
    :root {
      --bg: #f5f0e8;
      --paper: #fdfaf4;
      --ink: #1a1209;
      --accent: #b5451b;
      --accent-light: #e8c9a0;
      --muted: #6b5e4e;
      --border: #d4c4a8;
      --heading-font: 'Amiri', serif;
      --body-font: 'Tajawal', sans-serif;
    }

    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

    body {
      background-color: var(--bg);
      color: var(--ink);
      font-family: var(--body-font);
      font-size: 1.08rem;
      line-height: 1.95;
      min-height: 100vh;
    }

    /* Grain texture overlay */
    body::before {
      content: '';
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0;
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)' opacity='0.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 0;
      opacity: 0.5;
    }

    .wrapper {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      max-width: 780px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 3rem 1.5rem 6rem;
    }

    /* ── Header ── */
    .post-header {
      text-align: center;
      padding-bottom: 2.5rem;
      margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
      border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border);
      position: relative;
    }

    .post-header::after {
      content: '❧';
      display: block;
      color: var(--accent);
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      margin-top: 1rem;
    }

    .post-category {
      display: inline-block;
      font-family: var(--body-font);
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--accent);
      background: var(--accent-light);
      padding: 0.25rem 0.9rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    }

    .post-title {
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
      font-weight: 700;
      line-height: 1.3;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .post-subtitle {
      font-family: var(--body-font);
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: 1rem;
      max-width: 520px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    /* ── Article body ── */
    .post-body {
      background: var(--paper);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: 4px;
      padding: 2.5rem 2.8rem;
      box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--border);
    }

    @media (max-width: 600px) {
      .post-body { padding: 1.5rem 1.2rem; }
    }

    .post-body p {
      margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
      color: var(--ink);
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    /* Drop cap on first paragraph */
    .post-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-size: 4rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      float: right;
      line-height: 0.8;
      margin-left: 0.15em;
      margin-top: 0.1em;
      color: var(--accent);
    }

    /* ── Headings ── */
    .post-body h2 {
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-size: 1.65rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin: 2.5rem 0 1rem;
      padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
      border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent-light);
      position: relative;
    }

    .post-body h2::before {
      content: '';
      display: inline-block;
      width: 6px;
      height: 6px;
      background: var(--accent);
      border-radius: 50%;
      margin-left: 0.6em;
      vertical-align: middle;
      margin-bottom: 3px;
    }

    .post-body h3 {
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--accent);
      margin: 2rem 0 0.8rem;
    }

    /* ── Pull quote / highlight ── */
    .post-body blockquote,
    .pull-quote {
      border-right: 4px solid var(--accent);
      padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem 0.8rem 1rem;
      margin: 1.8rem 0;
      background: var(--accent-light);
      border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
      font-family: var(--heading-font);
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      color: var(--ink);
      font-style: italic;
    }

    /* ── Philosophers tag ── */
    .philosophers {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 0.4rem;
      margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem;
    }

    .philosophers span {
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--muted);
      background: var(--bg);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding: 0.18rem 0.65rem;
      border-radius: 20px;
    }

    /* ── Separator ── */
    .section-divider {
      text-align: center;
      margin: 2.5rem 0;
      color: var(--accent-light);
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.5em;
    }

    /* ── Footer note ── */
    .post-footer {
      margin-top: 2.5rem;
      padding-top: 1.5rem;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      font-size: 0.88rem;
      color: var(--muted);
      text-align: center;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    /* ── Fade-in animation ── */
    @keyframes fadeUp {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); }
      to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }

    .post-header { animation: fadeUp 0.7s ease both; }
    .post-body   { animation: fadeUp 0.7s ease 0.15s both; }
  