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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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Articles
Mahmud Ali Makki: poet of dialogue between cultures
With this article, written by Mohamed Gomaa Tawfik, we remember Dr. Mahmud Ali Makki, a [...]
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Notes of history
Qabbani and al-Bayati: two Arab poets in Madrid
Rosa Isabel Martínez Lillo (Autonomous University of Madrid) Two poets and the same city. Two [...]
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Articles Publications
Publication of ‘La madina olvidada’.
Since the creation in 2017 of the Centre for Studies on Islamic Madrid (CEMI), a [...]
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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
Differences add up
This video, produced by the journalist Javier López-Astilleros, collaborator of the Islamic Culture Foundation, reflects on [...]
Oct
Être algérien, ça veut dire quoi?
Tu es Algérien quand tu te crois plus intelligent que tout le monde, plus professionnel [...]
Sep
Great women in Islamic History: a forgotten legacy
Islam placed paradise under the feet of women when they became mothers; they became the [...]
Jul
eL Seed: A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings
eL Seed fuses Arabic calligraphy with graffiti to paint colorful, swirling messages of hope and [...]
Jul
La conception de la nature et le paysage en Islam
Ce court métrage sur le réseau international de la FUNCI, Med-O-Med, réalisé à l’occasion du [...]
Jul
‘Moussem’ of Tan Tan 2016
Every year Tan Tan, a small and desertic town in the South of Morocco, celebrates [...]
Jun
COP22بلاغ صحفي الإعلان عن تنظيم قمة الضمائر
نظم يوم الاثنين 9 مايو بحديقة التجارب النباتية بالرباط تحت رعاية المجلس الاقتصادي والاجتماعي والبيئي، [...]
May
Islamophobia in Spain. National Report 2015
The Islamic Culture Foundation presented its report “Islamophobia in Spain. National Report 2015” last Tuesday, May [...]
May
Presentation ot the COP22’s Summit of Conscience
This Monday, May 9th, 2016, was held the Summit of Conscience of the COP22 at [...]
Apr
The Voices of Water
The short documentary called “The Voices of Water” made by the Islamic Culture Foundation in [...]
Apr