{"id":732,"date":"2026-03-20T17:41:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=732"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:14:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mcsdc.org\/am\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"\u1235\u1208 \u12a5\u129b"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.about-section {\n  max-width: 1100px;\n  margin: auto;\n  padding: 50px 20px;\n}\n\n\/* HEADER *\/\n.about-title {\n  text-align: center;\n  font-size: 32px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  color: #6c2e88;\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n}\n\n.about-subtitle {\n  text-align: center;\n  color: #666;\n  margin-bottom: 40px;\n  font-size: 15px;\n}\n\n\/* IMAGE GRID *\/\n.image-grid {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\n  gap: 15px;\n  margin-bottom: 40px;\n}\n\n.image-grid img {\n  width: 100%;\n  height: 220px;\n  object-fit: cover;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  transition: 0.3s;\n}\n\n.image-grid 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