Category Archives: Articles

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
RAMADAN KAREEM

We wish you a month of Ramadan filled with peace, serenity and health, in which [...]

02
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
Rabat and Sale: on the traces of al-Andalus

After the first heritage tour in Sale, held last May, on 29 June the Islamic [...]

29
Jul
An Ecological Gardening Guide (Guide de jardinage écologique)

The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), through its project “Bouregreg Gardening School of Med-O-Med“, located in [...]

04
Jul
Maestre Antonio, master builder and resident of the Villa

Editorial note: The original article was published on 5 May 2024 on the website Arte [...]

29
May
Hajj Certificates: A Beautiful History

Hajj certificates are stylised legal documents testifying that a certain individual has participated in the [...]

29
May
Piece of the month: the “Taller del Moro”

Throughout the month of March, thanks to the collaboration between the Centre for Studies on [...]

01
Apr
Solidarity and sharing in the Arab-Islamic world

The Big Contradiction Amongst the topics that come up often in debates, newspapers, news, talk [...]

01
Apr
Surnames of Arabic origin

The Arab legacy in the Iberian Peninsula can be seen through multiple and diverse aspects, [...]

14
Mar
CEMI at FITUR fair. A tour of Islamic Madrid

On January 25, the Center for Studies on Islamic Madrid (CEMI), created by de Islamic [...]

05
Feb
The Islamic funerary question in Spain. The case of Zaragoza

Last 18th January the news of the discovery of an ancient Islamic necropolis in the [...]

02
Feb
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 [...]

30
Nov
The Islamic collections of the Museum of Santa Cruz in Toledo

Summary Although part of the cultural heritage has a monumental character, sometimes it is the [...]

30
Nov