August 22, 2017

An American Company Town in Saudi Arabia

Dhahran Commissary. © Ayesha Malik

Mr. Embleton in his office, Public Relations. © Ayesha Malik

A mother waves goodbye to her daughter as she leaves for Dhahran Elementary School at 7AM. © Ayesha Malik

Mysk in her bedroom with her Beanie Babies collection. © Ayesha Malik

Holding flowers after my ballet recital. © Ayesha Malik

Latifa with her daughter, Juriyah, before a soccer game. © Ayesha Malik

Baseball players on the field. © Ayesha Malik

The Pierson family at home during the winter season. © Ayesha Malik

Gardener offering us fresh dates from the local palm trees. © Ayesha Malik

Skateboarders at the skate park. © Ayesha Malik

Ayesha Malik grew up in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, a gated community of about 10,000 employees of the Arabian American Oil Company, built to provide them with the comforts of American suburban life. Her photographs of the place and its residents, along with her own family photos and letters, maps, clippings from the town’s newspaper and…