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FUNCI signs an agreement for the enhancement of Rabat’s heritage
We are pleased to announce that the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), represented by its president, [...]
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News
MEMOLab and FUNCI in a research project on the hydraulics of the Tagus River
Archaeologists from the University of Granada and the Centre for the Study of Islamic Toledo [...]
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Articles
Mahmud Ali Makki: poet of dialogue between cultures
With this article, written by Mohamed Gomaa Tawfik, we remember Dr. Mahmud Ali Makki, a [...]
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Notes of history
Qabbani and al-Bayati: two Arab poets in Madrid
Rosa Isabel Martínez Lillo (Autonomous University of Madrid) Two poets and the same city. Two [...]
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Articles Publications
Publication of ‘La madina olvidada’.
Since the creation in 2017 of the Centre for Studies on Islamic Madrid (CEMI), a [...]
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I Interdisciplinary Conference on History and Memory of the Islamic Madrid
The Center for the Study of Islamic Madrid (CEMI) of the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), [...]
Feb
FUNCI at the 14th Doha Interfaith Dialogue Conference
Next 3rd and 4th March, 2020, the 14th Doha Interfaith Dialogue Conference will take place [...]
Feb
The numerous types of judges in al-Andalus
Without doubt, Qadis or judges were the cornerstone of the legal apparatus of medieval Islam [...]
Jan
We participate in FITUR 2020 for a Muslim Friendly tourism
The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) participated in the 2020 International Trade Fair (FITUR) through the [...]
Jan
Hormuz island’s dichotomy, geopolitical hotspot or multicultural bastion
Today, when one thinks about Hormuz island and its representation in the international media, it [...]
Jan
Qalasādi, a Great Andalusi Mathematician
Nowadays we can’t really imagine algebra that doesn’t involve symbols, but there was a time [...]
Dec
We collaborate in the Comprehensive Strategy against Racism
Last November 26th, several civil society organizations, and among them, the Islamic Culture Foundation, participated [...]
Nov
Calligraphy to illustrate the everyday life
Calligraphy has historically held a prominent role as a form of artistic expression in the [...]
Nov
Isabelle Eberhardt, writer, nomad and feminist
Rather than perpetuate the romanticised image of the Orient commonplace in 19th century literature, writer [...]
Oct
Al-Andalus’ Naturalists and the Mediterranean
The orientalization of the science of Al-Andalus was essential for the later development of the [...]
Oct
First Meeting of Researchers in Arab and Islamic Studies in Spain
In September 9th and 10th, 2019, Casa Arabe hosted the Meeting of Researchers in Arab [...]
Sep
Hasankeyf: a good bye to a millennial city
Progress and development are two terms commonly used to justify the destruction of heritage and [...]
Aug
محمد، هل هو جمهوري ثوري؟
ترجمة: الأستاذ نورالدين بن مبروك في إنجلترا القرن السابع عشر، كان الحديث عن الإسلام طريقة [...]
Aug
Aid Mubarak Said!
Let this Aid al-Adha, or Festival of the Sacrifice, makes us better people, more supportive [...]
Aug
Muhammad, Republican Revolutionary?
In 17th-century England, talking about Islam was a way of criticising the powers that be. [...]
Jul
Maslama al-Mayriti, Maslama of Madrid
The current capital of Spain is rooted in the Al-Andalus period. Between the years 852 [...]
Jul
Al-Idrisi, the Book of Roger, and the importance of water
Abu Addullah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Addallah ibn Idrisi (1099-1166) was the creator of one [...]
Jul
Visit to Mayrit, with the International Organization for Migration
Last June 10th, in the afternoon, we did one of our guided visits around Madrid [...]
Jun
We present the book homage to Julio Caro Baroja
Last Saturday June 1st took place the presentation of the book Not of the Letter [...]
Jun
New restoration project of the garden of the Christian wall
The Islamic Culture Foundation will soon begin the rehabilitation works of the garden at the [...]
May