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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Articles
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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The Med-O-Med Station, by Manuel Ocaña
In our Programme Med-O-Med, cultural landscapes of the Mediterranean and Middle East we have created [...]
May
FUNCI, involved with the promotion of Islamic Finances
Over the last few days, a part of Spanish society has been demonstrating, raising its [...]
May
The absence of evidence for banning burqas
Are arguments in favour of the French ban supported by any actual evidence, and what [...]
Apr
Women Scholars of Hadith
History records few scholarly enterprises, at least before modern times, in which women have played [...]
Apr
The Anna Lindh Journalist Award 2011
Deadline: 15 July 2011 The 2011 Edition of the Anna Lindh Journalist Award, created by [...]
Apr
Historic origins of poisoning against Islam
The traumatic experience of the Crusades gave Europe its cultural awareness and its unity; but [...]
Apr
L’art islamique à Rabat
La Villa des Arts de Rabat organise une rencontre sur l’art en pays musulmans. L’art islamique né en orient, a [...]
Apr
The programme med-o-med in the medias
The Programme of Internatinal Cooperation for the protection of natural and cultural environment Med-O-Med, cultural landscapes [...]
Apr
ZAHA HADID, UNE ARCHITECTURE
Zaha Hadid n’a cessé, tout au long de sa carrière de repousser les limites de [...]
Apr
Les nouvelles plumes égyptiennes
Mansoura Ezzeldine L’œil androgène de l’écriture Mansoura Ezzeldine est née le 22 mars 1976. A [...]
Mar
The green mosque
The Building: Problem or Solution competition, managed by Faith in Place, encouraged the creative design [...]
Mar
The Middle East feminist revolution
Among the most prevalent Western stereotypes about Muslim countries are those concerning Muslim women: doe-eyed, [...]
Mar
In solidarity with arab people
“Justice is half of faith”. “All human beings are like the teeth of a comb” [...]
Feb
This is not an Islamic revolution
The uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia show that Islam is now less potent politically, even [...]
Feb
Registering Islamic Architectural Around The World
The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), subsidiary of the Organisation of [...]
Feb
Imam Ghazali and the importance of character
Imam Ghazali may have lived over 900 years ago, but in the true spirit of [...]
Feb
“Gardens of al-Andalus” goes to Saudi Arabia
Under the High Patronage of HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Riyadh. [...]
Jan
Caribbean Muslims
The terms Caribbean and South American refer to aggregations of countries, not to specific areas [...]
Dec
The Sinjska Alka, intangible heritage
The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the [...]
Dec
Journey to Pakistan Film launched online
We are very proud to announce the launch of the first film from Journey to [...]
Nov