Tag Archives: History
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
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
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
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
The contribution of the Arab-Islamic civilization yesterday and today
Last May 9th, the Islamic Culture Foundation participated in the conference “Europe plural and mixed”, [...]
May
The hidden Islamic history of Madrid revealed
We portray underneath a brief story on the Islamic origins of Madrid published by reporter [...]
May
An epistemological reparation of the Andalusi agronomy
The “Modernity/Colonial” movement is a line of thought appeared in South America at the beginning [...]
Apr
Culture beyond borders: the amazigh past of the Canary Islands
The theory of the amazigh origin of the Canary Islands’ population is increasingly confirmed, thanks [...]
Apr
Not of the Letter but of the Spirit
Review by the philologist and Historian María Jesús Viguera Molíns (University Complutense of Madrid) for [...]
Feb
Publishing of “Islamic Madrid. A recovered history”
Last June 11th, the Islamic Culture Foundation participated in the Nights of Ramadan, organized by [...]
Jun
Muhammad I, fundador de Madrid
Quinto emir omeya de al-Andalus, Muhammad I fue hijo del emir ‘Abd al-Rahmān II y [...]
Jun
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 [...]
May
Passages from the Bible discovered behind Qur’an manuscript
An “extraordinary” discovery by an eagle-eyed scholar has identified the shadowy outlines of passages from [...]
May
FUNCI signs a collaboration agreement with Madrid City Council
Last March 5th, FUNCI signed a collaboration agreement with the Environment and Mobility Area of [...]
Mar
The Other Al-Andalus — When Muslims and Christians Flourished in Sicily
I sometimes think about the glories of “Islamic Spain,” or Al-Andalus. Starting around 711 and [...]
Feb
The Word ‘Allah’ Has Been Discovered Woven Into Viking Burial Clothes
Ancient burial clothes thought to have been woven with typical Viking patterns have, after decades [...]
Oct