Muslim artists portray the month of Ramadan

Last Friday, April 24th began the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims. [...]

13
May
Authorities’ measures towards pandemics in Moroccan History

Mohamed Siali – Rabat, May 4th (EFE) The restrictive measures that have followed the spreading [...]

11
May
A tour through the maps of Madrid

In these days of “lockdown” for a common good, our colleague Daniel Gil-Benumeya, Scientific Coordinator [...]

30
Apr
The Moors of Majorca

When one thinks of the Balearic Islands, Spain’s rich Islamic history doesn’t come to mind [...]

29
Apr
Ramadan Mubarak 1441 – 2020

We wish you a month filled with sense and personally productive, that helps you grow [...]

24
Apr
Coronavirus in images. Middle East

From our ethnocentric Western perspective, we usually think that problems are only dramatic when they [...]

03
Apr
Plague and poetry in the Middle East authors

Plague, pandemic and pestilence have long been themes for writers, historians and poets, from Giovanni [...]

31
Mar
Epidemics and the Prophet of Islam

In the midst of the current pandemic crisis, we are all reflecting on the possibilities [...]

26
Mar
Blues in Mali, a source of union and love

In 2012, music in Mali hit the headlines due to the terrorist group Ansar Dine’s [...]

23
Mar
All the lands were sea

Aramco World magazine reproduces an excerpt from the book All the Lands Were Sea, by [...]

11
Mar
Jews, yes; but Muslims too. Claims to the new education curriculum of Madrid

FUNCI has presented claims to the new draft decree of the Community of Madrid, in [...]

10
Mar
Flowering news from the School of Gardening of Morocco

We are already in 2020 and it is time to review our progress. Since the [...]

06
Mar
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), [...]

21
Feb
FUNCI at the 14th Doha Interfaith Dialogue Conference

Next 3rd and 4th March, 2020, the 14th Doha Interfaith Dialogue Conference will take place [...]

14
Feb
The numerous types of judges in al-Andalus

Without doubt, Qadis or judges were the cornerstone of the legal apparatus of medieval Islam [...]

31
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 [...]

30
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 [...]

24
Jan
Qalasādi, a Great Andalusi Mathematician

Nowadays we can’t really imagine algebra that doesn’t involve symbols, but there was a time [...]

02
Dec
We collaborate in the Comprehensive Strategy against Racism

Last November 26th, several civil society organizations, and among them, the Islamic Culture Foundation, participated [...]

29
Nov
Calligraphy to illustrate the everyday life

Calligraphy has historically held a prominent role as a form of artistic expression in the [...]

26
Nov