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Maryam Touzani’s movies: a portrayal of Moroccan society
Maryam Touzani is a film director born in Tangier (Morocco) in 1980. After studying in [...]
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Al-Andalus and the continuity of ancient quarrying in La Alcarria
From the Center for Studies on Islamic Toledo (Islamic Culture Foundation) and the Geological and [...]
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Islamic Madrid: Recovered history versus the single narrative
By Daniel Gil-Benumeya, interviewed by Asunción Molinos Gordo and Andrea Pacheco González. Madrid is not [...]
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Ramadan Mubarak 2026
Sometimes we look for signs outside ourselves, when they already live within us. We just [...]
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An 8th-century dirham in Navalvillar (Colmenar Viejo, Madrid). On its archaeological context and possible interpretations
The following article compiles some of the most recent news about the silver dirham found [...]
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The Cerro del Bu: an Islamic siege fortress at Tulaytula
Cerro del Bu is an archaeological site located on a promontory opposite the historic centre [...]
Jul
Ibn ‘Arabi and Sufism, a way of reading Islamic architecture
Why does man choose to express himself through art and how does he do so? [...]
Jul
Eid Al-Adha and animal welfare in islam
On July 29th, we have just attended the Eid al-Adha, or the so-called Feast of [...]
Jul
Islamic finance: a Sharia-based form of economy?
After World War II, the new international economic order was set in place. World trade, [...]
Jun
Moriscos influence in Rabat and Salé in the 16th and 17th centuries
On 18 May, the Islamic Culture Foundation was invited to participate in the international conference [...]
May
محمد، هل هو جمهوري ثوري؟
ترجمة: الأستاذ نورالدين بن مبروك في إنجلترا القرن السابع عشر، كان الحديث عن الإسلام طريقة [...]
Aug