Tag Archives: Al-Andalus

The Influence of the Islamic Civilization in Europe

The Spanish institution Casa Árabe launched, last January 14th, an interesting series of conferences under [...]

Medina Azahara grows to the east of the Caliphal Palace

A Spanish-Germany archaeological team has found, in a new excavated area, a big administrative building [...]

Culinary activities at the Qatar National Library

The activities, which took place last 23rd and 24th of September at Qatar National Library [...]

Not of the letter but of the Spirit

This book gathers different manuscripts, some of them already published and others completely new, from [...]

Publishing of “Islamic Madrid. A recovered history”

Last June 11th, the Islamic Culture Foundation participated in the Nights of Ramadan, organized by [...]

Muhammad I, fundador de Madrid

Quinto emir omeya de al-Andalus, Muhammad I fue hijo del emir ‘Abd al-Rahmān II y [...]

Qatar National Library hosts Gardens of Al-Andalus exhibition

Under the patronage of H.E. Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani, Qatar National Library (QNL) will [...]

Presentation of the book “Madrid islámico. La historia recuperada” (Islamic Madrid. A recovered history)

For the second time in a row, the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNC) is participating in [...]

Cherif Abderrahman Jah and the “Gardens of al-Andalus”

The Qur’anic Botanic Garden (QBG), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has launched its ‘Gardens [...]

“Gardens of Al-Andalus”, renovated

Our most symbolic exhibition “Gardens of Al-Andalus” refuses to disappear. With the passing of years [...]

FUNCI signs a collaboration agreement with Madrid City Council

Last March 5th, FUNCI signed a collaboration agreement with the Environment and Mobility Area of [...]

Virtual recreation of the mosque of Antequera (Spain)

This video shows a virtual recreation of a rural mosque of the 10th-11th century, created [...]

Mayrit, bridge for peace, a new FUNCI’s project

FUNCI, along with Madrid’s city council, is launching a project to recover the heritage and [...]

The virtual reconstructions directed by Antonio Almagro, in open access

The videos produced by LAAC under the direction of Dr. Antonio Almagro, a collaborator of [...]

Los aromas de Al-Andalus

The different mediterranean and oriental spices routes over the Middle Age. Historic and ethnobotanic descriptions [...]

El enigma del agua en Al-Andalus

Exhaustive and rigorous publication about the role of the water in Al-Andalus, or Muslim Spain, [...]

Arte, tecnología y literatura hispano musulmanes

Catalogue of the homonymous exhibition, in the frame of the II Islamic Culture Conference Aragón [...]

Al-Andalus, ocho siglos de Historia

Minutes of the I Jornadas de Cultura Islámica Al-Andalus, ocho siglos de Historia, Toledo, 1987, [...]

Al-Andalus, culinary magic and seduction

Small publication about the cuisine in Al-Andalus, the products, the agriculture, the food philosophy and [...]

Gardens of Al-Andalus

Publication wich accompanies the exhibition of FUNCI Gardens of Al-Andalus, and includes all the text [...]