TEMECULA, Calif. — During his childhood in Saudi Arabia, Amer Attar would see a peculiar thing on TV sometimes: women, from other lands, competing in sports. “You just watch other countries do ...

I’ll get too weird talking about it.” — Sarah Attar, on her 800-meter run for Saudi Arabia in the 2012 London Olympics TEMECULA, Calif. — Most Olympians greet Olympics as a culmination ...

Walk along Mohammed Ali and the whiff of attar from the many shops will pull you towards it. ‘Rose’, ‘Kewda’, ‘Khus’, ‘Mogra’, these are just the tip of the iceberg; scout around ...

Now, a new generation of brown and Black brands is trying to pull off Attar 2.0: a budding revival and reimagining of this historic scenting tradition. For the founders, it’s about more than ...

India is the world’s largest exporter of attar, or perfume oil. But the olfactory art and science inspired by Nur Jahan’s love for the damask rose has changed in its profile from a high-end ...

Attar is the essential oil that is produced when aromatics like jasmine and sandalwood are pressed and distilled. It has been a feature of life in India, as well as many other parts of the world ...