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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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CEMI at the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid
On 23 January, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) organised the event ‘Revisiting Maŷriṭ: heritage, history [...]
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Bahrain. A community that forms its culture
Bahrain is home to many sights and attractions, but what brings life and character to [...]
Sep
Spices and seasonings in the cuisine of Al-Andalus I
PART I One of the characteristics of Andalusian cuisine was the use of spices and [...]
Sep
The Cerro del Bu: an Islamic siege fortress at Tulaytula
Cerro del Bu is an archaeological site located on a promontory opposite the historic centre [...]
Jul
Ibn ‘Arabi and Sufism, a way of reading Islamic architecture
Why does man choose to express himself through art and how does he do so? [...]
Jul
Eid Al-Adha and animal welfare in islam
On July 29th, we have just attended the Eid al-Adha, or the so-called Feast of [...]
Jul
Islamic finance: a Sharia-based form of economy?
After World War II, the new international economic order was set in place. World trade, [...]
Jun
Moriscos influence in Rabat and Salé in the 16th and 17th centuries
On 18 May, the Islamic Culture Foundation was invited to participate in the international conference [...]
May
Madrid, the Andalusian city with many streams
The history of Madrid began in the ninth century, when the Umayyads decided to build [...]
May
In Saudi Arabia, in the footsteps of the Prophet
Hijrah: in the footsteps of the Prophet. This was the theme chosen by Ithra (the [...]
Mar
A research recovers the ancient potters women of the Alhambra
Potters women working for the Alhambra, new chronologies or manufacturing methods are some of the [...]
Feb
The defensive watchtower of the Taifal Mayrit
Between 1995 and 1997, a defensive structure was identified in the Plaza de Oriente (Madrid), [...]
Jan
Introducing the new virtual FUNCI’S tour of Islamic Madrid
The Centre for Studies on Islamic Madrid (CEMI), in collaboration with the Madrid City Council, [...]
Jan
A new essay on Râbi’a Al Adawiyya
We reproduce an excerpt of an interview with the Moroccan thinker and theologian Asma Lamrabet, [...]
Jan
Conclusions of the Congress on Islamic past of Toledo
On 30 November 2022, the Centre for Studies on Islamic Toledo (CETI), which belongs to [...]
Dec
Exhibitions in Italy and Spain as a reflection of a crisis
This article analyses a sample of temporary exhibitions that explore the effects of a geopolitical [...]
Dec
Al-Andalus for a united Mediterranean
From 21 to 23 October 2022, the Andalusian Heritage Festival of Rabat and Salé (Morocco) [...]
Dec