Happy Feast of Sacrifice, or Greater Feast

The Museum of Santa Cruz and FUNCI together for Toledo’s Islamic heritage

The Museum of Santa Cruz and the Centre for Studies on Islamic Toledo (Islamic Culture [...]

FUNCI signs an agreement with the Provincial Council of Albacete

On 9 April, the Provincial Council of Albacete, through its Institute of Albacete Studies ‘Don [...]

Maestre Antonio, master builder and resident of the Villa

Editorial note: The original article was published on 5 May 2024 on the website Arte [...]

Hajj Certificates: A Beautiful History

Hajj certificates are stylised legal documents testifying that a certain individual has participated in the [...]

EID MUBARAK 2024

Piece of the month: the “Taller del Moro”

Throughout the month of March, thanks to the collaboration between the Centre for Studies on [...]

CEMI’s participation in the “Medina” program of RTVE

Last January, the Centre for the Study of Islamic Madrid (CEMI), a project of the [...]

Solidarity and sharing in the Arab-Islamic world

The Big Contradiction Amongst the topics that come up often in debates, newspapers, news, talk [...]

Surnames of Arabic origin

The Arab legacy in the Iberian Peninsula can be seen through multiple and diverse aspects, [...]

FUNCI was present at FITUR 2024

On January 25, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) was invited to participate in FITUR with [...]

CEMI at FITUR fair. A tour of Islamic Madrid

On January 25, the Center for Studies on Islamic Madrid (CEMI), created by de Islamic [...]

Sheikh Hamad Award 2023 for FUNCI

On 13 December 2023 was held in Doha (Qatar) the ninth edition of the Sheikh [...]

The Islamic funerary question in Spain. The case of Zaragoza

Last 18th January the news of the discovery of an ancient Islamic necropolis in the [...]

For a better 2024

Together por Peace, Justice and heath for the Planet.

Islamic Madrid: heritage, identity, and the right to the city II

Urban itineraries Urban itineraries have been the main resource for the exploration, dissemination and valorisation [...]

The Islamic collections of the Museum of Santa Cruz in Toledo

Summary Although part of the cultural heritage has a monumental character, sometimes it is the [...]

Spices and seasonings in the cuisine of al-Andalus II

PART II Seasonings In order to differentiate recipes from one another, to provide a wider [...]

Islamic carpets and fabrics in Renaissance art

There is a general awareness of the reason for the presence of textiles of Islamic [...]

Islamic Madrid: heritage, identity, and the right to the city I

Introduction The stigmas and exclusions that weigh on Muslim or perceived Muslim populations in Europe, [...]