That’s ridiculous. They’ve got a solid claim on preserving, copying and transmitting knowledge, although they also improved some of it, but not mosaics.
BTW Arabesque is a geometric form of Islamic art.
See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabesque
Sorry, was in a hurry. I spent a few years post 9-11 debating on ME forums. I met Muslims/Coptics/Armenians/Assyrians etc., from all over. They have a whole other history thereagain so do we...:) The Turks are the worst!