Tag Archives: History
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International day of Islamic art. Six artists you should know
The international day of Islamic art, celebrated annually on 18 November, invites us to reflect [...]
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‘A stranger in your own house’, Miguel Ripoll’s new exhibition in Tangier
Until 5 February 2026, Dar Niaba, the museum of travelling artists in Tangier, will be [...]
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Sharjah hosts FUNCI’s exhibition ‘Cultural landscapes of Al-Andalus’
The new exhibition by the Islamic Culture Foundation(FUNCI), “Cultural Landscapes of Al-Andalus,” recently opened at [...]
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Ten routes through the Andalusi heritage of Castile-La Mancha
We are excited to introduce Routes of al-Andalus – a cultural and tourism project offering [...]
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Kristyan Sarkis. Reviving the rich history of Arabic script
The Arabic script is one of the most diverse scripts; established over a thousand years [...]
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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
Aragón vive su Historia
Catalogue of the Primeras Jornadas Internacionales de Cultura Islámica, Aragón vive su Historia. Instituto Occidental [...]
Sep
Arte, tecnología y literatura hispano musulmanes
Catalogue of the homonymous exhibition, in the frame of the II Islamic Culture Conference Aragón [...]
Sep
Al-Andalus, culinary magic and seduction
Small publication about the cuisine in Al-Andalus, the products, the agriculture, the food philosophy and [...]
Feb
Demand for the recognition of the historical legacy of Madrid
The Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI) has joined the request filed by the Intercultural Circle Arab [...]
Nov
Fragments of the oldest Quran in the World
Fragments of what researchers say are part of one of the world’s oldest manuscripts of [...]
Jul
The older copy of the Qu’ran of the Word
Scholars at the Coranica Project, part of the University of Tübingen, examined a manuscript written in Kufic script, [...]
Nov
Contributions of Islamic Civilisation to the European Culture
This international congress took place in Paris in 1991, at the UNESCO and the Institut [...]
Aug
Al-Jwarizmi and the algorithms
Mohammed Ibn Musa al-Jwarizmi (780-850), better known as al-Jwarizmi, was the inventor of the algebra, [...]
Aug
Journey to Mecca
Journey to Mecca tells the incredible true story of Ibn Battuta, one of the greatest [...]
Jul
On the Nabateans
Trade is often regarded as one of the key indicators of a civilization’s relative success. [...]
Jul
The water in al-Andalus, in Andalusia and Toledo
In the last few weeks, we have been carrying out the tour of presentations and [...]
Oct
The Sinjska Alka, intangible heritage
The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the [...]
Dec
‘Hajj’ in the Past
John Lewis Burckhardt, 1814 Swiss-born orientalist, John Lewis Burckhardt travelled widely across Africa and the [...]
Nov
Le besoin de croire Obama
Le discours d’Obama au Caire constitue sans aucun doute un tournant décisif dans les relations [...]
Jun