JEDDAH: The selection of the recipients of the King Faisal Prize 2021 has entered its final stages, with specialized selection committees set to meet in the coming days. According to the General Secretariat of the King Faisal Prize, the selection committees for all five categories of the award Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science will meet Feb. 6, and the winner will be announced by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Feb. 10. The topics of the 43rd session of the King Faisal Prize are “Endowment in Islam” for the Islamic Studies prize; “The New Rhetoric” for the Arabic Language and Literature prize; “Regenerative Medicine in Neurological Conditions” for the Medicine prize; and “Physics” for the Science prize.
MAKKAH: Visitors to the Kingdom’s Jewel of the Red Sea can catch a glimpse of its past glory in a mural depicting the city’s prized sites in one of Jeddah’s new airport halls.
A 36-meter mural depicting the city’s old crowded neighborhoods, with the distinctive intricate latticed windows adorning the shops and buildings, has added a beautiful splash of color to the terminal building.
Saudi artist Amal Felemban said that the work of visual artists in the Kingdom is currently witnessing a major transformation.
Her mural, which took a month and a half to complete, was initially 12 meters long but was tripled in size to be placed at the airport.