Communications
The National Archaeological Museum and the Islamic Culture Foundation present an exhibition on the material and botanical heritage of Al-Andalus
Last Friday, 5 June, we opened the exhibition Materia viva. Un recorrido por la botánica, [...]
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Heritage dissonance in Madrid: the islamic wall
The following article is an abridged version of the original text ‘Islamic Madrid, Forgotten Madrid: [...]
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From embroidered textile to the spinner´s work. A new reading of the textile production in al-Andalus (9th-13th Centuries)
The Andalusi textile was not only the exceptional scope of Caliphal silks, cloths with gold [...]
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Maryam Touzani’s movies: a portrayal of Moroccan society
Maryam Touzani is a film director born in Tangier (Morocco) in 1980. After studying in [...]
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Al-Andalus and the continuity of ancient quarrying in La Alcarria
From the Center for Studies on Islamic Toledo (Islamic Culture Foundation) and the Geological and [...]
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Med-O-Med Network of Botanic Gardens
The Med-O-Med Network of Botanic Gardens was created in 2009 by the Islamic Culture Foundation, [...]
Sep
L’Islam du XIVème siècle, des personnages et des lieux
Dans son fondement, l’Islam était basé, entre autres, sur deux concepts : celui de voyage [...]
Sep
Jumu’a Mubarak
We wish you all a blessed and peaceful Jumu’a. Have a nice friday. In the [...]
Sep
I Seminary Med-O-Med
The Seminar entitled The al-Andalus Experience: a Model for Preserving Biodiversity was organised by FUNCI, [...]
Sep
Debates and Lectures (culture)
In addition to international congresses and colloquia, the Foundation promotes debates and lectures on a [...]
Sep
Almunias of the Islamic West: Rest and Production
The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) has sponsored the course Almunias del Occidente Islámico: Solaz y Producción [...]
Sep
Contributions of Islamic Civilisation to the European Culture
This international congress took place in Paris in 1991, at the UNESCO and the Institut [...]
Aug
The cultural diversity of Bulgaria
Banya Bashi is the name of the mosque in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital. The monument [...]
Aug
La diversité culturelle de Bulgarie
Banya Bashi est le nom de la mosquée de Sofia, la capitale bulgare. L’édifice fait [...]
Aug
Against intolerance towards Christians
In recent days we have been seeing brutal conflict between one religious community towards another, [...]
Aug
Al-Andalus, Eight Centuries of History
In 1987, the Foundation (back then still called Western Institute of Islamic Culture), organized the [...]
Aug
Al-Jwarizmi and the algorithms
Mohammed Ibn Musa al-Jwarizmi (780-850), better known as al-Jwarizmi, was the inventor of the algebra, [...]
Aug
Aragón lives its history
In 1988, the Foundation organized the 2nd Seminar on Islamic Culture, under the motto Aragón [...]
Aug
Albert and Chomsky on Gaza
Killing “Snakes” and Self By Michael Albert “Behind every terrorist stand dozens of men and [...]
Aug
Is Islamophobia a form of racism?
From the History of Al-Andalus to Fanon’s Zone of Being and Zone of Non Being, [...]
Aug
Journey to Mecca
Journey to Mecca tells the incredible true story of Ibn Battuta, one of the greatest [...]
Jul
The Virtual Museum of Iraq
Italy honors Iraq as the birthplace of civilization through a virtual museum featuring 70 of [...]
Jul
On the Nabateans
Trade is often regarded as one of the key indicators of a civilization’s relative success. [...]
Jul
معارض مؤسسة الثقافة الإسلامية
لغرض إطلاع الجمهور على ثراء الحضارة الإسلامية من مناظير مختلفة، اهتمّت مؤسسة الثقافة الإسلامية منذ [...]
Jul
مقابلة مع السيد شريف عبد الرحمن جاه
السؤال 1: من هو شريف عبد الرحمن جاه؟ هذا سؤال ينبغي أن يجيب عليه الآخرون، [...]
Jul