px}
.ein{text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;margin-top:50px}

/* ---------- Marketplace ---------- */
.market{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:24px;list-style:none}
.market a{display:block}
.market img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;background:var(--light);transition:.4s}
.market a:hover img{opacity:.85}
.market .label{display:block;text-align:center;padding:14px 6px 4px;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--dark)}

/* ---------- Media list (Middle East Experience) ---------- */
.media-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:70px;align-items:start}
.post{display:grid;grid-template-columns:70px minmax(0,1fr);gap:22px;padding:34px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.post:first-child{padding-top:0}
.post .date{text-align:center;line-height:1.1;color:var(--dark)}
.post .date b{display:block;font-size:34px;font-weight:600}
.post .date b.m{font-size:22px;padding-top:6px}
.post .date span{font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted)}
.post h2{font-size:20px;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.5px;margin-bottom:10px}
.post p{color:var(--body);font-size:16px;margin-bottom:6px}
.post .src{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}
.sidebar h2{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--orange-text);margin:0 0 10px}
.sidebar p{color:var(--body);font-size:15.5px;margin-bottom:30px}
.sidebar ul{list-style:none;color:var(--body);font-size:15.5px}

/* ---------- Contact ---------- */
#contact{background:#fff}
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr;gap:60px;margin-top:46px;align-items:start}
.contact-info{color:var(--body);font-size:16px}
.contact-info p{margin-bottom:16px}
.contact-info b{color:var(--dark)}
.contact-form label{display:block;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600}
.contact-form input[type=text],.contact-form input[type=email],.contact-form textarea{
  width:100%;padding:14px 16px;border:1px solid #9a9a9a;background:#fff;font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;margin-bottom:22px;color:var(--ink);
}
.contact-form input:focus,.contact-form textarea:focus{outline:3px solid var(--orange);outline-offset:0;border-color:var(--dark)}
.contact-form textarea{min-height:150px;resize:vertical}
.checkbox-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:24px;color:var(--ink);font-size:15px}
.checkbox-row label{margin:0;font-weight:500}
.contact-form .btn{border:0}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
footer{background:#1c1c1c;color:#c8c8c8;text-align:center;padding:60px 20px 40px}
.social{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:22px;margin-bottom:14px}
.social a{color:#d0d0d0;width:44px;height:44px;border:1px solid #6a6a6a;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;transition:.25s}
.social a:hover{background:var(--orange);border-color:var(--orange);color:var(--dark)}
.social svg{width:17px;height:17px;fill:currentColor}
.follow{font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#b0b0b0;margin-bottom:40px}
.footer-mark{width:78px;height:78px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--orange);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 auto 28px}
.footer-mark svg{width:36px;height:36px;fill:#fff;transform:rotate(-45deg)}
.copyright{font-size:13px;color:#a8a8a8;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:1.9}
.copyright .org{color:#e0e0e0;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700}

/* back to top */
.totop{position:fixed;right:24px;bottom:24px;width:46px;height:46px;background:var(--orange);color:var(--dark);border:0;border-radius:3px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:.3s;z-index:900;cursor:pointer}
.totop.show{opacity:1;pointer-events:auto}
.totop svg{width:18px;height:18px;fill:currentColor}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media(max-width:1100px){
  .events,.market{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:1180px){
  .menu-toggle{display:flex}
  nav ul{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;width:100%;background:#fff;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:10px 0;box-shadow:0 12px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
  nav ul.open{display:flex}
  nav a{color:var(--dark);display:block;padding:14px 25px;font-size:14px;border-bottom:0}
}
@media(max-width:960px){
  .about-grid,.donate-split,.contact-grid,.media-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:46px}
  .split{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .split-img{min-height:340px}
  .split-text .inner{margin:0 auto;padding:60px 30px}
  .exp-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:50px}
  .give-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .events,.market{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .hero h1{font-size:40px}
  .hero.hero-media h1{font-size:44px}
  .hero,.quote,.me-exp{background-attachment:scroll}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
  body{font-size:16px}
  .cards,.give-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}
  .events,.market{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
  .quote blockquote{font-size:22px}
  .hero h1{font-size:30px;letter-spacing:2px}
  .hero.hero-media h1{font-size:34px}
  .page-head{padding-top:140px}
  .page-head h1{font-size:26px}
  .post{grid-template-columns:54px minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px}
  section{padding:64px 0}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  *{transition:none!important}
}