.page-hero {
  --hero-image: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/3184465/pexels-photo-3184465.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1800');
}

/* ── STATS BAND ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-stats-band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 3.6rem 2.5rem;
}

.about-stats-orb {
  position: absolute;
  width: 480px;
  height: 480px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(204, 34, 61, 0.18);
  filter: blur(100px);
  inset-inline-end: -140px;
  top: -160px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.about-metric-grid {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-metric strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.9rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.about-metric span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
}

/* ── STORY + THREE PILLARS ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 0.92fr);
  gap: 3.5rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.about-story-text h2 {
  margin: 0.7rem 0 1.4rem;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.2vw, 2.9rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.about-story-text h2 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.about-story-lead p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
}

.about-founded-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 1.8rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-inline-start: 4px solid var(--accent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--surface);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}

.about-founded-year {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--accent);
  line-height: 1;
}

.about-founded-label {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  max-width: 170px;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.about-pillars {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.about-pillar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--surface);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: transform 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
}

.about-pillar:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}

.about-pillar-icon {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
}

.about-pillar h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.about-pillar p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ── VALUES (icon-fronted cards) ──────────────────────────────────────── */
.value-card-icon {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(204, 34, 61, 0.1);
  color: var(--accent);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}

.value-card {
  transition: transform 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
}

.value-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}

/* ── VERTICAL TIMELINE ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-timeline {
  direction: ltr;
  max-width: 880px;
}

html[lang="ar"] .about-timeline-content {
  direction: rtl;
  text-align: right;
}

.about-timeline-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 108px 28px 1fr;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  padding-bottom: 2.6rem;
}

.about-timeline-item:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.about-timeline-year {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-align: right;
  padding-top: 0.15rem;
}

.about-timeline-track {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.about-timeline-track::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: -2.6rem;
  width: 2px;
  background: var(--hairline);
}

.about-timeline-item:last-child .about-timeline-track::before {
  bottom: 50%;
}

.about-timeline-dot {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 13px;
  height: 13px;
  margin-top: 0.3rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
  border: 3px solid var(--page-bg);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(204, 34, 61, 0.16);
}

.about-timeline-content span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.about-timeline-content p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-3);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

/* ── CTA ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.about-cta-section {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 2.5rem 5.5rem;
}

.about-cta-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2rem;
  background: var(--ink);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: 3.2rem 3rem;
  color: #fff;
}

.about-cta-orb {
  position: absolute;
  width: 420px;
  height: 420px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(204, 34, 61, 0.22);
  filter: blur(90px);
  inset-inline-end: -120px;
  top: -130px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.about-cta-card h2 {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.about-cta-card h2 em {
  color: var(--accent-light);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.about-cta-card p {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 360px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
}

.about-cta-btn {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.about-cta-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.about-cta-btn svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .about-story-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2.2rem;
  }

  .about-pillar {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 1.5rem 1rem;
    gap: 0.8rem;
  }

  .about-pillar h3 {
    margin: 0.3rem 0 0.2rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .about-metric-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1.6rem 1rem;
  }

  .about-timeline-item {
    grid-template-columns: 64px 24px 1fr;
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .about-timeline-year {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }

  .about-cta-card {
    padding: 2.4rem 1.6rem;
    text-align: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .about-cta-card p {
    max-width: none;
  }
}