Saudi-Arabian artist Alia Ahmad is blossoming in the contemporary art world. Her large-scale, expressionistic oil paintings have captured the eyes of collectors, auction houses and galleries worldwide ...

As we headed to the main prayer hall, we saw more gorgeous mosaics of flowers. The ceilings are at least 100 feet high and there is calligraphy from the Koran inscribed on the inside of the dome!

and Sanskrit texts into Arabic and the acquisition of paper-making methods from China meant that knowledge was dispersed widely, fueling creativity and innovation. The Flower Despite internecine ...