Author Archives: Fundación de Cultura Islámica
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FUNCI signs an agreement for the enhancement of Rabat’s heritage
We are pleased to announce that the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), represented by its president, [...]
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News
MEMOLab and FUNCI in a research project on the hydraulics of the Tagus River
Archaeologists from the University of Granada and the Centre for the Study of Islamic Toledo [...]
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Articles
Mahmud Ali Makki: poet of dialogue between cultures
With this article, written by Mohamed Gomaa Tawfik, we remember Dr. Mahmud Ali Makki, a [...]
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Notes of history
Qabbani and al-Bayati: two Arab poets in Madrid
Rosa Isabel Martínez Lillo (Autonomous University of Madrid) Two poets and the same city. Two [...]
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Articles Publications
Publication of ‘La madina olvidada’.
Since the creation in 2017 of the Centre for Studies on Islamic Madrid (CEMI), a [...]
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The programme med-o-med in the medias
The Programme of Internatinal Cooperation for the protection of natural and cultural environment Med-O-Med, cultural landscapes [...]
Apr
ZAHA HADID, UNE ARCHITECTURE
Zaha Hadid n’a cessé, tout au long de sa carrière de repousser les limites de [...]
Apr
Les nouvelles plumes égyptiennes
Mansoura Ezzeldine L’œil androgène de l’écriture Mansoura Ezzeldine est née le 22 mars 1976. A [...]
Mar
The green mosque
The Building: Problem or Solution competition, managed by Faith in Place, encouraged the creative design [...]
Mar
The Middle East feminist revolution
Among the most prevalent Western stereotypes about Muslim countries are those concerning Muslim women: doe-eyed, [...]
Mar
In solidarity with arab people
“Justice is half of faith”. “All human beings are like the teeth of a comb” [...]
Feb
This is not an Islamic revolution
The uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia show that Islam is now less potent politically, even [...]
Feb
Registering Islamic Architectural Around The World
The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), subsidiary of the Organisation of [...]
Feb
Imam Ghazali and the importance of character
Imam Ghazali may have lived over 900 years ago, but in the true spirit of [...]
Feb
“Gardens of al-Andalus” goes to Saudi Arabia
Under the High Patronage of HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Riyadh. [...]
Jan
Caribbean Muslims
The terms Caribbean and South American refer to aggregations of countries, not to specific areas [...]
Dec
The Sinjska Alka, intangible heritage
The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the [...]
Dec
Journey to Pakistan Film launched online
We are very proud to announce the launch of the first film from Journey to [...]
Nov
‘Hajj’ in the Past
John Lewis Burckhardt, 1814 Swiss-born orientalist, John Lewis Burckhardt travelled widely across Africa and the [...]
Nov
Peter Gabriel with Pakistan
Calling the world’s response to floods in Pakistan “pathetic,” British rock star Peter Gabriel has [...]
Nov
Istanbul, european capital of culture
Istanbul may be European Capital of Culture for 2010, but it by no means needs [...]
Oct
In fear of ‘Eurabia’
Historian says Europe has long defined itself against the threat of Islam. The images were clearly [...]
Oct
A seminar on critical islamic thougth
The Center for the Study of Intercultural Dialogues (Granada, Spain) is offering a two-week summer [...]
Sep
Urgent help for Pakistan
A humanitarian catastrophe of terrifying proportions is unfolding in Pakistan, with a fifth of the [...]
Aug
Quelques questions classiques sur le ramadan
Travaillant pour la plupart d’entre nous dans un environnement pour lequel le jeûne ne fait [...]
Aug