/* Nader Hendawy — naderhendawy.com — v2 "Royal Navy & Gold" editorial
   EN: Cormorant Garamond + Inter · AR: Amiri + IBM Plex Sans Arabic */

:root{
  --navy:#101D2C; --blue:#1C3449; --navy-deep:#0B1521;
  --gold:#B99A62; --gold-soft:#D4BE8C; --gold-dim:rgba(185,154,98,.35); --gold-text:#7A5F33; --gold-display:#8F7140;
  --ivory:#F5F2EB; --sand:#E9E4DA; --sand-line:#CFC7B9;
  --ink:#172535; --ink-soft:#56616C; --ink-muted:#5A6570;
  --on-dark:#F5F2EB; --on-dark-soft:#C5CDD4; --on-dark-muted:#98A5B0;
  --line-dark:rgba(255,255,255,.16); --line-light:#DDD8CD;

  --serif:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:"Inter",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;

  --max:1280px; --gutter:clamp(1.25rem,5vw,4.5rem);
  --s1:.5rem; --s2:1rem; --s3:1.5rem; --s4:2.25rem; --s5:3rem; --s6:4.5rem; --s7:6rem;
  --ease:cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1);
}
html[dir="rtl"]{
  --serif:"Amiri","Noto Naskh Arabic",serif;
  --sans:"IBM Plex Sans Arabic","Noto Sans Arabic",system-ui,sans-serif;
}

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;scroll-padding-top:96px;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--ivory);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.7;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
html[dir="rtl"] body{line-height:1.9}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
p{margin:0 0 var(--s2)}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;margin:0;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1}
html[dir="rtl"] h1,html[dir="rtl"] h2,html[dir="rtl"] h3{letter-spacing:0;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35}
h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,5.6vw,5rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(2.4rem,4.6vw,4rem)}
h3{font-size:1.65rem;line-height:1.1}
h1 em,h2 em{font-style:italic;font-weight:400;color:var(--gold)}
html[dir="rtl"] h1 em,html[dir="rtl"] h2 em{font-style:normal}
.container{max-width:var(--max);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:var(--gutter)}
.section{padding-block:var(--s7)}
@media (max-width:760px){.section{padding-block:var(--s6)}}

/* Tone utilities */
.on-dark{color:var(--on-dark)}
.on-dark h2,.on-dark h3{color:var(--on-dark)}
.on-dark .lede,.on-dark p{color:var(--on-dark-soft)}
.bg-navy{background:var(--navy)} .bg-blue{background:var(--blue)} .bg-sand{background:var(--sand)} .bg-ivory{background:var(--ivory)}

/* Labels & kickers — never below 12px */
.label{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;color:var(--gold)}
html[dir="rtl"] .label{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700}
.kicker{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;margin-bottom:var(--s4)}
.kicker .num{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.75rem;color:var(--gold);line-height:1}
html[dir="rtl"] .kicker .num{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif}
.kicker .rule{flex:none;width:2.5rem;height:1px;background:var(--gold);align-self:center}
.eyebrow{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.9rem}
.eyebrow::before{content:"";width:2rem;height:1px;background:currentColor}

/* Focus / skip */
.skip-link{position:absolute;inset-inline-start:0;top:-100%;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:.75rem 1rem;z-index:100}
.skip-link:focus{top:0}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:4px}

/* Buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.75rem;min-height:52px;padding:.95rem 1.35rem;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;border:1px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;transition:background-color .25s var(--ease),color .25s var(--ease),border-color .25s var(--ease),transform .25s var(--ease)}
html[dir="rtl"] .btn{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700}
.btn .arr{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1;font-weight:400}
html[dir="rtl"] .btn .arr{transform:scaleX(-1)}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy)}
.btn-gold:hover{background:var(--gold-soft)}
.btn-ghost-dark{border-color:var(--line-dark);color:var(--on-dark)}
.btn-ghost-dark:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold-soft)}
.btn-navy{background:var(--navy);color:var(--on-dark)}
.btn-navy:hover{background:var(--blue)}
.btn:active{transform:translateY(1px)}
.text-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);padding-bottom:.35rem;transition:color .2s}
html[dir="rtl"] .text-link{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:1rem}
.text-link:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* Header */
.topline{height:3px;background:var(--gold)}
.header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(245,242,235,.94);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(16,29,44,.1)}
.header .container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;min-height:84px;gap:var(--s4)}
.wordmark{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1.15;padding-inline-end:1.5rem}
.wordmark .name{white-space:nowrap;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.95rem;letter-spacing:.2em;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);text-transform:uppercase}
.wordmark .sub{white-space:nowrap;font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.17em;color:var(--gold);margin-top:.35rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase}
html[dir="rtl"] .wordmark .name{letter-spacing:0;font-size:1.15rem;font-family:var(--serif)}
html[dir="rtl"] .wordmark .sub{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.78rem}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.4rem;margin-inline-start:auto;margin-inline-end:var(--s3)}
.nav a{white-space:nowrap;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;color:#45515C;padding:.5rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:color .2s,border-color .2s}
html[dir="rtl"] .nav a{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.95rem;text-transform:none}
.nav a:hover{color:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold)}
.header-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;flex:none}
.wordmark{flex:none}
.lang{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);padding:.55rem .9rem;border:1px solid rgba(16,29,44,.2);min-height:40px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;transition:border-color .2s,color .2s}
.lang:hover{border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--gold)}
.nav-cta{background:var(--navy);color:var(--on-dark);padding:.8rem 1.1rem;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;min-height:44px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;transition:background .2s}
html[dir="rtl"] .nav-cta{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.9rem;text-transform:none}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--blue)}
.nav-toggle{display:none;width:44px;height:44px;border:1px solid rgba(16,29,44,.2);background:none;color:var(--navy);cursor:pointer;place-items:center}
@media (max-width:1180px){
  .nav{margin:0}
  .nav-toggle{display:grid}
  .nav{position:absolute;inset-inline:0;top:100%;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;background:var(--ivory);padding:var(--s2) var(--gutter) var(--s3);display:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-light);box-shadow:0 16px 30px -20px rgba(16,29,44,.35)}
  .nav.open{display:flex}
  .nav a{padding:1rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-light)}
}

/* Hero */
.hero{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(16,29,44,.74) 0%,rgba(16,29,44,.86) 60%,rgba(16,29,44,.97) 100%),url(../img/bg-hero.webp) center/cover no-repeat var(--navy);color:var(--on-dark);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero::before{content:"";position:absolute;width:640px;height:640px;border:1px solid var(--gold-dim);border-radius:50%;inset-inline-end:-220px;top:-300px;pointer-events:none}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:radial-gradient(700px 400px at 70% 100%,rgba(28,52,73,.7),transparent 70%)}
.hero .container{position:relative;z-index:1;padding-top:var(--s6);padding-bottom:var(--s3)}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;grid-template-areas:"head visual" "body visual";grid-template-rows:auto auto;column-gap:clamp(2rem,6vw,5rem);align-items:end;align-content:end}
.hero-head{grid-area:head;align-self:end}
.hero-body{grid-area:body;padding-bottom:var(--s6)}
.hero-visual{grid-area:visual}
.hero-head .eyebrow{margin-bottom:var(--s4)}
.hero-head h1{max-width:none;margin-bottom:var(--s4)}
.hero-body .lede{font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.8;color:var(--on-dark-soft);max-width:36rem;margin-bottom:var(--s4)}
.hero-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:.9rem;color:var(--on-dark-muted);font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:var(--s4)}
html[dir="rtl"] .hero-meta{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.9rem;text-transform:none}
.hero-meta i{width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold)}
.hero-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:1.75rem}
.hero-actions .text-link{color:var(--on-dark)}
.hero-visual{position:relative;align-self:end}
.portrait-frame{position:relative;height:min(78vh,620px);display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center}
.portrait-backdrop{position:absolute;inset:14% 4% 0 4%;background:linear-gradient(160deg,#2A3F54 0%,#182838 55%,#0B1521 100%);border:1px solid var(--gold-dim)}
.portrait-backdrop::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:14px;border:1px solid rgba(185,154,98,.18);pointer-events:none}
.portrait{position:relative;z-index:1;height:100%;width:auto;max-width:100%;object-fit:contain;object-position:bottom center;filter:drop-shadow(0 30px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5))}
.portrait-caption{position:absolute;bottom:1.25rem;inset-inline-start:1.5rem;z-index:2;background:rgba(16,29,44,.75);padding:.4rem .7rem;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--on-dark);font-weight:600}
html[dir="rtl"] .portrait-caption{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.85rem;text-transform:none}
.portrait-caption::before{content:"";width:1.5rem;height:1px;background:var(--gold)}
.seal{position:absolute;top:6%;inset-inline-end:-14px;z-index:3;width:108px;height:108px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid rgba(185,154,98,.7);background:rgba(16,29,44,.85);display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--gold)}
.seal span{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:2.1rem;line-height:1;letter-spacing:.05em}
.seal small{font-size:.5rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-align:center;margin-top:.4rem;line-height:1.5;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600}
.hero-foot{display:flex;justify-content:flex-start;gap:1rem;padding-top:1.1rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark);color:var(--on-dark-muted);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600}
html[dir="rtl"] .hero-foot{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.85rem;text-transform:none}
.hero-foot .idx{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:1rem;letter-spacing:.1em;white-space:nowrap;direction:ltr}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;grid-template-areas:"head" "visual" "body"}
  .hero-head h1{margin-bottom:var(--s3)}
  .hero-body{padding:var(--s3) 0 var(--s2)}
  .hero-visual{margin-top:0}
  .portrait-frame{height:min(60vh,460px);max-width:440px;margin-inline:auto}
  .seal{width:84px;height:84px;inset-inline-end:0;top:4%}
  .seal span{font-size:1.6rem}
}

/* Credentials strip */
.strip{background:var(--sand);border-bottom:1px solid var(--sand-line)}
.strip .container{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr repeat(3,1fr);gap:var(--s3);padding-block:var(--s4);align-items:center}
.strip-intro p{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;line-height:1.3;color:var(--navy);margin:.5rem 0 0;max-width:18rem}
html[dir="rtl"] .strip-intro p{line-height:1.6}
.cred{border-inline-start:1px solid var(--sand-line);padding-inline-start:var(--s3)}
.cred strong{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.1;color:var(--navy);font-weight:500}
html[dir="rtl"] .cred strong{font-weight:700;line-height:1.4}
.cred span{display:block;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:.5rem;font-weight:600}
html[dir="rtl"] .cred span{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.9rem}
@media (max-width:1000px){.strip .container{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.strip-intro{grid-column:1/-1}.strip-intro p{max-width:none}}
@media (max-width:520px){.strip .container{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cred{border-inline-start:0;border-top:1px solid var(--sand-line);padding:1rem 0 0}}

/* About */
.about-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(2rem,8vw,7rem)}
.about-text .lead{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.75rem;line-height:1.3;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:var(--s3)}
html[dir="rtl"] .about-text .lead{line-height:1.6;font-size:1.6rem}
.about-text p{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.about-text p strong{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
@media (max-width:860px){.about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:var(--s4)}}

/* Editorial figures */
.fig{position:relative;margin:var(--s4) 0 0;max-width:420px}
.fig img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;filter:saturate(.85) contrast(1.02)}
.fig::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-14px;border:1px solid var(--gold-dim);pointer-events:none;z-index:1}
.fig figcaption{margin-top:1rem;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);font-weight:600;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem}
.fig figcaption::before{content:"";width:1.5rem;height:1px;background:var(--gold)}
html[dir="rtl"] .fig figcaption{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.85rem}
.about-grid > .about-left h2{margin-bottom:0}
@media (max-width:860px){.fig{max-width:360px}}

/* Expertise */
.expertise-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:var(--s5);margin-bottom:var(--s5)}
.expertise-head p{max-width:24rem;margin:0 0 .4rem;color:var(--on-dark-soft)}
.exp-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark);border-inline-start:1px solid var(--line-dark)}
.exp-cell{position:relative;min-height:230px;padding:var(--s3) var(--s3) var(--s4);border-inline-end:1px solid var(--line-dark);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-dark);transition:background .3s var(--ease)}
.exp-cell:hover{background:var(--blue)}
.exp-cell .num{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.1rem;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.05em}
.exp-cell .ico{position:absolute;top:var(--s3);inset-inline-end:var(--s3);width:28px;height:28px;color:var(--gold)}
.exp-cell .ico svg{width:100%;height:100%}
.exp-cell h3{margin:0 3rem .8rem 0;color:var(--on-dark);max-width:12ch}
.exp-cell p{font-size:.98rem;color:var(--on-dark-soft);margin:0;max-width:30ch}
@media (max-width:960px){.exp-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.expertise-head{display:block}.expertise-head p{margin-top:var(--s3)}}
@media (max-width:560px){.exp-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.exp-cell{min-height:0}}

/* Journey */
.journey-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.7fr 1.3fr;gap:clamp(2rem,8vw,7rem)}
.journey-intro{position:sticky;top:110px}
.journey-intro p{color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:22rem;margin-top:var(--s3)}
.tl{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line-light)}
.tl li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:9rem 1fr;gap:var(--s2);padding:1.1rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-light)}
.tl time{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.15rem;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--gold);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:.02em}
html[dir="rtl"] .tl time{direction:ltr;text-align:end}
.tl h3{color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:.2rem;font-size:1.35rem}
.tl .org{font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.5rem}
html[dir="rtl"] .tl .org{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.9rem}
.tl p{color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0;max-width:62ch;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.6}
@media (max-width:900px){.journey-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:var(--s4)}.journey-intro{position:static}}
@media (max-width:520px){.tl li{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:.6rem}}

/* Audience sections (Europe / Egypt) */
.aud-head{max-width:46rem;margin-bottom:var(--s5)}
.aud-head p{margin-top:var(--s3)}
.aud-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 var(--s5)}
.aud-list li{display:block;padding:var(--s3) 0;border-top:1px solid currentColor;--c:var(--line-dark)}
.aud-list li{border-color:var(--c)}
.aud-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:var(--s6)}
.aud-col .aud-head{margin-bottom:var(--s4)}
.bg-sand .aud-list li{--c:var(--sand-line)}
.bg-sand .aud-head p{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.aud-col .kicker{margin-bottom:var(--s3)}
@media (max-width:900px){.aud-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:var(--s5)}}
.aud-list .num{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:2rem;color:var(--gold);line-height:1}
.aud-list strong{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.45rem;font-weight:500;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:.5rem}
html[dir="rtl"] .aud-list strong{font-weight:700;line-height:1.4}
.aud-list span.t{font-size:.98rem}
.on-dark .aud-list span.t{color:var(--on-dark-soft)}
.bg-sand .aud-list span.t{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.bg-sand .aud-list strong{color:var(--navy)}
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem;align-items:center;margin-top:var(--s4);padding-top:var(--s3);border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark);font-size:.9rem;color:var(--on-dark-soft)}
.chip{border:1px solid var(--gold-dim);padding:.3rem .8rem;border-radius:999px;font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--on-dark)}
@media (max-width:800px){.aud-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* From the bench */
.bench-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:var(--s5);margin-bottom:var(--s5)}
.bench-head p{max-width:24rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 .4rem}
.bench{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0 var(--s5);border-top:1px solid var(--line-light)}
.bench article{padding-top:var(--s4);position:relative}
.bench article + article::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:var(--s4);bottom:0;inset-inline-start:calc(var(--s5) / -2);width:1px;background:var(--line-light)}
.bench .num{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.1rem;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.05em}
.bench h3{color:var(--navy);margin:0 0 1rem;max-width:14ch}
.bench p{color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0}
.bench blockquote{margin:var(--s3) 0 0;padding-inline-start:1rem;border-inline-start:2px solid var(--gold);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.35;color:var(--navy)}
html[dir="rtl"] .bench blockquote{line-height:1.7}
@media (max-width:900px){.bench-head{display:block}.bench-head p{margin-top:var(--s3)}.bench{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.bench article{border-top:1px solid var(--line-light)}.bench article:first-child{border-top:0}.bench article + article::before{display:none}}

/* Contact */
#contact{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(16,29,44,.96) 0%,rgba(16,29,44,.72) 60%,rgba(16,29,44,.85) 100%),url(../img/bg-contact.webp) center bottom/cover no-repeat var(--navy)}
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr .9fr;gap:clamp(2rem,8vw,7rem);align-items:start}
.contact-copy h2{margin-bottom:var(--s3)}
.contact-copy .lede{max-width:28rem;color:var(--on-dark-soft);font-size:1.1rem}
.contact-note{margin-top:var(--s4);padding-inline-start:1.1rem;border-inline-start:2px solid var(--gold);max-width:26rem}
.contact-note .label{display:block;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.contact-note p{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--on-dark-muted);margin:0}
.contact-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark)}
.contact-list a,.contact-list div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:28px 1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:1.25rem;padding:1.35rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-dark);color:var(--on-dark);min-height:72px;transition:padding .25s var(--ease),color .25s}
.contact-list a:hover{color:var(--gold-soft);padding-inline-start:.5rem}
.contact-list svg{width:26px;height:26px;color:var(--gold)}
.contact-list small{display:block;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--on-dark-muted);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.2rem}
html[dir="rtl"] .contact-list small{letter-spacing:0;font-size:.85rem;text-transform:none}
.contact-list b{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:500;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:isolate;word-break:break-all}
.contact-list b.ar{direction:rtl;font-weight:700}
.contact-list .arr{font-family:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;font-size:1.4rem;color:var(--gold)}
html[dir="rtl"] .contact-list .arr{transform:scaleX(-1)}
.contact-cta{margin-top:var(--s4)}
@media (max-width:860px){.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:var(--s4)}}

/* Footer */
.footer{background:var(--navy-deep);color:var(--on-dark-muted);padding-block:var(--s4);border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark)}
.footer .container{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:var(--s3)}
.footer .wordmark .name{color:var(--on-dark)}
.footer p{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.2rem;color:#D5D0C7;margin:0}
.footer nav{display:flex;gap:var(--s3);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600}
html[dir="rtl"] .footer nav{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.9rem}
.footer nav a:hover{color:var(--gold-soft)}

/* Legal page */
.legal{max-width:760px}
.legal h1{font-size:clamp(2.4rem,4vw,3.2rem);margin:.5rem 0 var(--s3)}
.legal h2{font-size:1.6rem;margin:var(--s4) 0 var(--s1)}
.legal p,.legal li{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.legal a{color:var(--navy);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold)}

/* Reveal (JS-gated, reduced-motion safe) */
.js .rv{opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px);transition:opacity .6s var(--ease),transform .6s var(--ease);transition-delay:calc(var(--i,0) * 90ms)}
.js .rv.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
.js .rv-line{position:relative}
.js .rv-line::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset-inline:0;bottom:0;height:1px;background:var(--gold);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:var(--origin,left);transition:transform .9s var(--ease) .2s}
html[dir="rtl"] .js .rv-line::after{--origin:right}
.js .rv-line.in::after{transform:scaleX(1)}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  .js .rv{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}
  .js .rv-line::after{transform:scaleX(1);transition:none}
  .btn,.exp-cell,.contact-list a{transition:none}
}

@media (max-width:600px){.wordmark .sub{white-space:normal;font-size:.56rem;letter-spacing:.16em}html[dir="rtl"] .wordmark .sub{font-size:.72rem}.header .container{min-height:72px}}

html[dir="rtl"] .exp-cell h3{margin:0 0 .8rem 3rem}

.journey-intro .fig{max-width:300px}
.bench-section{background:linear-gradient(rgba(245,242,235,.9),rgba(245,242,235,.94)),url(../img/bg-bench.webp) center/cover no-repeat var(--ivory)}

/* ===== v4 — motion & interaction ===== */

/* Headline word reveal */
.js .split .w{display:inline-block;opacity:0;transform:translateY(.6em) rotate(1.5deg);transition:opacity .7s var(--ease),transform .7s var(--ease);transition-delay:calc(var(--w) * 70ms + 120ms)}
.js .split.in .w{opacity:1;transform:none}
.js .split{opacity:1;transform:none}

/* Section heading underline draw */
.js .rv-h{position:relative;display:inline-block}
.js .rv-h::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset-inline-start:0;bottom:-.35em;width:3rem;height:1px;background:var(--gold);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:var(--origin,left);transition:transform .8s var(--ease) .35s}
html[dir="rtl"] .js .rv-h::after{--origin:right}
.js .rv-h.in::after{transform:scaleX(1)}

/* Portrait: parallax + tilt */
.js .portrait{will-change:transform;transition:transform .12s linear}
.js [data-tilt] .portrait-frame{transform-style:preserve-3d;transition:transform .35s var(--ease)}
.js [data-tilt] .portrait-backdrop{transition:transform .35s var(--ease)}
.js [data-tilt].is-tilting .portrait-frame{transition:transform .08s linear}

/* Expertise cells: icon lift + gold corner */
.exp-cell::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset-inline-end:0;top:0;width:0;height:1px;background:var(--gold);transition:width .45s var(--ease)}
.exp-cell:hover::after{width:100%}
.exp-cell .ico{transition:transform .35s var(--ease),color .35s}
.exp-cell:hover .ico{transform:translateY(-4px) scale(1.08);color:var(--gold-soft)}
.exp-cell h3{transition:transform .35s var(--ease)}
.exp-cell:hover h3{transform:translateX(4px)}
html[dir="rtl"] .exp-cell:hover h3{transform:translateX(-4px)}

/* Timeline progress line */
.tl{position:relative}
.js .tl::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset-inline-start:calc(9rem + .5rem);top:0;width:1px;height:100%;background:var(--line-light)}
.js .tl::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset-inline-start:calc(9rem + .5rem);top:0;width:1px;height:var(--tlp,0%);background:var(--gold);transition:height .2s linear}
.js .tl li{position:relative}
.js .tl li::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset-inline-start:calc(9rem + .5rem - 4px);top:1.55rem;width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--ivory);border:1px solid var(--line-light);transition:background .4s,border-color .4s,transform .4s var(--ease)}
.js .tl li.in::before{background:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);transform:scale(1.15)}
.tl li > div{padding-inline-start:1.6rem}
@media (max-width:520px){.js .tl::before,.js .tl::after,.js .tl li::before{display:none}.tl li > div{padding-inline-start:0}}

/* Audience list: hover slide */
.aud-list li{transition:padding .3s var(--ease)}
.aud-list li:hover{padding-inline-start:.6rem}
.aud-list strong{transition:color .3s}
.aud-list li:hover strong{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.bg-sand .aud-list li:hover strong{color:var(--gold)}

/* ===== From the Bench — interactive ===== */
.bench-x{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:clamp(2rem,6vw,5rem);align-items:start;border-top:1px solid var(--line-light);padding-top:var(--s4)}
.bench-tabs{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.25rem}
.bench-tab{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:2.5rem 1fr;align-items:start;gap:.75rem;text-align:start;background:none;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-light);padding:1.25rem 0 1.35rem;cursor:pointer;color:var(--ink-soft);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.45rem;line-height:1.2;transition:color .3s var(--ease),padding .3s var(--ease);min-height:56px}
html[dir="rtl"] .bench-tab{font-weight:700;line-height:1.5}
.bench-tab:hover{color:var(--navy)}
.bench-tab.is-active{color:var(--navy);padding-inline-start:.4rem}
.bench-tab-idx{position:relative;width:1.6rem;height:1px;background:var(--line-light);margin-top:.7em;transition:background .3s,width .3s var(--ease)}
.bench-tab.is-active .bench-tab-idx{background:var(--gold);width:2.2rem}
.bench-tab-title{transition:transform .3s var(--ease)}
.bench-progress{position:absolute;inset-inline:0;bottom:-1px;height:1px;background:var(--gold);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:var(--origin,left)}
html[dir="rtl"] .bench-progress{--origin:right}
.bench-tab.is-active .bench-progress{animation:benchProgress var(--dur,6000ms) linear forwards}
.bench-x.is-paused .bench-tab.is-active .bench-progress{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes benchProgress{from{transform:scaleX(0)}to{transform:scaleX(1)}}
.bench-hint{margin-top:1rem;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);font-weight:600}
html[dir="rtl"] .bench-hint{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;font-size:.85rem}
.bench-stage{position:relative;perspective:1200px}
.bench-paper{position:relative;background:#FBF9F4;border:1px solid var(--line-light);padding:clamp(1.75rem,4vw,3rem);box-shadow:0 30px 60px -40px rgba(16,29,44,.35),0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.6) inset;min-height:320px;transition:transform .5s var(--ease)}
.bench-paper::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:10px;border:1px solid rgba(185,154,98,.28);pointer-events:none}
.bench-paper-rule{position:absolute;top:0;inset-inline-start:clamp(1.75rem,4vw,3rem);width:3rem;height:3px;background:var(--gold)}
.bench-panel{display:block}
.bench-panel[hidden]{display:none}
.bench-text{font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 var(--s3);max-width:52ch}
.bench-quote{margin:0;padding-inline-start:1.1rem;border-inline-start:2px solid var(--gold);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.75rem;line-height:1.25;color:var(--navy)}
html[dir="rtl"] .bench-quote{line-height:1.6;font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:700}
.js .bench-panel.is-active .bench-text{animation:benchIn .6s var(--ease) both}
.js .bench-panel.is-active .bench-quote{animation:benchIn .6s var(--ease) .15s both}
@keyframes benchIn{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
.js .bench-panel.is-leaving .bench-text,.js .bench-panel.is-leaving .bench-quote{animation:benchOut .25s var(--ease) both}
@keyframes benchOut{to{opacity:0;transform:translateY(-8px)}}
@media (max-width:860px){.bench-x{grid-template-columns:1fr}.bench-paper{min-height:0}}

/* Scrollspy */
.nav a.is-current{color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--gold)}

/* Reduced motion overrides for v4 */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .js .split .w{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}
  .js .rv-h::after{transform:scaleX(1);transition:none}
  .js .portrait,.js [data-tilt] .portrait-frame{transition:none;transform:none!important}
  .bench-tab.is-active .bench-progress{animation:none;transform:scaleX(1)}
  .js .bench-panel.is-active .bench-text,.js .bench-panel.is-active .bench-quote,.js .bench-panel.is-leaving .bench-text,.js .bench-panel.is-leaving .bench-quote{animation:none}
  .exp-cell::after,.exp-cell .ico,.exp-cell h3,.aud-list li,.bench-tab{transition:none}
}

.chip{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.45rem}
.flag{display:inline-flex;width:18px;height:12px;border-radius:1px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.25);flex:none}
.flag svg{width:100%;height:100%;display:block}

/* ===== v5 — contrast to WCAG AA ===== */
.bg-ivory .label,.bg-sand .label,.strip .label,.legal .label{color:var(--gold-text)}
.bg-ivory h2 em,.bg-sand h2 em,.bench-section h2 em{color:var(--gold-display)}
.tl time{color:var(--gold-text)}
.bg-sand .aud-list li:hover strong{color:var(--gold-text)}
.bg-sand .aud-list .num,.bg-ivory .num{color:var(--gold-text)}
.fig figcaption{color:var(--ink-muted)}
.footer{color:var(--on-dark-soft)}
.footer nav a{color:var(--on-dark)}
.text-link:hover{color:var(--gold-text)}
.on-dark .text-link:hover{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.nav a:hover{color:var(--gold-text);border-color:var(--gold)}
.wordmark .sub{color:var(--gold-text)}
.footer .wordmark .sub{color:var(--gold-soft)}
.bench-tab.is-active{color:var(--navy)}
.lang{min-height:44px;padding:.6rem 1rem}
.nav a{font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.08em}
.wordmark .sub{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.12em}
@media (max-width:600px){.wordmark .sub{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.08em}}
.bench-hint{color:var(--ink-muted)}
.contact-note p{color:var(--on-dark-soft)}
.contact-list small{color:var(--on-dark-soft)}
.hero-foot{color:var(--on-dark-soft)}
.cred span{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.tl .org{color:var(--ink-muted)}

.bench-x.is-done .bench-tab.is-active .bench-progress{animation:none;transform:scaleX(1)}

/* ===== v6 — header fix, language menu, multilingual ===== */
@media (max-width:1180px){.nav-cta{display:none}}
.header .container{gap:var(--s3)}
.nav{gap:1.25rem}
.lang-menu{position:relative}
.lang-menu summary{list-style:none;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;cursor:pointer}
.lang-menu summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.lang-menu summary svg{flex:none}
.lang-menu ul{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + .5rem);inset-inline-end:0;margin:0;padding:.4rem 0;list-style:none;background:var(--ivory);border:1px solid var(--line-light);min-width:11rem;z-index:60;box-shadow:0 18px 40px -24px rgba(16,29,44,.45)}
.lang-menu li a{display:block;padding:.6rem 1rem;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink);white-space:nowrap}
.lang-menu li a:hover{background:var(--sand);color:var(--navy)}
.lang-menu li a[aria-current="true"]{color:var(--gold-text);font-weight:700}

/* Chinese typography */
html[lang="zh-CN"]{--serif:"Noto Serif SC","Songti SC","SimSun",serif;--sans:"Noto Sans SC","PingFang SC","Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif}
html[lang="zh-CN"] body{line-height:1.9}
html[lang="zh-CN"] h1,html[lang="zh-CN"] h2,html[lang="zh-CN"] h3{letter-spacing:.02em;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600}
html[lang="zh-CN"] h1{font-size:clamp(2.4rem,4.6vw,4rem)}
html[lang="zh-CN"] h1 em,html[lang="zh-CN"] h2 em{font-style:normal}
html[lang="zh-CN"] .label,html[lang="zh-CN"] .nav a,html[lang="zh-CN"] .btn,html[lang="zh-CN"] .nav-cta,html[lang="zh-CN"] .wordmark .name,html[lang="zh-CN"] .wordmark .sub,html[lang="zh-CN"] .hero-foot,html[lang="zh-CN"] .cred span,html[lang="zh-CN"] .tl .org,html[lang="zh-CN"] .contact-list small,html[lang="zh-CN"] .bench-hint,html[lang="zh-CN"] .portrait-caption,html[lang="zh-CN"] .fig figcaption,html[lang="zh-CN"] .footer nav{letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none}
html[lang="zh-CN"] .label{font-size:.9rem}
html[lang="zh-CN"] .nav a{font-size:.9rem}
html[lang="zh-CN"] .wordmark .name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.15rem}
/* Turkish/German long nav labels */
html[lang="de"] .nav a,html[lang="tr"] .nav a,html[lang="fr"] .nav a,html[lang="es"] .nav a,html[lang="it"] .nav a{letter-spacing:.05em;font-size:.72rem}
.header .container{max-width:1600px}

/* v6.1 — keep nav links visible on 1181–1560px laptops */
@media (min-width:1181px) and (max-width:1560px){
  .wordmark .sub{display:none}
  .nav{gap:1rem;margin-inline-end:var(--s2)}
  .nav a{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.04em}
  html[lang="de"] .nav a,html[lang="tr"] .nav a,html[lang="fr"] .nav a,html[lang="es"] .nav a,html[lang="it"] .nav a{font-size:.69rem;letter-spacing:.01em}
  .nav-cta{padding:.8rem .9rem;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.08em}
  html[lang="zh-CN"] .nav a{font-size:.85rem}
}