[NativeNewYorker]

A gifted novelist couldn't have stuffed more symbolism into that excerpt.

[SlowBoat407]

Why am I seeing the Mona Lisa wearing a burkha all of a sudden?

[dennisw]

barf alert!!

[Steely Tom]

Will the curators of the Islamic art wing have among their duties the placing of high explosives at strategic points within the Louvre's other wings?

(steely)

[johnnyBbad]

"An investment."

Indeed.

[lilylangtree]

Undoubtedly a love gift. (snicker)

[poobear]

Will the Islamic art wing include all of the atrocities inflicted to the Europe and the United States including beheadings, incinerated remains of the people in the planes and twin towers, how about mutilated bodies of the folks in the tube and buses in London and let's not forget the Madrid trains.
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[Darkwolf377]

Is this going to be called the "Please Don't Hurt Us We Surrender Easily Just Ask Germany" wing?

[SlowBoat407]

Islam, a religion of appease.

[sumocide]

In (Saudi/Wahabi/Sunni) Islam you get your head chopped off for depicting people. Therefore islamic art is limited to drawing pretty patterns. A whole wing full of that will be quite boring.

[highlander_UW]

Now if only France would fill that Islamic heritage wing with relics from Charles Martel and is defeat of the first attempted muslim invasion of Europe.

[Abathar]

WHAT Islamic art? A kids mosaic made from empty brass casings maybe?

[Phocion]

Is this for real? I can't find mention of this anywhere else on the web.

[layman]

Islamic art wing at the Louvre

I hope their art is better than their music, dancing, and comedy.

[Isabelle]

Another reason not to visit France.

[doc30]

And then the muslims willl complain about the offensive, non-muslim art and mythological subjects and demand that they be removed. Once part of the building is muslim, it must always remain muslim.

[durasell]

He's also a major shareholder in News Corp. The parent company of Fox and Citicorp, one of the nation's largest banks.

[longtermmemmory]

Islamic Art?

I though islam prohibited depictions of any living creature or person?

Just geometric patterns.

How will they differentiate other non-islamic art from the regions?

[montag813]

This work of art Alaweed calls "Domestic Tranquility"

[denydenydeny]

One day the Louvre will be one big Islamic wing.

Everything else?

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Here's another article on the same subject that I was just about to post.

Some interesting tidbits from the article:

"Alwaleed, a nephew of Saudi King Fahd and the world's fifth richest man, is a businessman and generous philanthropist. He owns the Kingdom Hotels International and Fairmont hotel groups, and is a major shareholder in Citigroup and Eurodisney."

"The Saudi billionaire was at the center of a controversy after former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani turned down his $10 million donation to Sept. 11 victims."

Naturally, the French gladly accepted his $20 million donation.