Category Archives: Articles
Europe’s biggest medieval arsenal discovered
In FUNCI, we want to congratulate our friend and collaborator, the archaeologist Manuel Retuerce, member [...]
Dec
Medina Azahara grows to the east of the Caliphal Palace
A Spanish-Germany archaeological team has found, in a new excavated area, a big administrative building [...]
Oct
The miracle of numbers in the Quran
Even though the miracle of numbers present in the Quran is already known among many [...]
Sep
Not of the letter but of the Spirit
This book gathers different manuscripts, some of them already published and others completely new, from [...]
Jul
Publishing of “Islamic Madrid. A recovered history”
Last June 11th, the Islamic Culture Foundation participated in the Nights of Ramadan, organized by [...]
Jun
Muhammad I, fundador de Madrid
Quinto emir omeya de al-Andalus, Muhammad I fue hijo del emir ‘Abd al-Rahmān II y [...]
Jun
Islamic tapestry with figurative scenes
In Islam, figurative designs are, at the least, unadvisable. Some of them, as is the [...]
May
Passages from the Bible discovered behind Qur’an manuscript
An “extraordinary” discovery by an eagle-eyed scholar has identified the shadowy outlines of passages from [...]
May
Yazid Kheloufi, spiritual calligraphy
Yazid Kheloufi’s works show an approach to writing as a means of creation, through calligraphy [...]
Apr
The notion of knowledge in Islam
This is what the Quran and hadith say about knowledge or science (‘ilm). This term, [...]
Mar
Islam and its contribution to democracy
“…One other thing that Islam can contribute to democracy in Europe is the recognition of [...]
Mar
Virtual recreation of the mosque of Antequera (Spain)
This video shows a virtual recreation of a rural mosque of the 10th-11th century, created [...]
Mar
The Other Al-Andalus — When Muslims and Christians Flourished in Sicily
I sometimes think about the glories of “Islamic Spain,” or Al-Andalus. Starting around 711 and [...]
Feb
Inspection of the Andalusi structures underneath the Plaza de los Carros, in Madrid
The Centre for the Study of Islamic Madrid examined an Andalusi qanat and an underground [...]
Nov
The Word ‘Allah’ Has Been Discovered Woven Into Viking Burial Clothes
Ancient burial clothes thought to have been woven with typical Viking patterns have, after decades [...]
Oct
Mokhtar Film Festival 2017
The 2017 call for the Mokhtar Film Festival has been launched. This Festival is a [...]
Sep
The virtual reconstructions directed by Antonio Almagro, in open access
The videos produced by LAAC under the direction of Dr. Antonio Almagro, a collaborator of [...]
Sep
Socotra, island of mysteries
Jordi Esteva’s black and white photos show the enigmas of Socotra that wander through his [...]
Dec
“Los colores culturales de Marruecos” has been republished
The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECID) has republished “Los colores culturales de Marruecos” (The [...]
Nov
The Twistislamophobia contest has its winners!
After a month of contest, whose goal was to reflect different situations of islamophobia or [...]
Nov