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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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The ‘Neo-Mudejar’ of Chamberí, al-Andalus from the contemporaneity
On the occasion of the celebration of the Fiestas de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de [...]
Jul
New steps in the knowledge and dissemination of Islamic Toledo
The Islamic Culture Foundation and the association Museo de Santa Cruz, ¡Vivo! sign a collaboration [...]
Jul
Rabat and Sale: on the traces of al-Andalus
After the first heritage tour in Sale, held last May, on 29 June the Islamic [...]
Jul
An Ecological Gardening Guide (Guide de jardinage écologique)
The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), through its project “Bouregreg Gardening School of Med-O-Med“, located in [...]
Jul
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 [...]
Jun
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 [...]
May
Maestre Antonio, master builder and resident of the Villa
Editorial note: The original article was published on 5 May 2024 on the website Arte [...]
May
Hajj Certificates: A Beautiful History
Hajj certificates are stylised legal documents testifying that a certain individual has participated in the [...]
May
Piece of the month: the “Taller del Moro”
Throughout the month of March, thanks to the collaboration between the Centre for Studies on [...]
Apr
CEMI’s participation in the “Medina” program of RTVE
Last January, the Centre for the Study of Islamic Madrid (CEMI), a project of the [...]
Apr
Solidarity and sharing in the Arab-Islamic world
The Big Contradiction Amongst the topics that come up often in debates, newspapers, news, talk [...]
Apr
Surnames of Arabic origin
The Arab legacy in the Iberian Peninsula can be seen through multiple and diverse aspects, [...]
Mar
FUNCI was present at FITUR 2024
On January 25, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) was invited to participate in FITUR with [...]
Feb
CEMI at FITUR fair. A tour of Islamic Madrid
On January 25, the Center for Studies on Islamic Madrid (CEMI), created by de Islamic [...]
Feb
Sheikh Hamad Award 2023 for FUNCI
On 13 December 2023 was held in Doha (Qatar) the ninth edition of the Sheikh [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Feb
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 [...]
Nov