Articles
Judaization of Andalusia. Falsifying ancient history for modern ideological ends
The following article addresses the historical misrepresentation of the memory of al-Andalus in terms of [...]
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Articles
Al-Muṣāra: the Marinid royal citadel in Fez
The study of almunias in the Maghreb and al-Andalus intensified more than 10 years ago [...]
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Communications
RAMADAN KAREEM
We wish you a month of Ramadan filled with peace, serenity and health, in which [...]
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CEMI at FITUR 2025
On 22 January, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) participated in the Madrid stand at the [...]
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A new training on conflict resolution
As a follow-up to previous Euro-Mediterranean Youth Workshops organised in 2007, a Handbook compiling good [...]
Aug
An insight into gender and role models in Iran
Naqsh is a Persian word meaning copy and model, yet also role. Copies, models and [...]
Aug
A photographer wins the Euro-Med Award
Rima Maroun, the young Lebanese photographer, has been officially announced as the winner of the [...]
Aug
Islamic Feminism Revisited
I gave a talk in Cairo in 2002 titled: “Islamic Feminism: What’s in a Name?” [...]
Aug
The world of science in muslim Spain
The exhibition entitled Science in the World of al-Andalus has opened on July 22 in [...]
Jul
Karen Armstrong and the prophet of Islam
True spirituals refrain from sweeping generalization and the traps of self-righteous judgmental conclusions in the [...]
Jun
Moroccans and Spaniards seek lost Andalus
Beyond al-Qaeda, Moroccans and Spaniards seek lost Andalus In 1492 – the legend goes – [...]
Jun
60 years of Nakba
This year Israel celebrates its 60th birthday. Yet for Palestinians and for people of conscience [...]
May
Ce que Einstein dit au sujet de Dieu
“J’affirme que le sentiment religieux cosmique est le motif le plus puissant et le plus [...]
May
A campaing against forced marriages
The SPIOR initiative and campaign against forced marriages is to be much welcomed. Something had [...]
May
Architecture competition announcement
Sham Spiritual Oasis Competition for Architectural Concepts The competition aims at developing a concept of [...]
Apr
Poem of Mahmoud Darweesh
Lover from Palestine “Your eyes A thorn in my heart Painful yet adorable I shield [...]
Apr
EuroArab Chairs in Granada
On the occasion of the 2nd Annual Program of the EuroArab Chairs, the EuroArab Foundation [...]
Mar
The UK and the Alliance of Civilisations
Speech of Shahid Malik, British Minister for International Development, in occasion of the meeting on Alliance of [...]
Feb
Exposition photographique de la FUNCI
“Peu de choses sont aussi belles que la fusion des dunes ardentes avec le sable [...]
Feb
International Short Story Contest
The spanish network of Anna Lindh Foundation, wich the Islamic Culture Foundation belongs, announces the [...]
Feb
Dignity and a fulfilled honorable life?
Watching a clip of a recent interview with Norman Finkelstein upon a recent visit he [...]
Feb
A tool, not a compromise
In the Middle East, the religious sphere must now complement the societal one, which is [...]
Feb
The Science in Muslim Spain
The exhibition entitled Science in the World of al-Andalus has opened on April 29 in San Sebastian [...]
Feb
FUNCI organises a photo exhibition
The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), in collaboration with the Caisse de Dêpot et de Gestion, [...]
Feb