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Islamic Madrid: heritage, identity, and the right to the city II
Urban itineraries Urban itineraries have been the main resource for the exploration, dissemination and valorisation [...]
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The Islamic collections of the Museum of Santa Cruz. The Andalusian world and its survival.
Summary Although part of the cultural heritage has a monumental character, sometimes it is the [...]
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Spices and seasonings in the cuisine of al-Andalus II
PART II Seasonings In order to differentiate recipes from one another, to provide a wider [...]
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Islamic carpets and fabrics in Renaissance art
There is a general awareness of the reason for the presence of textiles of Islamic [...]
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Islamic Madrid: heritage, identity, and the right to the city I
Introduction The stigmas and exclusions that weigh on Muslim or perceived Muslim populations in Europe, [...]
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Tranquility, or sakînah, in Islam
Tranquility is the character, or state, of that which is calm, serene, without anxiety, without [...]
Nov
Hanna Diyab and the The Thousand and One Nights
In 1709, Antoine Galland, renowned translator of The Thousand and One Nights from Arabic into [...]
Nov
Kalīla wa-Dimna: an inspiring literary-political fable.
Tristan Semiond – FUNCI In the 8th century, the Persian writer Ibn al-Muqaffa’ translated the [...]
Oct
FUNCI and the Journey of Arabic coffee
Last October 4, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) participated in the Sharjah Literary Days, organized [...]
Oct
Jajouka, Sufi music for intercultural dialogue
“The Master Musicians music is one of the great legal highs, a thundering, transporting chorale [...]
Aug
Emerging Libyan artists to watch and learn
Arts and culture writer Naima Morelli selects five Libyan artists for the Middle East Eye, [...]
Jul
Interfaith dialogue through travel literature
Dr. Mohamed Chtatou The rihla or travel literature has played an outstanding role in the [...]
Jul
Susana Mangana joins FUNCI
This month we have a reason to celebrate. Professor and researcher Susana Mangana Porteiro has [...]
Jul
Why Do We Need “Islamic Feminism”?
The Observatory of Islamophobia in the Media recovers this article published by the anthropologist Ziba [...]
Jun
Ivan Agueli, a painter against Islamophobia
Review of the book Anarchist, Artist, Sufi: The Politics, Painting, and Esotericism of Ivan Aguéli, [...]
Jun
We celebrate the I Interdisciplinary Congress on the History and Memory of the Islamic Madrid
Last May 20th and 21st, we celebrated the I Interdisciplinary Congress on the History and [...]
May
Leonardo Fibonacci and the Indo-Arabic mathematics of nature
Counting the petals of a flower in any of the botanical gardens in the Med-O-Med [...]
May
Al-Andalus: Multiculturalism, Tolerance and Convivencia
By Dr. Mohamed Chtatou 10/05/2021 Settled in the Iberian Peninsula since the eighth century, the [...]
May
The Crusades: between religion and politics, fiction and reality
The Crusades shaped the European Middle Ages, providing this chapter of History with an abundant [...]
Apr
Ramadan unifies the Islamic Ummah in belief, thought and practice
Mohamed Chtatou – Université Internationale de Rabat Instituted in Medina in the year 624, the [...]
Apr
FUNCI’s new collaboration agreements: networking and a training space
This last year, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) has signed many collaboration agreements with international [...]
Mar
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid: a woman who made a mark in history
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (خديجة بنت خويلد ), the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad, was [...]
Mar
The emergence of the Rihla or travel literature
“Travelling – it leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller”, Ibn Battuta [...]
Feb
Victor Hugo and his poetry against Islamophobia
Even if Victor Hugo is internationally known for his literature, his poetry and his positions [...]
Feb
Andalusia, mon amour, part 2
This is the second part of Dr. Chtatou’s text on Al-Andalus, its history and development. [...]
Jan