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Communications
New collaborations for FUNCI in Castilla-La-Mancha
Last October, we had the pleasure of sealing a collaboration agreement with the Botanical Garden [...]
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Articles
Abu Dhabi, five unique objects
We naturally view the world through our own cultural lens: The Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu [...]
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Communications
Islamic neo-medievalism in Madrid’s Tetuán neighbourhood
Last October we held several activities aimed at revaluing and disseminating the heritage of the [...]
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Articles Communications
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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Mayrit: from the University to an Erasmus project
During the month of May, the Center for the Study on Islamic Madrid (CEMI) has [...]
May
FUNCI receives the Doha international award
Last May 23rd and 24th, the Islamic Culture Foundation participated in the 14th Doha Conference [...]
May
Marseille, a proud and mixed-race city
At a time when the world is closing in on the “other”, and identities are [...]
May
The Center for the Study on Islamic Toledo signs an agreement with UCLM
The Islamic Culture Foundation has created the Center for the Study on Islamic Toledo (CETI). [...]
May
Ramadan and fasting in monotheist religions
Dr. Mohamed Chtatou Ramadan, a sacred month for Muslims, commemorates the revelation of the Qur’an [...]
Apr
The rise of hydraulic clocks in Morocco
From the water clock erected at the Koutoubia gate by the Almohads to the numerous [...]
Mar
Muslims in the Viceroyalty of Peru
To speak on the subject of the Arabs in the viceroyalty, it would be necessary [...]
Feb
The Almaden mines, an Andalusi heritage
During the Al-Andalus period, mining activity was very important and the extracted materials were exported [...]
Feb
Sea of Tears, an exhibition to the migrants lost in the sea
We reproduce the article “Sea of Tears, Garden of Memory”published on the AramcoWorld’s latest issue. [...]
Jan
The mantle of Roger II: the legacy of a multicultural society
The 12th century is often described as a period marked by the Crusades, called by [...]
Dec
A European capital’s forgotten memory: Madrid’s Islamic past
Unexpectedly wedged between vehicles in an underground car park lie the remnants of Madrid’s forgotten [...]
Dec
Ibn Jubayr: An Andalusian Traveller for Penance
Between the eleventh and the fifteenth century, three great groups of civilizations were in contact [...]
Dec
FUNCI expands its bibliographic base with the Benumeya Database
The Islamic Culture Foundation has just published the Benumeya Database of Bibliography on North Africa [...]
Nov
Tranquility, or sakînah, in Islam
Tranquility is the character, or state, of that which is calm, serene, without anxiety, without [...]
Nov
Hanna Diyab and the The Thousand and One Nights
In 1709, Antoine Galland, renowned translator of The Thousand and One Nights from Arabic into [...]
Nov
Kalīla wa-Dimna: an inspiring literary-political fable.
Tristan Semiond – FUNCI In the 8th century, the Persian writer Ibn al-Muqaffa’ translated the [...]
Oct
FUNCI and the Journey of Arabic coffee
Last October 4, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) participated in the Sharjah Literary Days, organized [...]
Oct
The heritage of Al-Andalus in Peruvian food
The Arab influence on Peruvian and other Latin American cuisine is unmistakable. Here is an [...]
Sep
Jajouka, Sufi music for intercultural dialogue
“The Master Musicians music is one of the great legal highs, a thundering, transporting chorale [...]
Aug
Emerging Libyan artists to watch and learn
Arts and culture writer Naima Morelli selects five Libyan artists for the Middle East Eye, [...]
Jul