Tag Archives: Al-Andalus

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 [...]

The Islamic collections of the Museum of Santa Cruz. The Andalusian world and its survival.

Summary Although part of the cultural heritage has a monumental character, sometimes it is the [...]

Spices and seasonings in the cuisine of al-Andalus II

PART II Seasonings In order to differentiate recipes from one another, to provide a wider [...]

Islamic Madrid: heritage, identity, and the right to the city I

Introduction The stigmas and exclusions that weigh on Muslim or perceived Muslim populations in Europe, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Madrid, the Andalusian city with many streams

The history of Madrid began in the ninth century, when the Umayyads decided to build [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Conclusions of the Congress on Islamic past of Toledo

On 30 November 2022, the Centre for Studies on Islamic Toledo (CETI), which belongs to [...]

Accédez au Programme du “Festival du patrimoine andalou de Rabat et Salé” Du 21 au [...]

Mayrit: from the University to an Erasmus project

During the month of May, the Center for the Study on Islamic Madrid (CEMI) has [...]

The Center for the Study on Islamic Toledo signs an agreement with UCLM

The Islamic Culture Foundation has created the Center for the Study on Islamic Toledo (CETI). [...]

The Almaden mines, an Andalusi heritage

During the Al-Andalus period, mining activity was very important and the extracted materials were exported [...]

A European capital’s forgotten memory: Madrid’s Islamic past

Unexpectedly wedged between vehicles in an underground car park lie the remnants of Madrid’s forgotten [...]

FUNCI expands its bibliographic base with the Benumeya Database

The Islamic Culture Foundation has just published the Benumeya Database of Bibliography on North Africa [...]

The heritage of Al-Andalus in Peruvian food

The Arab influence on Peruvian and other Latin American cuisine is unmistakable. Here is an [...]

We celebrate the I Interdisciplinary Congress on the History and Memory of the Islamic Madrid

Last May 20th and 21st, we celebrated the I Interdisciplinary Congress on the History and [...]

Al-Andalus: Multiculturalism, Tolerance and Convivencia

By Dr. Mohamed Chtatou 10/05/2021 Settled in the Iberian Peninsula since the eighth century, the [...]

The emergence of the Rihla or travel literature

“Travelling – it leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller”, Ibn Battuta [...]