#Islamic Culture
A blue lotus floats its way upstream, and the sky canvases parallel to the Nile. In Egypt, it seems as though one can never get enough of the color blue - historically, artistically, and theologically. Blue is a fixture of Egyptian culture and has been for centuries; little scarab amulets, painted temple walls and most recently, evil-eye pacifiers. But blue, the ancients were quick to realize, was not a naturally occurring color; the sky was untouchable, and there was nothing…
