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 world of science in muslim Spain
The exhibition entitled Science in the World of al-Andalus has opened on July 22 in [...]
Jul
Karen Armstrong and the prophet of Islam
True spirituals refrain from sweeping generalization and the traps of self-righteous judgmental conclusions in the [...]
Jun
Moroccans and Spaniards seek lost Andalus
Beyond al-Qaeda, Moroccans and Spaniards seek lost Andalus In 1492 – the legend goes – [...]
Jun
60 years of Nakba
This year Israel celebrates its 60th birthday. Yet for Palestinians and for people of conscience [...]
May
Ce que Einstein dit au sujet de Dieu
“J’affirme que le sentiment religieux cosmique est le motif le plus puissant et le plus [...]
May
A campaing against forced marriages
The SPIOR initiative and campaign against forced marriages is to be much welcomed. Something had [...]
May
Architecture competition announcement
Sham Spiritual Oasis Competition for Architectural Concepts The competition aims at developing a concept of [...]
Apr
Poem of Mahmoud Darweesh
Lover from Palestine “Your eyes A thorn in my heart Painful yet adorable I shield [...]
Apr
EuroArab Chairs in Granada
On the occasion of the 2nd Annual Program of the EuroArab Chairs, the EuroArab Foundation [...]
Mar
The UK and the Alliance of Civilisations
Speech of Shahid Malik, British Minister for International Development, in occasion of the meeting on Alliance of [...]
Feb
Exposition photographique de la FUNCI
“Peu de choses sont aussi belles que la fusion des dunes ardentes avec le sable [...]
Feb
International Short Story Contest
The spanish network of Anna Lindh Foundation, wich the Islamic Culture Foundation belongs, announces the [...]
Feb
Dignity and a fulfilled honorable life?
Watching a clip of a recent interview with Norman Finkelstein upon a recent visit he [...]
Feb
A tool, not a compromise
In the Middle East, the religious sphere must now complement the societal one, which is [...]
Feb
The Science in Muslim Spain
The exhibition entitled Science in the World of al-Andalus has opened on April 29 in San Sebastian [...]
Feb
FUNCI organises a photo exhibition
The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), in collaboration with the Caisse de Dêpot et de Gestion, [...]
Feb
Al-Taj for Health Annual Report
Making a Difference in our Community’s Health Al-Taj Board Members are pleased to share with [...]
Feb
Working for peace: dark hope
A Moral Witness to the ‘Intricate Machine’ “I am an Israeli. I live in Jerusalem. [...]
Jan
First Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Madrid
Author Paulo Coelho, Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, Queen Noor of Jordan, Al Jazeera anchor Riz [...]
Jan
A thought on Prophet Mohammed
Tomorrow marks the 1437 years birthday of the Prophet Mohammad that’s widely celebrated in all [...]
Jan