Category Archives: Articles
The emergence of the Rihla or travel literature
“Travelling – it leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller”, Ibn Battuta [...]
Feb
Victor Hugo and his poetry against Islamophobia
Even if Victor Hugo is internationally known for his literature, his poetry and his positions [...]
Feb
Andalusia, mon amour, part 2
This is the second part of Dr. Chtatou’s text on Al-Andalus, its history and development. [...]
Jan
Muslim women of Castile
Due to its gender identity and its religious option, the Muslim women of Castile were [...]
Dec
Uzbekistan, Pearl of the Eastern Muslim world
At the crack of dawn, bright summer sunshine basking the city of Tashkent — the [...]
Dec
The Spread of Islam in Ancient Africa
Article written by Mark Cartwright and originally published in Ancient.eu on May 2019. Following the conquest of [...]
Nov
Andalusia, mon amour, part 1
Al-Andalus in Andalusia Dr Mohamed Chtatou Andalusia is the seduction of Spain. It is believed [...]
Nov
Astonishing mosques in China
China has an ambiguous stance in regards to institutionalized faith. On the one hand, the [...]
Oct
Ibn ‘Arabi, the Andalusian Sufi Prince of Humility
Sufism designates the effort of internalization of the Qur’anic Revelation, the break with the purely [...]
Oct
Ibn al-Haytham and the rays of ligth
Ibn al-Haytham saw what no other scientist from the Greco-Roman era was able to see [...]
Sep
Amazigh Identity in Morocco and Algeria
The Amazighs are the oldest inhabitants of North Africa, a proof of that is their [...]
Aug
The Cambridge Mosque garden, a balm for the soul
A year since the ‘eco-mosque’ opened, Islamic garden specialist Emma Clark explains the traditional principles [...]
Jul
Moroccan photographers sticking their neck out
Twelve Moroccan photographers have joined forces in order to contribute the COVID-19 fight in their [...]
Jun
Khamsa, the hand of Fatima
The hand of Fatima has become one of the most common symbols to produce jewels, [...]
Jun
Muslim artists portray the month of Ramadan
Last Friday, April 24th began the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims. [...]
May
Authorities’ measures towards pandemics in Moroccan History
Mohamed Siali – Rabat, May 4th (EFE) The restrictive measures that have followed the spreading [...]
May
A tour through the maps of Madrid
In these days of “lockdown” for a common good, our colleague Daniel Gil-Benumeya, Scientific Coordinator [...]
Apr
The Moors of Majorca
When one thinks of the Balearic Islands, Spain’s rich Islamic history doesn’t come to mind [...]
Apr
Coronavirus in images. Middle East
From our ethnocentric Western perspective, we usually think that problems are only dramatic when they [...]
Apr
Plague and poetry in the Middle East authors
Plague, pandemic and pestilence have long been themes for writers, historians and poets, from Giovanni [...]
Mar