Category Archives: Articles

International day of Islamic art. Six artists you should know

The international day of Islamic art, celebrated annually on 18 November, invites us to reflect [...]

01
Dec
‘A stranger in your own house’, Miguel Ripoll’s new exhibition in Tangier

Until 5 February 2026, Dar Niaba, the museum of travelling artists in Tangier, will be [...]

14
Nov
Sharjah hosts FUNCI’s exhibition ‘Cultural landscapes of Al-Andalus’

The new exhibition by the Islamic Culture Foundation(FUNCI), “Cultural Landscapes of Al-Andalus,” recently opened at [...]

07
Nov
Ten routes through the Andalusi heritage of Castile-La Mancha

We are excited to introduce Routes of al-Andalus – a cultural and tourism project offering [...]

02
Oct
Kristyan Sarkis. Reviving the rich history of Arabic script

The Arabic script is one of the most diverse scripts; established over a thousand years [...]

01
Oct
The Muslim cemetery of Madrid. The forgotten maqbara

“Nothing marks its location and few people know the secret, but beneath Plaza de la [...]

30
Sep
Archaeology in Castilla-La Mancha Progresses Hand in Hand with FUNCI

The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), via the Center for Studies on Islamic Toledo (CETI), collaborates [...]

01
Aug
More than a sacred text, the Qur’an as cultural heritage

After the Christian conquest, and despite the successive prohibitions to which the Hispanic Islamic minorities [...]

21
Jul
Cervantes and Islam

The life of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra unfolded during a time of profound change and [...]

03
Jun
Karagöz: Turkish theater

According to the description provided by the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible [...]

03
Jun
Actions for the dissemination of Andalusi botany in Toledo

Inauguration of the Andalusi botany trail at the Sephardic Museum On 12 May this year, [...]

02
Jun
Judaization of Andalusia. Falsifying ancient history for modern ideological ends

The following article addresses the historical misrepresentation of the memory of al-Andalus in terms of [...]

02
Apr
Al-Muṣāra: the Marinid royal citadel in Fez

The study of almunias in the Maghreb and al-Andalus intensified more than 10 years ago [...]

28
Mar
The Farming Communities of the Dryland Areas in al-Andalus

Recently, the book Las comunidades campesinas del secano en al-Ándalus (‘The Farming Communities of the [...]

07
Feb
The Silk Road. A Living History

The Silk Road The Silk Road was a vast historical network of trade routes that [...]

07
Feb
Abu Dhabi, five unique objects

We naturally view the world through our own cultural lens: The Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu [...]

02
Dec
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, [...]

27
Sep
Mahmud Ali Makki: poet of dialogue between cultures

With this article, written by Mohamed Gomaa Tawfik, we remember Dr. Mahmud Ali Makki, a [...]

25
Sep
Publication of ‘La madina olvidada’.

Since the creation in 2017 of the Centre for Studies on Islamic Madrid (CEMI), a [...]

31
Jul
The ‘Neo-Mudejar’ of Chamberí, al-Andalus from the contemporaneity

On the occasion of the celebration of the Fiestas de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de [...]

31
Jul