Saudi Arabia

Part I of Essay
For thousands of years, people of the Arabian Peninsula have been at the geographic, commercial and cultural crossroads of the world. As early as 3,000 B.C., the people of the western region of the peninsula were part of a far-reaching commercial network extending to south ....

Part II of Essay
.... core, the Islamic world witnessed a flowering of culture, the sciences and the arts unparalleled in human history. Every year for the past fourteen centuries, Muslim pilgrims from around the world have traveled to Islam's holiest sites in Makkah and Madinah, helping further enrich the culture of the people of the peninsula. With the formation of the modern Kingdom of in 1932, King Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud directed his efforts to preserving and perpetuating Arab traditions and culture. His legendary dedication to this cause was e ....